Quest for the Rings is a board game/video game hybrid for the Magnavox Odyssey². It is the first game in the Odyssey² "Master Strategy Series",[1]: 53 and contemporary reviews described it as innovative.
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| Developer(s) | Magnavox |
| Publisher(s) | Magnavox |
| Platform(s) | Odyssey²/Videopac |
| Release | 1981 |
| Genre(s) | Board, RPG |
Gameplay
editThe game supports one to three players.[2]
Plot
editQuest for the Rings is a game in which the heroes search for 10 magical rings which have been hidden in a series of castle dungeons by the Ringmaster, who may be played by a human or the computer depending the number of players.[3]
Reception
editQuest for the Rings was favorably reviewed by Video magazine in its "Arcade Alley" column where it was described as "an instant classic" with "'super hit' stamped all over it in gold letters". The combination of video game and board game elements was considered to be particularly well conceived, producing what the reviewers called "a vigorous new hybrid unlike anything ever seen in home arcading."[4]: 28, 116 It was awarded "Most Innovative Game" at the 3rd annual Arkie Awards where it was described as "stand[ing] out like Charlene Tilton at a spinster's convention". Arkie Award judges commented that "every element of Quest is absolutely first-rate from the animation of the various creatures to the clean rules", and the game was additionally awarded an Honorable Mention in the category of "Best Audio-Visual Effects".[5]: 28, 76 Electronic Games reviewed Quest for the Rings as part of its 1983 Players Guide to Fantasy Games.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kunkel, Bill; Katz, Arnie (November 1982). "Video's Guide to Electronic Games". Video. 6 (8). Reese Communications: 47–56, 108. ISSN 0147-8907.
- ^ Kunkel, Bill; Katz, Arnie (21 November 1981). "THE VIDEOGAMES: HOW THEY RATE (Published 1981)". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b Katz, Arnie, ed. (June 1983). "The Players Guide to Fantasy Games". Electronic Games. 1 (16): 47. ISSN 0730-6687. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Kunkel, Bill; Laney, Jr., Frank (December 1981). "Arcade Alley: 'Quest for the Rings' and 'Asteroids': Holiday Classics". Video. 5 (9). Reese Communications: 28, 116–117. ISSN 0147-8907.
- ^ Kunkel, Bill; Laney, Jr., Frank (January 1982). "Arcade Alley: The Third Annual Arcade Awards". Video. 5 (10). Reese Communications: 28, 76–77. ISSN 0147-8907.