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called the writing "clear and professional", but thought the art was "bad or dull, or both." Varney found the various encounters to be "complete and sometimes imaginative", and the new rules for drowning and overland travel "intelligent". But Varney was ambivalent about this adventure, saying, "I
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The first edition (1984) is a 44-page saddle-stapled digest-sized softcover book that has a simple grey and red cover with a black & white illustration. The inside front cover has a pocket that holds a 28-page map booklet, an errata sheet and an 8-page illustration booklet.
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is a respectable product, but it lacks imagination, replay value – the race is run once every seven years – and a useful story line. Whether it might have been improved had TSR authorized and supervised its production is problematic. Anyway, it's okay for a first effort."
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think most adventurers would want a more coherent approach. The race is a flimsy device for stringing together a batch of completely unrelated encounters." He concluded, "
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