''The Mystic Wood'' is a

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published in 1980 by Philmar Ltd., and in 1983 by

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Gameplay

''The Mystic Wood'' is a game in which

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journey through both normal and enchanted woods on a personal quest.

Publication history

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became the American distributor for Philmar/Ariel Games in the late 1970s, and were therefore able to distribute ''Mystic Wood'', although a new edition was published two years later by

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Reception

Andy Davidson reviewed the Philmar version of ''The Mystic Wood'' for ''

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'' #20, giving it an overall rating of 9 out of 10, and stated that "This game is similar to Terence Donnelly's other fine adventure game, ''Sorcerer's Cave'', but is a much cleaner, tighter design. It is simple enough to be a good fun game but is sufficiently complex to allow the development of different strategies and interesting tricks. Most important, it seems to lack the aimlessness that characterises most of these adventure games. I recommend it highly." Steve Condit reviewed the Avalon Hill version of ''The Mystic Wood'' in ''

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'' No. 73. Condit commented that "''The Mystic Wood'' is a good beer-and-pretzels game, ideal for finishing off an evening of long games. It is ''not'' good solitaire. If you enjoy ''Dungeon!'' or ''The Castle'', buy this one; it is the best of the three."

Reviews

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References

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