Knight Hawks

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Knight Hawks is a 1983 role-playing game supplement published by TSR for Star Frontiers.

Contents

Knight Hawks is a supplement which includes rules for spaceships and space combat, with a military boardgame and a Campaign Book rulebook.[1]

Knight Hawks is a board wargame that can be integrated with Star Frontiers to depict tactical battles.[2]

Reception

Mark Pokrzywnicki reviewed Knight Hawks in Space Gamer No. 67.[1] Pokrzywnicki commented that "Knight Hawks is a needed role-playing supplement and a decent space boardgame. It isn't worth the money if you just want the boardgame [...] but if you play Star Frontiers, this set is a good bargain that will expands your game tremendously."[1]

Andy Slack reviewed Knight Hawks for White Dwarf #51, giving it an overall rating of 8 out of 10, and stated that "Overall, this vastly improves the original Star Frontiers [...] and if you bought Star Frontiers I strongly recommend you buy this. As a 12-year old I would have vastly enjoyed this system, and if you know any 12-year olds you want to corrupt into role-playing this is a good system; but serious and aged gamers such as myself will look elsewhere."[3]

Tony Watson reviewed Knight Hawks for Different Worlds magazine and stated that "Knight Hawks is a credit to the TSR design staff and a valuable addition to the Star Frontiers game system. Those players who are involved in a Star Frontiers campaign will certainly wish to expand spaceward with the Knight Hawks material; those gamers who have been reluctant to consider the Star Frontiers system because of the lack of spaceship rules, may wish to give it a second look."[4]

Reviews

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pokrzywnicki, Mark (Jan–Feb 1984). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer (67). Steve Jackson Games: 33–34.
  2. ↑ Arnaudo, Marco (2018). Storytelling in the Modern Board Game: Narrative Trends from the Late 1960s to Today. McFarland. p. 102. ISBN 9781476669519.
  3. ↑ Slack, Andy (March 1984). "Open Box". White Dwarf. No. 51. Games Workshop. p. 13.
  4. ↑ Watson, Tony (July–August 1985). "Game Reviews". Different Worlds (40): 28–29.
  5. ↑ "Space Voyager (UK 1981 - 1985) ( AKA New Voyager)". 1981.
  6. ↑ https://archive.org/details/analog-v-116n-01-02-1996-01-unz.org/1980-1989/1984/Analog%20v104n07%20%281984-07%29%20%28unz.org%29/page/92/mode/2up