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governors, psionics, scientists, and spies. "Legendary
Characters", or "Lords of Destiny", were named after the game and had special abilities. They were achieved after a character became level 10 in a field, although there was only one Lord of Destiny possible per field per game. The game's Victory Conditions were primarily combat-related along with some being resource-related.
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Maelstrom Games in the early 1990s. It was a "low to moderately complex" game of space conquest for twelve players involving characters, fleets and space battle. The game also injected humor into its turn results, and involved "moderate diplomacy" and "minimal time demands" for players.
185:, a magazine for play by mail gamers. In 1993, reviewer Jonathan Walton opined that, although Lords of Destiny wasn't the most modern or innovative game, "Is it a good, solid, Play-By-Mail game that gives you an excellent value for your money? In my opinion, resoundingly YES."
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574:Battle Plan
542:Family Wars
535:Crime Lords
323:Walton 1993
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279:Walton 1993
257:. pp. 8–15.
129:Development
1850:Categories
1722:The Weapon
1652:Starmaster
1610:Spiral Arm
1223:Silverdawn
1216:Saturnalia
1040:Illuminati
939:Austerlitz
917:Historical
739:Domination
732:Battle Cry
400:2008-03-24
306:Olson 1994
216:References
103:Media type
29:Publishers
1809:KJC Games
1782:Companies
1743:Magazines
1659:Star Saga
1631:Starglobe
1596:Space 101
1582:Rimworlds
1568:New Order
1512:Galac-Tac
1491:Continuum
1368:Raumkrieg
1361:Portinium
1269:Westworld
1139:En Garde!
1118:Darkworld
976:LandLords
886:Talwaithe
809:Krahlizek
753:Earthwood
725:Atlantrix
609:Diplomacy
581:Centurion
489:Blood Pit
164:Reception
56:Languages
1916:Wargames
1751:Flagship
1729:Zorphwar
1645:Starlord
1561:Mobius I
1449:Ad Astra
1237:TribeNet
1064:Railroad
1011:Terra II
946:Conquest
932:Aegyptus
767:EverMoor
559:Wargames
496:CTF 2187
325:. p. 41.
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269:. p. 15.
204:See also
171:won the
152:Gameplay
109:or email
1680:Starweb
1498:Eclipse
1477:Capitol
1254:Western
983:Midgard
858:Odyssey
830:Lizards
823:Legends
718:Alamaze
710:Fantasy
686:Warlord
510:Duel II
349:. p. 2.
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233:. p. 8.
189:Reviews
72:Players
64:Systems
59:English
1694:Takamo
1456:Belter
1326:Cyborg
1188:Midhir
1054:SpyKor
595:Crisis
120:was a
97:pencil
45:Genres
1828:Other
1244:Wofan
1202:Quest
1160:Kings
1047:Power
907:Venom
527:Crime
93:paper
83:Fixed
760:Epic
175:for
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