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22: 297:, John ONeill said "As a business, the Dwarfstar line wasn't a success. Unlike Metagaming and Task Force, who released dozens of titles over the years, they produced only eight games between 1981-82. But from a creative perspective, they were a magnificent hit." 364: 133:
in the early 1980s. They typically came with 12"x14" fold-out cardstock mapboards and 154 thin die-cut counters. The demise of its parent company also meant the end for Dwarfstar.
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was reissued in a much larger format, with an additional board and scenarios, by Flatlined Games (Belgium) in 2011.
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Website offering free authorized download of seven of the Dwarfstar games
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Steve List reviewed the first four games from Dwarfstar Games in
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