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Adversary Games

Adversary Games is a small publisher who seems to be entirely created and ran by Carl Smith. Much of these fantasy oriented publications are a development of a stand alone role playing game in the world of Acquitane, especially The Red Book of Nal and Sword & Shield. While it does not qualify for this department, it shall be noted here for trivia purposes.

The two items that qualify for inclusion in this generic department would be Alchemist's Abode and Asphodel Inn. According to the product list on the back of their products it says Alchemist Abode is "For fantasy games, D&D, T&T, Arduin Grimoire, or C&S with complete floorplans in 25mm for use with miniatures, adventure scenario....." It also list Asphodel Inn as "An adventure set in the inn and caverns beneath where ghouls, goblins, and ghosts roam. Floorplans and two maps. For use with ACQUITAINE or any fantasy game."

Adversary Games also produced a few other titles for Western RPG, Pirate RPG, and Wargames. Some of the titles would include Owlhoot, Tin Star, Buccaneer, Merc DOW, Code name: Nova, La Legion Etrangere, Yellow Hair, Medici, Victoria Regina.

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Alchemist's Abode
 
Frequency Very Rare
Printing
1st (assumed)
Item Code n/a
Type Generic fantasy supplement
Copyright n/a
Author(s) Carl Smith
Artwork n/a
Cartography n/a
   
   
   
Place of Publication n/a
Printer n/a
Format 1 cover sheet (pictured), 4 page booklet (a double sided legal size piece of paper folded in half), 4 large folded maps
ISBN n/a
Cover Price $4.50
Mass n/a
Dimensions

cover sheet:
length 28cm,
width 21.7cm,
thickness < .1cm

booklet:
length 21.7cm,
width 17.8cm,
thickness < .1cm

maps:
length 30.6cm,
width 22.9cm,
thickness .1cm

   
 
         
         
Asphodel Inn
 
Frequency Very Rare
Printing
1st (assumed)
Item Code n/a
Type n/a
Copyright 1981 by Adversary Games
Author(s) Carl Smith
Artwork n/a
Cartography n/a
   
   
   
Place of Publication Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Printer n/a
Format 36 page softcover digest, stapled
ISBN n/a
Cover Price $4.50
Mass n/a
Dimensions length 21.6m
  width 13.8cm
  thickness .4cm
   
 
         
         
           
           
The Red Book of Nal
 
Frequency Very Rare
Printing
1st (assumed)
Item Code n/a
Type Rules for the Adversary Games system
Copyright 1981 by Adversary Games
Author(s) Carl Smith
Artwork Carl Smith and Susan Gunderson
Cartography n/a
   
   
   
Place of Publication Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Printer Pronto Print, Jacksonville, Florida
Format 50 page softcover digest, stapled
ISBN n/a
Cover Price $4.50
Mass 92g
Dimensions length 21.5m
  width 14cm
  thickness .4cm
   
 
         
         
           
           
Sword & Shield
 
Frequency Very Rare
Printing
1st (assumed)
Item Code n/a
Type Rules for the Adversary Games system
Copyright 1981 by Adversary Games
Author(s) Carl Smith
Artwork Carl Smith
Cartography n/a
   
   
   
Place of Publication Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Printer n/a
Format 40 page softcover digest, stapled
ISBN n/a
Cover Price $4.50
Mass 82g
Dimensions length 21.6m
  width 13.8cm
  thickness .4cm
   
 
         
         
           
           

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