Summary
The Lonely Mountain is a 1984 board game published by Iron Crown Enterprises.
Gameplay edit
The Lonely Mountain is a game in which each player sends a group consisting of dwarves, elves, men, orcs, or freebooters into the catacombs under the Lonely Mountain to steal as much of Smaug's treasure as possible.[1]
Reception edit
Rick Swan reviewed The Lonely Mountain in The Space Gamer No. 75.[1] Swan commented that "I'll give Lonely Mountain a thumbs up if I.C.E. will promise two things: (1) no more hack-and-slash dungeon boardgames, and (2) if you're going to promote your stuff as Tolkien products, give us a little more Tolkien next time. That said, nice job."[1]
Andy Blakeman reviewed The Lonely Mountain for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Iron Crown Enterprises have come up with a good idea, combining a race against time with a wargame, but it is unlikely that I would choose to spend [this much] on this game."[2]
The Lonely Mountain was awarded the Charles S. Roberts Award for "Best Fantasy Boardgame of 1984".[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Swan, Rick (July–August 1985). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer (75). Steve Jackson Games: 38–39.
- ^ Blakeman, Andy (September 1985). "Notices". Imagine (review) (30). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd.: 44.
- ^ "The 1984 Origins Awards". The Game Manufacturers Association. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.