The Official Superhero Adventure Game is a role-playing game published by its designer Brian Phillips in 1981.
Description
The Official Superhero Adventure Game is a superhero system with rules mainly for combat (basic and advanced). The game includes dozens of hero and villain character descriptions. A calculator is required, as math formulas figure prominently in the rules.
Publication history
The Official Superhero Adventure Game was designed and published by Brian Phillips in 1981 as a 52-page book with a blue and white cover, and 32 cardstock sheets. A second version was published the same year with a color cover.
Reception
Lawrence Schick felt that the game system's rules were "confused" and "rudimentary".
Reviews
- Different Worlds #23 (Aug 1982)
References
- ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 56. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.