Red Storm Rising (board game)
{{short description|WW3 boardgame based on the novel by Tom Clancy}}
Red Storm Rising is a board game published by TSR, Inc. in 1989.
Publication history
The game was designed by Douglas Niles, based on the novel Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy.{{cite web|url=http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=DouglasNiles|title=Douglas Niles|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224010722/http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=DouglasNiles|archivedate=February 24, 2009}}
Reception
Alan R. Moon reviewed Red Storm Rising for Games International magazine, and gave it 4 stars out of 5, and stated that "I'm hoping they are going to continue to do games like Red Storm Rising and pick up the Gamemaster Series ball in the other hand and run with it at the same time."{{cite journal | last = Moon |first = Alan R. | authorlink = Alan R. Moon | title =Wargames | journal = Games International | issue = 5 | pages =37–39 |date=May 1989}}
The game won the Origins Award for Best Modern-Day Boardgame of 1989 and Best Graphic Presentation of a Boardgame of 1989.{{cite web|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1989|title=Origins Award Winners (1989)|publisher=Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design|accessdate=2007-10-29|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105015044/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1989 |archivedate=2007-11-05}}
The Washington Post identified Red Storm Rising as a game that will test the player's knowledge and expertise.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/11/23/toys-with-a-past/54f9b3ed-0915-4a63-9397-be32563b980c/ |title=TOYS WITH A PAST |date=1990-11-23 |author1=Richard Harrington |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}
Reviews
References
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External links
- {{bgg|3707|Red Storm Rising}}
Category:Board games introduced in 1989
Category:Cold War board wargames