Dragonriders of Pern: The Book Game [Paperback]

Anne McCaffrey (Author), Lee Enderlin (Editor), James Rosinus (Editor), Alfred Leonardi (Illustrator), Michael Whelan (Illustrator), Arne Starr (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1984

DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN, THE BOOK GAME is an exciting, fast-paced picturebook game of Threadfighting based on the books by Anne McCaffrey. Whether or not you've read the novels, you'll enjoy this tense, action-packed simulation as YOU try to save Pern, working in cooperation with a wingmate, but still trying to outdo the other for honor and social standing. Advance (or decline!) in rank, prestige, and ability as one of the books' characters or as your own. Easy enough to learn in five minutes, playable in fifteen - and challenging enough to KEEP you playing. Each 144 page book contains 115 illustrations of dragon flight with YOU at the reins. You can also play an entire compaign involving all the dragon weyrs of Pern.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Nova Game Designs, Inc. (1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0917037057
• ISBN-13: 978-0917037054
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,377,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Pern on D&D, July 15, 2007

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Dani Ocean "dani6nv" (Kingman, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragonriders of Pern: The Book Game (Paperback)

A picturebook game similar to Ace of Aces - Handy Rotary Series.

Each player has a book that contains many different 1st person perspective views from the back of a dragon flying high above ground. You and your wingmate must destroy the 'threads' as they fall without injuring each other. Best of seven threads makes for a good introducory game.

The rules are split into three different sets: Introductory (basic moves and how to score), Role-playing (adds different dragon types and rider statistics) and Campaign (links multiple flights and awards bonus stats to player characters).