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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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Images and information courtesy of Mike Kuo, Kynan Connor, and Mark Petrick. |
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Alchemist's Abode |
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Frequency |
Very Rare |
Printing |
1st (assumed) |
Item Code |
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Type |
Generic fantasy supplement |
Copyright |
n/a |
Author(s) |
Carl Smith |
Artwork |
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Cartography |
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Place of Publication |
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Printer |
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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 |
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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 |
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Asphodel Inn |
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Frequency |
Very Rare |
Printing |
1st (assumed) |
Item Code |
n/a |
Type |
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Copyright |
1981 by Adversary Games |
Author(s) |
Carl Smith |
Artwork |
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Cartography |
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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 |
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width 13.8cm |
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thickness .4cm |
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The Red Book of Nal |
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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 |
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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
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width 14cm |
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thickness .4cm |
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Sword & Shield |
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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 |
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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
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width 13.8cm |
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thickness .4cm |
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