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The game is still mentioned as freeware and many forums and sites have the now dead link to the game page. The legal situation now is unclear because the installer has no disclaimer. Area 51 (2005), a first person shooter by Midway Games. Its free release was sponsored by the US Air Force. It later changed hands and its freeware status was removed.
Greg Stafford began wargaming with U-Boat by Avalon Hill, and in 1966 as a freshman at Beloit College he began to create the fantasy world of Glorantha. [3]: 82 After rejection from a publisher, Stafford created White Bear and Red Moon set in Glorantha, and after three different companies were unable to publish the game, he founded Chaosium.
Chaosium Inc. (/ k eɪ ˈ ɒ s i ə m / kay-OSS-ee-əm [1]) is a publisher of tabletop role-playing games established by Greg Stafford in 1975. [2] Chaosium's major titles include Call of Cthulhu, based on the horror fiction stories of H. P. Lovecraft, RuneQuest Glorantha, Pendragon, based on Thomas Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur, and 7th Sea, "swashbuckling and sorcery" set in a fantasy 17th ...
The game is designed for children and young adults, [1] with an emphasis on story-telling — designer Greg Stafford claimed that Prince Valiant was the first story-telling role-playing game. [2] The basic game mechanics, covered in a single page, are intentionally simple so as to emphasize story-telling over rules. [ 3 ]
It is obviously a labor of love. Designer Greg Stafford is obviously well versed in the Arthurian legends." [11] The Games Machine reviewed Pendragon and stated that "In Pendragon Greg Stafford and friends have produced a truly outstanding game, treating their theme with all the respect and thoroughness it deserves. Any gaming group with an ...
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The first game set in Glorantha was the board game White Bear and Red Moon. [5] The game details a time of constant war between the land of Sartar and the Lunar Empire during the reign of Argrath Dragontooth. Its board details an area called Dragon Pass, while the rulebook provides details of the warring factions, their lands, and leaders.
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