Killer: The Game of Assassination is a live action role-playing game derived from the traditional assassin game. Created by American game designer Steve Jackson and first published in 1981[1] or 1982[2] by his own game company, Steve Jackson Games, Killer is one of the oldest set of rules having been officially published to play the assassin game.
 Killer: The Game of Assassination cover (Fourth edition, 1998) | |
| Designers | Steve Jackson |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Steve Jackson Games |
| Publication | 1981 |
| Genres | Live action role-playing game |
| Languages | English |
Original editions
editAt least four editions of the game were published in the United States, all of them by Steve Jackson Games:
Translations
editIn 1988 the second edition Killer was translated into French by the French game publisher Jeux Descartes.[7] In 1991 it was translated too into Spanish by the Spanish game company Joc Internacional.[8] In 1994 there was also an Italian translation.[9]
Reviews
edit- Challenge #70[10]
- Jeux & Stratégie #13[11]
- Jeux & Stratégie #21[12]
- Jeux & Stratégie #57[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Killer description page on Geekdo.com, a role-playing games' specialized website
- ^ Killer as described on RPG.net, a role-playing games' specialized website
- ^ Killer description page on Geekdo.com, a role-playing games' specialized website
- ^ Killer description page on Geekdo.com, a role-playing games' specialized website
- ^ JACKSON Steve, Killer: The Game of Assassination, Steve Jackson Games, third edition: August 1992, ISBN 1-55634-253-5
- ^ JACKSON Steve, Killer: The Game of Assassination, Steve Jackson Games, fourth edition: November 1998, ISBN 1-55634-351-5
- ^ French edition cover (1988) in the RPGgeek website, ISBN 2-904783-70-9
- ^ JACKSON Steve, Killer, juego de rol en vivo, Joc Internacional, Barcelona, June 1991, tr. Lluís Salvador, ISBN 84-7831-052-5
- ^ Italian edition cover (1994) in the RPGgeek website
- ^ "GDW Challenge70".
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 13". February 1982.
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 21". June 1983.
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 55". February 1989.