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520:#215, Swan recalled TSR's product, and blamed its quick demise on both the "elementary mechanics" and the lack of a character creation system, pointing out that "Instead of dreaming up your own PC, you simply assumed the role of your favorite character from the films. Thus, the game ensured a flurry of fist-fights as players squabbled over who got to be Indy."
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156:
148:
133:Larry Elmore
118:
116:
104:
91:
90:
89:
18:
1368:Golden Idol
1315:Chrám zkázy
1274:Attractions
994:Video games
661:Casus Belli
640:Space Gamer
616:White Dwarf
448:Space Gamer
429:White Dwarf
381:(TSR, 1985)
368:(TSR, 1985)
355:(TSR, 1985)
342:(TSR, 1984)
329:(TSR, 1984)
316:(TSR, 1984)
206:Short Round
186:game master
139:. A set of
58:Publication
1436:Categories
955:Characters
939:(1992–96)
928:Television
917:soundtrack
902:soundtrack
887:soundtrack
872:soundtrack
857:soundtrack
711:Swan, Rick
691:Swan, Rick
582:2005-08-20
554:References
546:Polyhedron
457:Daredevils
353:Ed Carmien
192:Characters
144:miniatures
97:pulp style
48:Publishers
42:David Cook
1266:(2008–09)
1250:(1994–95)
1046:Adventure
721:TSR, Inc.
498:Rick Swan
405:Reception
157:In 1994,
125:boxed set
71:adventure
52:TSR, Inc.
37:Designers
1420:Category
1134:handheld
943:episodes
693:(1990).
391:IJAC1 -
292:Products
237:Instinct
233:Backbone
225:Movement
221:Strength
1353:Related
913:(2023)
898:(2008)
883:(1989)
868:(1984)
853:(1981)
794:Gizmodo
737:. 1985.
599:Imagine
539:Gizmodo
416:Imagine
229:Prowess
171:Setting
81:Systems
69:Period
1258:(1995)
1238:Comics
1229:(1995)
1221:(1991)
1213:(1991)
1205:(1991)
1194:Novels
1041:Action
973:Sallah
716:Dragon
643:(73).
517:Dragon
371:IJ6 -
358:IJ5 -
345:IJ4 -
332:IJ3 -
319:IJ2 -
312:&
302:IJ1 -
259:Themes
250:Combat
241:Appeal
214:Sallah
180:System
141:pewter
84:Custom
66:Genres
1360:Lego
987:Games
842:Films
647:: 31.
269:Nazis
426:for
413:for
154:".)
61:1984
1051:NES
1022:NES
549:#19
514:in
445:in
435:sic
101:TSR
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