''4th Dimension'' is a 1979 board game published by
TSR.
Gameplay
''4th Dimension'' is a game in which the armies of the time-lords battle each other, while humanity has conquered the 4th dimension.
Publication history
''4th Dimension'' was originally published in ''
Games & Puzzles
''Games & Puzzles'' was a magazine about games and puzzles. The magazine was first published in May 1972 by Edu-Games (UK) Ltd. The first editor was Graeme Levin who recruited a variety of games and puzzles experts as writers and consultant edi ...
'' magazine, and the designers published a standalone game that same year. It was later licensed for publication by TSR.
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Reception
Fred Hemmings reviewed the original self-published version of ''Fourth Dimension'' for ''
White Dwarf
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'' #3, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "unless you can't stand purely cerebral games I would recommend the purchase of 4D."
Andy Davis reviewed ''4th Dimension'' in ''
The Space Gamer
''The Space Gamer'' was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and tabletop role-playing games. It quickly grew in importance and was an important and influential magazine in its subject matter from the ...
'' No. 35.
Davis commented that "''4th Dimension'' is easy, but also fun and playable. I would recommend it to the average SF gamer, who has enough money, but definitely not to a simulation fan."
Reviews
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Dragon'' #31
References
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Board games introduced in 1979
TSR, Inc. games