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by Mike Clarke This review was first published to BoardGameGeek in Sept. 2013
I played Duel of Ages II last weekend and what a trip that was.
This is an adventure game on an epic scale and it’s all about the theme. You’re playing fiction and non-fiction characters from across four ages: Ancient, Colonial, Modern and Future. It reminds me of Riverworld where people from all ages are crammed into a single arena.
The back story in Duel is set in a virtual reality game of the future in which you absorb a personality matrix to become one of a number of fantasy, sci-fi, historical or fictional characters: Roy Rogers or Robin Hood anyone? Beowulf, Pat Garrett or Little Annie Oakley — she’s awful good with a gun!
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