Knight Hawks Explained

Knight Hawks is a 1983 role-playing game supplement published by TSR for Star Frontiers.

Contents

Knight Hawks is a supplement which includes rules for spaceships and space combat, with a military boardgame and a Campaign Book rulebook.

Knight Hawks is a board wargame that can be integrated with Star Frontiers to depict tactical battles.[1]

Reception

Mark Pokrzywnicki reviewed Knight Hawks in Space Gamer No. 67.[2] Pokrzywnicki commented that "Knight Hawks is a needed role-playing supplement and a decent space boardgame. It isn't worth the money if you just want the boardgame [...] but if you play Star Frontiers, this set is a good bargain that will expands your game tremendously."[2]

Andy Slack reviewed Knight Hawks for White Dwarf #51, giving it an overall rating of 8 out of 10, and stated that "Overall, this vastly improves the original Star Frontiers [...] and if you bought Star Frontiers I strongly recommend you buy this. As a 12-year old I would have vastly enjoyed this system, and if you know any 12-year olds you want to corrupt into role-playing this is a good system; but serious and aged gamers such as myself will look elsewhere."[3]

Reviews

Notes and References

  1. Book: Arnaudo, Marco . Storytelling in the Modern Board Game: Narrative Trends from the Late 1960s to Today . McFarland . 2018 . 102. 9781476669519.
  2. Pokrzywnicki . Mark . Jan–Feb 1984 . Capsule Reviews. Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 67. 33–34.
  3. Slack . Andy . Open Box . . 51 . 13 . . March 1984 .
  4. Web site: Space Voyager (UK 1981 - 1985) (AKA New Voyager) . 1981 .