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Pages 6 & 7 - "Creatures that Ate New York" gameboard
A textbook example of 1980's game cover art T&A
Game + Book
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Adventure Gaming (1981)

Players
1–7
Best: 1, 2
Playing time
60–60 min
Age
10+
6.50
Average rating
33
Ratings
2.67/5
Weight
#22108
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:The Creatures that Ate New York +2 more
Designer:Redmond Aksel Simonsen, Jim Dunnigan, Bob Ryer
Artist:Redmond Aksel Simonsen, Ted Koller
Publisher:SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)
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Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 5.3, Theme 8
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity5.3
Theme8.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

FantasyScience FictionWargameExplorationNapoleonicHumorBookHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingGrid Movement

Overview

SPI's Adventure Gaming is an introductory booklet that included three small-format games selected to represent the scope of the SPI product line: The Creatures that Ate New York, Napoleon at Waterloo, and The Tower of Azann.

The Creatures that Ate New York is a lightweight takeoff on The Creature that Ate Sheboygan. Up to seven players may play. Each player has a secret objective, which could involve destroying a certain Manhattan location or just beating up on the other monsters.

Napoleon at Waterloo was one of SPI's standard introductory games. It is a traditional two-player wargame designed by James Dunnigan.

The Tower of Azann is billed as fantasy role-playing, however it is closer to choose your own adventure. One or more players have characters journeying through the Tower. Unlike the other two entries, this game did not include counters or a map. No gamemaster is needed, the game is based on a paragraph system and movement between the rooms is sometimes governed by a die roll.

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