''Knight Hawks'' is a 1983 role-playing game supplement published by
TSR for ''
Star Frontiers
''Star Frontiers'' is a science fiction role-playing game produced by TSR, Inc., TSR from 1982 to 1985. The game offered a space opera action-adventure setting.
Fictional setting
''Star Frontiers'' takes place near the center of a spiral galax ...
''.
Contents
''Knight Hawks'' brings spaceships and stellar warfare to the ''Star Frontiers'' universe, with a military boardgame and a Campaign Book.
''Knight Hawks'' is a board wargame that can be integrated with ''Star Frontiers'' to depict tactical battles.
Reception
Mark Pokrzywnicki reviewed ''Knight Hawks'' in ''
Space Gamer
Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider ...
'' No. 67.
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."
Andy Slack reviewed ''Knight Hawks'' for ''
White Dwarf
A white dwarf is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. A white dwarf is very dense: its mass is comparable to the Sun's, while its volume is comparable to the Earth's. A white dwarf's faint luminosity comes fro ...
'' #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."
Reviews
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Different Worlds
''Different Worlds'' was an American role-playing games magazine published from 1979 to 1987.
Scope
''Different Worlds'' published support articles, scenarios, and variants for various role-playing games including ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Ru ...
'' #40 (July/Aug., 1985)
References
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Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1983
Science fiction role-playing game supplements
Star Frontiers