{{refimprove|date=April 2020}} '''Dwarfstar Games''' was a division of Heritage Models that published microgame-sized fantasy and science fiction board wargames in the early 1980s. They typically came with 12"x14" fold-out cardstock mapboards and 154 thin die-cut counters. The demise of its parent company also meant the end for Dwarfstar.
{| class="wikitable" !Game !Designer !Date |- |''Barbarian Prince'' |Arnold Hendrick |1981 |- |''Demonlord'' |Arnold Hendrick |1981 |- |''Outpost Gamma'' |Howard Barasch |1981 |- |''Star Viking'' |Arnold Hendrick |1981 |- |''Dragon Rage'' |Lewis Pulsipher |1982 |- |''Goblin'' |Howard Barasch |1982 |- |''Grav Armor'' |Arnold Hendrick |1982 |- |''Star Smuggler'' |B. Dennis Sustare |1982 |}
''Dragon Rage'' was reissued in a much larger format, with an additional board and scenarios, by Flatlined Games (Belgium) in 2011.
==Reception== Steve List reviewed the first four games from Dwarfstar Games in ''Ares Magazine'' #12 and commented that "one is outstanding, one quite good and the others somewhat underwhelming. But [for the price] they are not too much of an investment."<ref name="Ares">{{cite journal | last=List | first=Steve | title=Games | journal=Ares Magazine | publisher=Simulations Publications, Inc. | date=January 1982 | issue=12 | page=28}}</ref>
In a retrospective in ''Black Gate'', John ONeill said "As a business, the Dwarfstar line wasn't a success. Unlike Metagaming and Task Force, who released dozens of titles over the years, they produced only eight games between 1981-82. But from a creative perspective, they were a magnificent hit."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.blackgate.com/2018/09/16/the-priceless-treasures-of-the-barbarian-prince/ | title=The Priceless Treasures of the Barbarian Prince – Black Gate | date=16 September 2018 }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://dwarfstar.brainiac.com Website offering free authorized download of seven of the Dwarfstar games]
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