''Children of the Sun'' is a

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created by the now defunct

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, Inc. in 2002. Set on Krace, an island of giant, supernaturally tough trees, it was part of a generation of

settings that appeared beginning in the late 1990s. Most notable about the game was its original Token System, which allowed the player to use a

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to determine

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and to interrupt other character's turns.

External links

''Children of the Sun''
- Misguided Games (Official site), archived by the

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January 27, 2007 (last update)
GameReport.com Interview
with Lewis Pollak about ''Children of the Sun''

References

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