Barbarian Prince -

BARBARIAN PRINCE A Game of Heroic Combat in a Forgotten Age of Barbarism and Sorcery © 1981, © Reaper Miniatures

Designed and Developed by Arnold Hendrick. Cover Painting: Frank Cirocco. Map, Rule Illustrations, and Graphics: Cynthia Sims Millan. Typography Arnold Hendrick. Figure Design: Max Carr.

Evil events have overtaken the Northlands. You -- Cal Arath, Barbarian Prince -- are in hiding and the usurper who killed your father, the Old King, now sits on his throne. Now you must flee south and raise enough gold by adventuring to equip an army with which to regain your rightful heritage. The way will not be easy, for the men of the south are strange, and some are schooled in the black mysteries. The passes are guarded by monsters, it is said, and in the ruined cities lurk foul things never born of this earth. But you have your stubborn Northland will and your great sword -- and woe to anyone or anything which stands between you and your quest . . .

BARBARIAN PRINCE is a solitaire game of heroic adventure in a forgotten age of barbarism and sorcery. 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 the Barbarian Prince Cal Arath, must make the decisions which will make your quest successful -- or may cost you your life. BARBARIAN PRINCE is a new concept in Adventure Gaming. No rules reading is required; the programmed event sequence lets you begin play as soon as you open the box. BARBARIAN PRINCE contains -- A full-color 12"x 14" mapboard, a die, rules folder, Event Booklet, and summary sheet -- and a detailed cast metal figure of the Barbarian Prince to mark your position on the board. PLAY LEVEL - Introductory "The amount of detail is amazing, the replay value impressive, the rules systems staggeringly smart." - Rick Swan in Wargamer Vol. 2, #19. "Arnold's rules are so well written that one can begin play literally within two minutes of opening the box." - David J. Ritchie in Strategy & Tactics #88. "This writer gives Barbarian Prince four gold stars." - Glenn Rahman (designer of Divine Right) in Dragon #54.

"Barbarian Prince's good points far outweigh the bad." - Tony Watson in The Space Gamer #47. "Each time I play ... things are always different. What's more, I haven't won a game yet." - Matthew Costello in Gameplay #4. "Twenty-three games at this bloody thing and I've only managed to win SIX!" - Bill Watkins in Nexus #1.

"In thirty odd attempts I have not met the victory conditions ... a colorful and absorbing game." - Bill Skirrow in White Dwarf #29. "Barbarian Prince is not advertised as a super difficult game, but it is very difficult to win." - Arnold Hendrick in The Space Gamer #47.

COMPONENTS 1 folding cardboard mapboard

1 metal Barbarian Prince figure

1 24 page rulebook

1 48 page events book

1 travel and event tables sheet 1 summary sheet 1 six-sided dice

LINKS (open in a new window) BoardGameGeek page for Barbarian Prince Errata and variants Summary game replay Overview and review Bio sheet for designer Arnold Hendrick MAGAZINE REFERENCES Magazine Issue

Date

Title (Subject)

Author

Strategy & Tactics #88

Sep-Oct 1981 "Briefings" (capsule review)

David J. Ritchie

Dragon #54

Oct 1981

"A solo game that stands alone" (capsule review)

Glenn Rahman

Ares #12

Jan 1982

"Games" (capsule review)

Steve List

The Space Gamer #47 Jan 1982

"Featured Review"

Tony Watson

The Space Gamer #47 Jan 1982

"Designer's Notes"

Arnold Hendrick

White Dwarf #29

Feb-Mar 1982 "Open Box" (capsule review)

Bill Skirrow

Nexus #1

Apr-May 1982 "Barbarian Prince" (review)

Bill Watkins

Dragon #68

Dec 1982

"Beg, Borrow, or Steal? Six ways to aid Cal Arath's cash flow" (variant)

Glenn Rahman

Gameplay #4

May 1983

"Gaming for One" (mentioned)

Matthew J. Costello

Fantasy Gamer #2

Oct-Nov 1983 "Murphy's Rules" (humor)

Wargamer Vol. 2, #19

Mar-Apr 1990

Karl Dishaw

"A Connoisseur's Guide to Solitaire Games" (mentioned) Rick Swan

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First Edition Errata

* Map half 1

1923k jpeg image Complete 31k Word doc

* Map half 2

1936k jpeg image

One piece map 4090k jpeg image Booklets * Rules

443k pdf file

* Events 600k pdf file

Charts and Tables * Game Tracks

20k

pdf file

* Travel & Events

26k

pdf file

Rules

984k Word doc Travel & Events

119k Word doc

Events

387k Word doc Improved Travel Table 536k pdf file

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