''Red Storm Rising'' is a

board game Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a comp ...

published by

TSR, Inc. TSR, Inc. was an American game publishing company, best known as the original publisher of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''). Its earliest incarnation, Tactical Studies Rules, was founded in October 1973 by Gary Gygax and Don Kaye. Gygax had been ...

in 1989.

Publication history

The game was designed by

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, based on the novel ''

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'' by

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Reception

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reviewed ''Red Storm Rising'' for ''

Games International ''Computer Games Magazine'' was a monthly computer and console gaming print magazine, founded in October 1988 as the United Kingdom publication ''Games International''. During its history, it was known variously as ''Strategy Plus'' (October 19 ...

'' magazine, and gave it 4 stars out of 5, and stated that "I'm hoping they are going to continue to do games like ''Red Storm Rising'' and pick up the Gamemaster Series ball in the other hand and run with it at the same time." The game won the

Origins Award The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so (for example) the 1979 aw ...

for ''Best Modern-Day Boardgame of 1989'' and ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Boardgame of 1989''. ''

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'' identified ''Red Storm Rising'' as a game that will test the player's knowledge and expertise.

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