Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
Promotions/Press
[Chaosium] Legendary Gloranthan computer game King of Dragon Pass celebrates its 25th anniversary: and it's still a groundbreaking triumph
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Michael O'Brien" data-source="post: 9497918" data-attributes="member: 6807727"><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/464964649-1351321479507609-6121990559997856788-n.jpg" alt="King of Dragon Pass" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>25 years ago this week our friends at A Sharp first released <em>King of Dragon Pass</em>. Originally a boxed CD, it was a truly unique and innovative combination of narrative and strategy games, bringing the mythic world of Glorantha – best known from the <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-rpg/" target="_blank">RuneQuest</a> TTRPG – to life on a computer screen.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/464855863-1351323126174111-7220734711285814003-n.jpg" alt="King of Dragon Pass" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>In the years that followed the game came into its own with the advent of tablets and mobile phones, and today you can download an updated version for iOS, Windows, or Android. Audiences will find the game just as compelling and playable today as then.</p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/465057663-1351322266174197-2102243008115567811-n.jpg" alt="King of Dragon Pass" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/464908181-1351321916174232-2913380122911155545-n.jpg" alt="King of Dragon Pass" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/gbd9pw7xiaargdl.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p>Designed by David Dunham, Greg Stafford and Robin D. Laws, <em>King of Dragon Pass</em> was truly ground-breaking at the time, and has certainly withstood the test of time as numerous <a href="https://www.metacritic.com/game/king-of-dragon-pass/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad" target="_blank">reviews</a> and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/king-of-dragon-pass-retro" target="_blank">retrospectives</a> and <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/profile/megalowho/lists/top-50-strategy-games-on-pc/357645/" target="_blank">Best Of</a> lists over the years attest.</p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/gbd9pw3xyaaec0l.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p>To mark the 25th anniversary <em>King of Dragon Pass</em> is currently 55% off at the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/king-of-dragon-pass/id335545504" target="_blank">App Store</a> and also discounted on <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herocraft.kodp&fbclid=IwY2xjawGRieRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTOnlCB4GjXiYQtaCpCyyK_CiYPPoxqiEDZCRcYfWm7g76Png7j9meBrWw_aem_85QvEgf-Fu114gCulcXzeg" target="_blank">Google Play</a>.</p><p></p><p>And if you hadn’t heard, its "spiritual successors", <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/blogsix-ages-now-out-on-windows-and-mac" target="_blank">Six Ages</a><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/blogsix-ages-now-out-on-windows-and-mac" target="_blank">: Ride Like the Wind</a> and <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/bloglife-after-myths-death-disaster-despair-six-ages-2-the-gloranthan-storybook-strategy-game-is-out-now/" target="_blank">Six Ages: Lights Go Out</a>, are also available on Steam, GOG, and the iOS App Store!</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/44119811-10156861960207009-3742905368141889536-n.png" alt="Greg Stafford's avatar in King of Dragon Pass's avatar in King of Dragon Pass" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable fr-fil" data-size="" style="" />On <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/greg-stafford/" target="_blank">Greg Stafford</a>'s passing in October 2018, 'King of Dragon Pass' and 'Six Ages' creator <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ddunham?__cft__[0]=AZUST32ZHzeKzTBwSezoyYiFe0WOeGkEG4k-Lzumn0nMxxPJF-yeD8sksLlV19v5zhexwehk4qQCyEngRUHNwB7N2AA5DEeQyP96BJlLjIqmXtmbifdOQ-LaAOzqpKNzLIVdLVIfVxbSzkAWh8j45NSdghPEkIL5bzg6ML6FvObrOSbZ03fQHayYRlrDDnF69NGhr28REtwfk-QAGlU3bsuYwGcEc6KRf9sWP6F7l6Z3-w&[B]tn[/B]=-]K-R" target="_blank">David Dunham</a> reflected on the long and productive creative partnership and friendship shared with the original creator of Glorantha.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael O'Brien, post: 9497918, member: 6807727"] [CENTER][IMG alt="King of Dragon Pass"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/464964649-1351321479507609-6121990559997856788-n.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] 25 years ago this week our friends at A Sharp first released [I]King of Dragon Pass[/I]. Originally a boxed CD, it was a truly unique and innovative combination of narrative and strategy games, bringing the mythic world of Glorantha – best known from the [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-rpg/']RuneQuest[/URL] TTRPG – to life on a computer screen. [CENTER][IMG alt="King of Dragon Pass"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/464855863-1351323126174111-7220734711285814003-n.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] In the years that followed the game came into its own with the advent of tablets and mobile phones, and today you can download an updated version for iOS, Windows, or Android. Audiences will find the game just as compelling and playable today as then. [CENTER] [IMG alt="King of Dragon Pass"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/465057663-1351322266174197-2102243008115567811-n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="King of Dragon Pass"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/464908181-1351321916174232-2913380122911155545-n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/gbd9pw7xiaargdl.jpeg[/IMG][/CENTER] Designed by David Dunham, Greg Stafford and Robin D. Laws, [I]King of Dragon Pass[/I] was truly ground-breaking at the time, and has certainly withstood the test of time as numerous [URL='https://www.metacritic.com/game/king-of-dragon-pass/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad']reviews[/URL] and [URL='https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/king-of-dragon-pass-retro']retrospectives[/URL] and [URL='https://www.giantbomb.com/profile/megalowho/lists/top-50-strategy-games-on-pc/357645/']Best Of[/URL] lists over the years attest. [CENTER] [IMG]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/gbd9pw3xyaaec0l.jpeg[/IMG][/CENTER] To mark the 25th anniversary [I]King of Dragon Pass[/I] is currently 55% off at the [URL='https://apps.apple.com/us/app/king-of-dragon-pass/id335545504']App Store[/URL] and also discounted on [URL='https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herocraft.kodp&fbclid=IwY2xjawGRieRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTOnlCB4GjXiYQtaCpCyyK_CiYPPoxqiEDZCRcYfWm7g76Png7j9meBrWw_aem_85QvEgf-Fu114gCulcXzeg']Google Play[/URL]. And if you hadn’t heard, its "spiritual successors", [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/blogsix-ages-now-out-on-windows-and-mac']Six Ages[/URL][URL='https://www.chaosium.com/blogsix-ages-now-out-on-windows-and-mac']: Ride Like the Wind[/URL] and [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/bloglife-after-myths-death-disaster-despair-six-ages-2-the-gloranthan-storybook-strategy-game-is-out-now/']Six Ages: Lights Go Out[/URL], are also available on Steam, GOG, and the iOS App Store! [HR][/HR] [IMG align="left" alt="Greg Stafford's avatar in King of Dragon Pass's avatar in King of Dragon Pass"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/44119811-10156861960207009-3742905368141889536-n.png[/IMG]On [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/greg-stafford/']Greg Stafford[/URL]'s passing in October 2018, 'King of Dragon Pass' and 'Six Ages' creator [URL='https://www.facebook.com/ddunham?__cft__[0]=AZUST32ZHzeKzTBwSezoyYiFe0WOeGkEG4k-Lzumn0nMxxPJF-yeD8sksLlV19v5zhexwehk4qQCyEngRUHNwB7N2AA5DEeQyP96BJlLjIqmXtmbifdOQ-LaAOzqpKNzLIVdLVIfVxbSzkAWh8j45NSdghPEkIL5bzg6ML6FvObrOSbZ03fQHayYRlrDDnF69NGhr28REtwfk-QAGlU3bsuYwGcEc6KRf9sWP6F7l6Z3-w&[B]tn[/B]=-]K-R']David Dunham[/URL] reflected on the long and productive creative partnership and friendship shared with the original creator of Glorantha. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
Promotions/Press
[Chaosium] Legendary Gloranthan computer game King of Dragon Pass celebrates its 25th anniversary: and it's still a groundbreaking triumph
Top
