Invasion: Earth (board game)
Invasion: Earth The Final Battle of the Solomani Rim War is a 1981 board wargame published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW). Invasion: Earth is the sixth Traveller boardgame published by GDW,[1] and the first to be released in a bookshelf box.[2] It was republished in 2004 as part of Far Future Enterprises Traveller: The Classic Games, Games 1-6+.[3]
 Box cover by William H. Keith | |
| Designer(s) |
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|---|---|
| Illustrator(s) | Paul R. Banner |
| Publisher(s) | Game Designers' Workshop |
| Publication date | 1981 |
| Genre(s) | Board wargame |
| Series | Traveller boardgames |
Reception
William A. Barton reviewed Invasion: Earth in The Space Gamer No. 48.[2] Barton commented that "Overall, for its merits as a two-player SF board game and for its direct applications to Traveller role-playing, I can recommend Invasion: Earth to all Traveller enthusiasts as well as all those who have enjoyed GDW's other fine SF games."[2]
Andy Slack reviewed Invasion: Earth for White Dwarf #30, giving it an overall rating of 6 out of 10, and stated that "This game feels realistic. Unfortunately, I can't say I enjoyed it."[4]
Tony Watson reviewed Invasion: Earth in Ares #14 and commented that "Invasion: Earth is an interesting, well-balanced game. The situation is tense, requiring some attention to strategy and tactics on both players' parts, and though the ground combat tends to drag a bit at times, the game mechanics are appropriate and well-considered."[5]
See also
References
- Miller, Marc (2010). Guide to Classic Traveller (1 ed.). USA: Far Futures.
- Barton, William A. (February 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. No. 48. Steve Jackson Games. p. 28.
- "Traveller: The Classic Games, Games 1-6+". BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek LLC. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- Slack, Andy (April–May 1982). "Open Box". White Dwarf. Games Workshop (30): 17.
- Watson, Tony (Spring 1983). "Games". Ares. No. 14. TSR, Inc. pp. 49–50.