The Lonely Mountain is a 1984 board game published by Iron Crown Enterprises.

Gameplay

The Lonely Mountain is a game in which each player sends a group consisting of dwarves, elves, men, orcs, or freebooters into the catacombs under the Lonely Mountain to steal as much of Smaug's treasure as possible.[1]

Reception

Rick Swan reviewed The Lonely Mountain in The Space Gamer No. 75.[1] Swan commented that "I'll give Lonely Mountain a thumbs up if I.C.E. will promise two things: (1) no more hack-and-slash dungeon boardgames, and (2) if you're going to promote your stuff as Tolkien products, give us a little more Tolkien next time. That said, nice job."[1]

Andy Blakeman reviewed The Lonely Mountain for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Iron Crown Enterprises have come up with a good idea, combining a race against time with a wargame, but it is unlikely that I would choose to spend [this much] on this game."[2]

The Lonely Mountain was awarded the Charles S. Roberts Award for "Best Fantasy Boardgame of 1984".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Swan, Rick (July–August 1985). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (75): 38–39.
  2. ↑ Blakeman, Andy (September 1985). "Notices". Imagine (review). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. (30): 44.
  3. ↑ "The 1984 Origins Awards". The Game Manufacturers Association. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.
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