CONAN TSR role playing game circa 1985

The Game book which has the same cover design as the box...art by Jeff Butler.

Half of the enormous Map which one day when the time is right I'll frame. art by Jeff Butler.

The other side of the map...with the Evil Sorceror and his pet Dragon thing!



Interior illustration by Jeff Easley...

Here is an ad I found on the web just so's ya get an idea what the game comes with.

Long ago in an age undreamed of I was a student at the " Joe Kubert school of Cartoon Graphics and cinematic animation inc. " I roomed in what they call...the Mansion a place up the road a ways from the building where the school is located in DOVER New Jersey.

Being away from home and having made a few dozen new friends all into comics and art and such we used to go trolling the back alley book stores and ramshackle shacks that sold new and used paperback books and comics.

On one of my excursions I came across this little treasure I share with you today. It's a CONAN role playing game. Played exactly like D and D...with dice and hit points and a Dungeon master and erry thin' !

I was never much of a gamer but the artwork is what I loved. The logo on the box cover by JEFF BUTLER and the giagantic map also by JEFF BUTLER. I was a great admirer ( still am ) of the art of anything CONAN! Check out the scans I provided for you and judge for yourself...a treasure indeed! ...No? Even if the box was opened and the dice were gone!

Conan the Barbarian Munchkin Game!

From Steve Jackson Games:

Steve Jackson Games Announces: Munchkin Conan the Barbarian!

Conan is THE barbarian, defeating monsters, wizards, and whole armies, and this summer he'll hack his way back to the big screen with "Conan the Barbarian."

Munchkin is the ultimate card game of killing monsters and looting the bodies, with over a million games sold in 15 languages (and more on the way).

And now, Steve Jackson brings the two paragons of sword and sorcery together . . . in Munchkin Conan the Barbarian. "All the 'barbarian heroes' of gaming are directly inspired by Conan," Steve said. "When you think of Conan, you think of bloody fantasy action, horrible monsters, and epic loot – and that's Munchkin!"

"No one knows more about killing his foes and taking their stuff than Conan," said Munchkin Brand Manager Andrew Hackard. "The Paradox team are fans of Munchkin, and we love Conan, so this was a match decreed by the gods. The hardest part was cutting all the good stuff in the
movie down to 15 cards."

"You think you're tough and can take on Khalar Zym or Marique? With this Munchkin booster you can give it your best shot – just be prepared to lose a level," said Joakim Zetterberg, Director of Publishing at Paradox Entertainment/Conan Properties.

Munchkin Conan the Barbarian will be a 15-card booster for the original fantasy-based Munchkin game. It will hit stores in August 2011. It's illustrated by John Kovalic with the perfect blend of humor and action.

Get in on the action HERE!

Conan in Brazil! Part 1

Hail fellow Conan fans!

I received an email from a fellow Conan collector down in Brazil named Marcos, who was unbelievably cool enough to take some pics of his killer collection and send them along to me, so I can share them all with our dear readers on the CROM! blog.

I love seeing Conan collectibles from other countries as they are usually so different than anything we're used to seeing, often prompting me to ask, "Why weren't these released here in the States?!" Once you see some of Marcos' collection, you'll see what I mean.

He sent me so many pics that I decided to break it all up in a series of a few different posts, so expect a slew of killer Conan stuff all the way from Brazil to pop up over the next few days.

The first pics he sent me kicked off with a copy of the Brazilian version of the classic (and infamous) NES Conan video game...

Marcos even has the instruction book!

One of the pieces that really caught my notice was this brilliant Conan puzzle that was released back in the heyday of the Conan cartoon. I would kill a thousand Argosean sea dogs for one of these!

The artwork is actually pretty kick-ass, and reminds me of the classic HeroQuest art. Marcos was kind enough to put the puzzle together for us!

But the real gem in this treasure horde, is this killer Conan board game from around the same period. Seriously, why didn't we have a Conan board game here in America? NOT FAIR!

It's a little hard to tell what the game looks like from the back of the box, but it's enough to tease us Conan fans. Are those three-dimensional figure cutouts? EPIC!

That's it for today, but more to come soon! Extra special thanks to Marcos for sharing these great pics with us and thanks to you all for reading!

**** Update ****

Marek saw this post by Reis and sent us more pics from the boardgame Jogo do Conan, along with a bit more info...

Jogo do Conan was published by Estrela in 1996, it’s a two player game for ages 10 and up, and is summarized as follows over on BoardGameGeek (here):

Conan the Barbarian must destroy a magical talisman and kill the monster on the mountain, going across a forest and avoiding fireballs, before the night falls. It is really a two-player game, but the rules state it can be played by more players as two teams.

Check it out!

And if you’re playing Jogo do Conan for endless hours, pass out on the board, and your eyeballs pop open in the middle of the night, you might be faced with this!

Thanks Marek, Marcos & Reis…and sorry for not getting back to you sooner Marcos...big thanks for hooking Reis up!  Cromsblood.

**** Update #2 ****

One more from Marcos!

Barbarian Flash Game!

I'm not sure if everyone got to see the link that CROM! reader Kaiser Crowbar posted for us in the comments section a couple of posts back, so I wanted to repost it here with a couple of screen shots.

I just spent way too much time playing this game, which seemed stupid at first until I realized how much time had passed and that I was actually having a blast! Give it a shot. It's free!

You can play the game by clicking thy mighty mouse cursor HERE! Have fun, by Crom! And again, thanks a bunch to Kaiser Crowbar for hipping us to this barbaric awesomeness!

Age of Conan Costume at SDCC!

I have no idea what the explanation behind this display is, because it was a random pic found in an SDCC Flickr group with no description. It looks like the Age of Conan people were making a half-assed attempt to remind convention goers to revive their game accounts when they get home.

Still, it's kind of cool, I guess. But why a mannequin wearing armor worn by a video game character, and even then, mostly on the box art? And why is the mannequin standing like a male chorus line dancer? And where the hell is his face?!

So... well... there you go.

Conan Collectible Card Game!

Hail! I'm sure a lot of you have heard of the Conan CCG that came out a few years ago. Apparently it didn't sell too well, because they came and went faster than a Zamoran trollop. I never found any of the decks or booster packs. Oh well. I did manage to find some scans online and thought I'd repost them here for the hell of it.

After looking at the cards, this game looked really fun, but alas...

Enjoy!

Age of Conan Strategy Board Game Video Trailer!

Custom Conan Heroclix Figure!

I've never played Heroclix, but I gather that it's very similar to other miniature battle games like Heroscape and whatnot, but I've known quite a few people that were crazy into it (I had one friend years ago that used to go around the country winning tournaments) and so it doesn't surprise me to see people out there are starting to make their own custom Heroclix figures. This figure that I found on eBay (which has since sold) could very well answer the eternal question "If Conan fought [insert superhero's name here], who would win?"

I'm betting on the barbarian. ;)

A Further Look at the Upcoming Age of Conan Board Game!

Hail all!

Boardgamegeek.com has a whole slew of new pics up showing of the new upcoming Age of Conan board game. The Conan figure alone makes it worth picking up! Check them out...



























And finally, the baddest little figure of them all...



I can't wait to get this game and control the fate of all of Hyboria!