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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 8064970" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><strong><u>Polyhedron Issue 26: Sep/Oct 1985</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>part 6/6</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Review: Twilight 2000 is another game that gets a positive review first time around, sells decently, and will be back again with many new editions in the future, despite the setting proving increasingly anachronistic after the fall of the USSR. He particularly singles out the organisation of the rules, which are both more solid and easier to look up in play than the last couple of reviews. They do seem to be picking their targets well so far. I guess with only one every two months, they're in a position to be highly selective and only recommend us the cream of the crop. Doesn't look like we're going to be getting any amusingly ranty slatings here.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Gen Con 18 Tournament Winners: They used Temple of Elemental Evil as a tournament module this year? I don't remember that from the Dragon thread. I guess they did struggle to get everything written on time, so I wouldn't be surprised if they grabbed whatever was available and repurposed it. Anyway, here's all the 1st-3rd places for the various systems. Kelley Foote once again scores highly in multiple categories, and the Bingle family also all appear repeatedly, showing the benefits of knowing each other outside the tournament and co-operating better in scoring highly. They should gain a few levels as a result of this. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Filling so much of the issue with convention talk meant there was less game useful material than the last few issues, but the convention material was sufficiently dramatic and humorous that it still made for interesting reading. They're still maintaining a pretty high standard of articles overall, so once again I can go into the next issue feeling pretty optimistic. Let's see what presents they've prepared for christmas this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 8064970, member: 27780"] [b][u]Polyhedron Issue 26: Sep/Oct 1985[/u][/b] part 6/6 Review: Twilight 2000 is another game that gets a positive review first time around, sells decently, and will be back again with many new editions in the future, despite the setting proving increasingly anachronistic after the fall of the USSR. He particularly singles out the organisation of the rules, which are both more solid and easier to look up in play than the last couple of reviews. They do seem to be picking their targets well so far. I guess with only one every two months, they're in a position to be highly selective and only recommend us the cream of the crop. Doesn't look like we're going to be getting any amusingly ranty slatings here. Gen Con 18 Tournament Winners: They used Temple of Elemental Evil as a tournament module this year? I don't remember that from the Dragon thread. I guess they did struggle to get everything written on time, so I wouldn't be surprised if they grabbed whatever was available and repurposed it. Anyway, here's all the 1st-3rd places for the various systems. Kelley Foote once again scores highly in multiple categories, and the Bingle family also all appear repeatedly, showing the benefits of knowing each other outside the tournament and co-operating better in scoring highly. They should gain a few levels as a result of this. Filling so much of the issue with convention talk meant there was less game useful material than the last few issues, but the convention material was sufficiently dramatic and humorous that it still made for interesting reading. They're still maintaining a pretty high standard of articles overall, so once again I can go into the next issue feeling pretty optimistic. Let's see what presents they've prepared for christmas this year. [/QUOTE]
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