Category: Games

Microgames were a phenomenon of especially the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Star Viking was released by the long defunct Dwarfstar Heritage games in 1981.

Galactic wealth just there for the taking; so get out there and take it, Star Viking!

Raiding vessels sweep across the star systems to loot glittering worlds. In system after system, dark cruisers materialize from hyperspace, launching a cloud of fighters to vaporize the local in-system patrol boats — then comes the savage plunder of whole planets by powersuited raiding parties and grav-armor detachments.

Scattered thinly across the Outrim sector, the frigates of the Federate squadron desperately deploy, attempting to weld the undermanned planetary defenses and low-tech local militias into a cohesive force capable of resisting the star-born horror from beyond the rim — the coming of the Star Vikings.

Star Viking is a game of interstellar raiding and plunder for two players. Using a unique system of 12 mapboard tiles to represent the various star systems in the Outrim sector, it captures the tense uncertainty and the sudden, flashing battles of an interstellar war. Units represented include Viking cruisers, sloops, and fighters. Federate and local frigates, battle-cruisers, and patrol boats, as well as raiding detachments, security forces, grav-armor units, specialized warfare pods, and conventional low-tech armed forces ranging from atmospheric aircraft to stone-age hordes. 

Star Viking contains — Twelve 3�”x4″ full-color cardboard playing tiles, 154 full-color counters, a die, and a complete instruction folder. 

PLAY LEVEL – Intermediate.

• 2 Players
• 60 Min Playing Time
• Age: 10+

Microgames were a phenomenon of especially the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Star Smuggler was released by the long defunct Dwarfstar Heritage games in 1982.

Face adventure — danger — and debts — as a dashing, planet-hopping Star Smuggler.

Life is tough for the starship-era soldier of fortune. Hyper-jumping from one system to the next with a contraband cargo of drugs, weapons, robotics or anything that will turn a quick Sec– with an occasional planet-side stint of industrial spying or dirty tricks. Duke Springer knows all the tricks, dirty or otherwise — all the seedy spaceport bars, the glittering gambling areas, the hard-up colonies where they don’t ask too many questions, the names of a thousand corrupt bureaucrats on a hundred backwater planets. Duke Springer has to; he lives his life one jump ahead of the Enforcers. He knows you’ve got to be quick, or you end up dead. That’s the way it is when you’re a Star Smuggler.

Star Smuggler is a solitaire game of tense adventure in the far future. No opponent is necessary, as the Event Booklet takes you through a pre-programmed sequence of encounters which is different each time you play the game. For each event, you, as star smuggler Duke Springer must make the decisions which will make you huge profits — or may cost you your life.

Star Smuggler contains — Twelve 4″x3�” full-color mapboard tiles, four full-color counters, a rules booklet, events booklet and gaming dice.

• 1 Player
• 180 Min Playing Time
• Age: 12+

Microgames were a phenomenon of especially the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Outpost Gamma was released by the long defunct Dwarfstar Heritage games in 1982.

Rorke’s Drift in space – ten Imperial troopers stand against hundreds of attackers.

TEN TROOPERS . . .
. . . AGAINST HUNDREDS

On a colonial world of the far future, ten hard-pressed Imperial troopers in mobile battle armor desperately defend their base against mass assaults by hundreds of primitive alien natives, rushing to attack under the cover of violent energy storms. The imperial troopers have the latest in advanced weaponry, high-mobility pulsor units in their armor, and the support of two heavy-weapons specialists. But the native Irdans have sheer numbers, unwavering courage, and their greatest ally — the hostile environment of their home planet . . .

Against odds of 50 to 1, will sophisticated technology be enough to save the beleaguered garrison at Outpost Gamma?

Outpost Gamma is a game of science fiction combat for two players. With its unpredictable storms and fast-playing combat system, Outpost Gamma captures the tension and rapid-fire action of high versus low-technology combat in a hostile environment. 

Outpost Gamma contains — a full-color 12″x 14″ mapboard, 154 full-color counters, a die, and rules booklet.

GAME LEVEL – Introductory/Intermediate

• 2 Players
• 120 Min Playing Time
• Age: 12+

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Microgames were a phenomenon of especially the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Grav Armor was released by the long defunct Dwarfstar Heritage games in 1982.

High-speed, high casualty combat between streaking gravitic armored vehicles!

In the 31st century, the silence is deafening as the tanks sweep into action on noiseless gravitic drives. Heavy armored vehicles streak through the stratosphere at supersonic speeds, dropping into the battlezone to support power-armored infantry with their gatling lasers. Medium grav tanks skim the ground at 500 kph, hurling mag-bolts at concealed targets 50 km distant. Here and there, light grav-tanks leave their covering terrain to pop up into the air, discharging their deadly particle beams at the advancing troopers, their multi-barrel phalanx turrets spraying the air with small projectiles to foil incoming missiles.

This is the warfare of the future. This is Grav Armor!

Grav Armor is a fast-moving game of future armored warfare for 2 players. It realistically simulates the high-speed, high casualty combat between streaking gravitic vehicles, surface-effects craft, supersonic fighters, orbital dropships and power-suited infantry. The modular map sections allow scenarios to be played on radically different types of planets (earthlike, molten, frozen or airless).

Grav Armor contains — Six 4″x7″ full-color map modules, 154 full-color counters, two dice, and complete rules booklet with 5 scenarios.

PLAY LEVEL – Introductory/Intermediate

• 2–3 Players
• 60 Min Playing Time
• Age: 12+

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Microgames were a phenomenon of especially the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Dragon Rage was released by the long defunct Dwarfstar Heritage games in 1982.

Dragon attacks! Destroy or defend in a game of aerial assault set in the Middle Ages.

A nervous sentry spies the twin specks in the sky. Soon he can make out the huge leathery wings and long necks.

“The Dragons! The Dragons have come!”

The great warhorn frantically calls across the city. Knights mount their horses, as archers rush to the walls. Many years has the city stood at the forest edge, withstanding the attacks of trolls, goblins, and sea serpents, but now will come the greatest test – for now is the hour of Dragon Rage…

Dragon Rage is a game of mythical creatures attacking a walled medieval city. The game-board is a full color aerial view of the city and surrounding territory, and the counters include knights, infantry, heroes, wizards, dragons, ores, trolls, great birds, giants, and other mythical creatures and beasts. The game rules include six scenarios, and a table for creating your own games with different combinations of monsters and city defense forces.

Dragon Rage contains — A 12″x 14″ full color map/playing board, 154 full color counters, two dice, and a complete rules booklet with 6 scenarios.

* Dragon Rage was re-released by Flatline Games in 2010 which is also now out of print.

PLAY LEVEL – Introductory/Intermediate. Ages 12 and older.

• 2 Players
• 120 Min Playing Time
• Age: 12+

Microgames were a phenomenon of especially the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Vampyre was released by TSR in 1981, who was later bought out by Wizards of the Coast.

An overland hunt for the vampyre coffins ends in a tactical battle in Castle Dracula.

The Vampyre game is faithful to Stoker’s original novel. It may be played by up to 6 people, each playing the role of one of Stoker’s characters. Many of the game elements are also derived from the book. In Stoker’s novel, Dracula did indeed hide coffins in various secret locations so that he would always have a place to hide during the day, should his principle (sic?) lair be discovered. Dracula did have vampire brides and could command wolves, rats, bears and other supernatural beings. Effective against these un-dead creatures were The Host, holy water, crucifixes and silver bullets; not to mention the hammer and stake – tools required for dispatching vampires.

The Vampyre basic game takes place on the map of Transylvania. The game is a race between the vampire hunters to see who will be the first to find and destroy three of Count Dracula’s hidden coffins.

The extended game is played on the reverse side of the map, Dracula’s Castle, after the players have finished the basic game. Here, the players have already destroyed Dracula’s hidden coffins. Now they must track down and destroy the Count himself in his heavily guarded lair.

• 2–6 Players, Best: 4–6
• 45 Min Playing Time
• Age: 12+

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Microgames were a phenomenon of especially the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Demonlord was released by the long defunct Dwarfstar Heritage games in 1981.

Fight grand fantasy battles as the Demon Empire seeks to rise again!

After centuries of sleep, the Demon Empire once more sends forth its hideous armies to conquer the lands of men. Desperate fighters stand with bow and shield against the goblin hordes which blacken the fertile valleys. The wizards and priests are called together in a desperate attempt to counter the Demonlord’s dark magicks. But the balance of power lies with the neutral kingdoms. Will the Dwarven King, the Cloud Prince of Lyung, and the mysterious Ancients join with the forces of light, or will they cast their lots with the dark host commanded by the shadowy presence of the Demonlord.

Demonlord is a game of strategy for two players. It vividly recreates the grand sweep of empires in conflict in an age of sorcery and enchantment. Infantry and cavalry sweep across the land to meet in battle or besiege fortresses, as winged troops wheel overhead. Priests invoke friendly spirits, as magicians prepare potent battlefield magic, or summon great beasts to their aid. And controlling it all, the dread Demonlord, and the Captains of the Hosar alliance with their retinue of personalities and special powers.

Demonlord contains — a full color card stock mapboard, 12″x14″; 154 full color counters; a die; instruction folder.

PLAY LEVEL – Intermediate/Advanced

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Microgames were a phenomenon of especially the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Attack Force was released by TSR, who was later bought out by Wizards of the Coast.

Attack Force minigame is a fast and exciting space combat game for two players. YOU, as leader of the dashing Arcturan pilots, must use your knowledge of the Novaship’s only weak point to destroy it before it reaches Arcturus. YOU, as the commander of the Novaship, must use your lasers, blasters, and pom-poms to keep the Arcturans at bay until you can launch your Cobra Starfighters and destroy them!

This game is quite simple but at the same time very nice to play for it’s time. The playing time is maximum 1 hour. The two sides are not well balanced because imperial forces are too strong for the rebels and can happen that the game ends in 4 or 5 turns. On the other hand, if the rebel player is lucky and clever he will have several advantages in maneuverability.

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Microgames were a phenomenon of especially the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Goblin was released by the long defunct Dwarfstar Heritage games.

The Goblin King pondered. His goblins were restless. The recent raids had cost lives and produced little plunder, and now there was talk in the caves of installing a new King.

The fortified Monastery! There was plunder aplenty there, but since the last raid, the countryside had been crawling with the human Baron’s mounted troops. In a week they would be gone, but in a week, he might no longer be King . . .

And so the gibbering hordes once again streamed from their mountain caves, and there rang once more through the valley the alarm feared by all the human inhabitants, the dreaded cry of “Goblin!”

Goblin is a fantasy game of raiding and plunder for two players. Each player takes a turn at playing the Goblin King, leading raiders into the peaceful valley, pillaging and burning. The other player maneuvers the farmers and the Baron’s troops in a desperate attempt to stave off the raids. The player who amasses the greatest amount of plunder as Goblin King, before being killed in battle or deposed by his own goblins, is the winner. Goblin is a light-hearted, free-wheeling game with surprisingly subtle strategy.

Goblin contains — a full-color 12″x14″ mapboard, 154 full-color counters, a gaming die, and complete instruction book.