Adventure Gaming (magazine)

Adventure Gaming was a consumer magazine published by Manzakk Publishing, Inc.[1] covering all aspects of the burgeoning gaming industry. It ran for 13 issues starting in July 1981. The magazine ceased publication in 1982.[2]

History and profile

Tim Kask left TSR following The Dragon #36 (April 1980) to start his own magazine, Adventure Gaming (1980–1982); according to Shannon Appelcline, "His new venture was more generalist than The Dragon, but otherwise looked a lot like Kask's first magazine with an emphasis on (generic) FRPs, Traveller, and wargaming.[3]:48

Adventure Gaming was launched in 1981.[2] The founding and continuing editor of Adventure Gaming was Tim Kask, long of TSR and founding editor of The Dragon. Adventure Gaming was based in Norwood, Ohio.[1]

Adventure Gaming took an editorial stance squarely in the middle between the booming FRP (fantasy role-playing) segment of the industry, and the traditional board and miniatures gaming segments.[4][5][6] The magazine closed in 1982 with total 13 issues.[2]

Reception

W. G. Armintrout reviewed Adventure Gaming in The Space Gamer No. 45.[7] Armintrout commented that "As of now, Adventure Gaming is a colorless publication that hasn't gotten itself off the ground. The only reason for subscribing would be if you have a personal motive for helping an all-hobby magazine survey. I don't recommend it."[7]

Reviews
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References
  1. "Adventure Gaming". Angelfire. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. "Adventure Gaming". Board Game Geek. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '70s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-075-5.
  4. "Adventure+Gaming Magazine Listing". Index. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  5. "Adventure Gaming Magazine". nobleknight.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  6. "TotalCon Game Convention". totalcon.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  7. Armintrout, W. G. (November 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (45): 35.
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