Barbarian Prince (1981)

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Designer	Arnold Hendrick
Artist	Frank Cirocco Cynthia Sims Millan
Publisher	(Web published) Dwarfstar Games Heritage USA
Year Published	1981
# of Players	1
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 1 players Recommended with 1 players (12 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	180 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (5 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (6 voters) [poll]
Honors	1981 Charles S. Roberts Best Fantasy Board Game Nominee 1981 Charles S. Roberts Best Fantasy Board Game Winner
Subdomain	Thematic Games (10 voters) [vote]
Category	Adventure Fantasy Print & Play
Mechanic	Role Playing
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Family	Solitaire Games
Primary Name	Barbarian Prince
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Website	http://dwarfstar.brainiac.com/

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From the game box:

Barbarian Prince is a solitaire game of heroic adventure in a forgotten age of barbarism and sorcery. No opponent is necessary, as the Event Booklet takes you through a pre-programmed sequence of encounters which is different each time you play the game. For each event, you, as the Barbarian Prince Cal Arath, must make the decisions which will make your quest successful - or may cost you your life.

Barbarian Prince is a new concept in Adventure Gaming. No rules reading is required; the programmed event sequence lets you begin play as soon as you open the box.

Barbarian Prince contains - A full-color 12"x14" mapboard, a die, rules folder, Event Booklet, and summary sheet - and a detailed cast metal figure of the Barbarian Prince to mark your position on the board.

A print-and-play version of this game is available for free, authorized download from http://dwarfstar.brainiac.com/.

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Magazine References:

Dragon (Issue 68 - Dec 1982)
- "Beg, Borrow or Steal? Six ways to aid Cal Arath's cash flow" - variant rules

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Nexus,No.1 April-May 1982
- "Barbarian Prince" - Review by Bill Watkins

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Year: 1981

Product Code: 8700

Size: 7.25 x 4.25 x 1.50 inches

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Box label for the game

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2012-01-10

BP2 Enemy Tracking Sheet

Add-on to the re-visioned design. 8.5" x 11" format. This sheet tracks up to 7 enemies during a combat encounter and includes a track for combat modifier values

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2012-01-09

BP2 Magical Items card

Add-on supporting the re-visioned design. This lists all magical items found in the game and is in the same size format (half card, 2 sided) as the Travel Tables

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2012-01-08

BP2 Rules/Event Books

Part of the re-visioned design. A4 size single page format

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2012-01-06

BP2 Map

Map spliced across four 8.5" x 11" sheets

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2012-01-03

BP2 Travel Tables

Part of the re-visioned design. A5 size covers if you decide to comb bind the travel tables into a book

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2012-01-03

BP2 Character Tracking Sheets

Cal Arath and Followers character tracking sheets + a PnP summary of the re-visioned design. 8.5" x 11" format

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2011-12-18

Barbarian Prince ZunTzu module

The module consists of a redesigned map and a token to represent the Prince.

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2010-06-29

Barbarian Prince Improved Rulebook Tables

A drop in set of all tables that are frequently consulted in the rulebook that are frequently used for the print and play version of Barbarian Prince. Formatted in an easy to look up and read condensed form. Only a select few tables were intentionally left out because they can be found in other excellent play aids here on the geek.

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2010-06-02

Improved Barbarian Prince Map

a new improved map for barbarian prince using AngusBull's cleaned up map as a base and making the hexes clearer and adding larger, more readable hex numbers.

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2010-06-02

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Fan Discussion Board	http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/barbarianprinc...	2009-12-12
Errata and variants	http://www3.sympatico.ca/ccamfield/games/barb.html	2008-07-14
Vintage Gamer Podcast on Barbarian Prince. Goes into the game in detail	http://www.thevintagegamer.net/podcasts/VintageGam...	2006-05-12
Working Barbarian Prince Cyberboard Gamebox ZIP file	http://pbem.brainiac.com/files/barbarianPrincev1-0...	2004-10-20
Now available for free, authorized download!	http://dwarfstar.brainiac.com/	2004-04-09