Ro-Jaws And Hammerstein Book Of Robots: Ro-Jaws' Robo-Race Game

NAME
Ro-Jaws And Hammerstein Book Of Robots: Ro-Jaws' Robo-Race Game

FIRST PUBLISHED
Free with 2000 AD Featuring Judge Dredd Prog 199, 120, 121

DATELINE
30 June 79

PAGE COUNT
2

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
It's a game.

FIRSTS & LASTS
None.

INFORMATION

DEATHS
Hammer-Stein can wipe out a Volg patrol, Mek-Quake can destroy three robots and any of the robots can "fall foul of Asimov's Laws", which implies the death of a human.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
The game sees the return of Dr. Feeley-Good and Greasy Gracie's from the Ro-Busters story The Fall And Rise Of Ro-Jaws And Hammer-Stein.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
The game works essentially like Ludo. A game patented under that name 1896, but based on the 6th century Indian game of Pachisi. In North America, the game is still known as Parcheesi.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Script: Unknown
Artist: Unknown
Letters: Unknown

REVIEW
This is more enjoyable than the rest of the mini-prog so far, and it's nice to see the return of characters like Greasy Gracie and Dr. Feeleygood.

Hell Planet Game, Part 5

NAME
Hell Planet Game, Part 5

FIRST PUBLISHED
Starlord No 8

DATELINE
1 July 78

PAGE COUNT
2 1/2

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You too can play as a Strontium Dog, Bestiariz, Cy-Ko or Sergeant Syn with rules.

FIRSTS & LASTS
None.

INFORMATION
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
Unknown.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Copyright: Mills & King

REVIEW
This appears to have nothing in common with the Strontium Dog strip so far.

Hell Planet Game, Part 4

NAME
Hell Planet Game, Part 4

FIRST PUBLISHED
Starlord No 7

DATELINE
24 June 78

PAGE COUNT
2

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You too can play as a Sergeant Syn.

FIRSTS & LASTS
None.

INFORMATION
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
Unknown.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Copyright: Mills & King

REVIEW
This appears to have nothing in common with the Strontium Dog strip so far.

Hell Planet Game, Part 3

NAME
Hell Planet Game, Part 3

FIRST PUBLISHED
Starlord No 6

DATELINE
17 June 78

PAGE COUNT
2

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You too can play as a Cy-Ko.

FIRSTS & LASTS
None.

INFORMATION
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
Unknown.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Copyright: Mills & King

REVIEW
This appears to have nothing in common with the Strontium Dog strip so far.

Hell Planet Game, Part 2

NAME
Hell Planet Game, Part 2

FIRST PUBLISHED
Starlord No 5

DATELINE
10 June 78

PAGE COUNT
2

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You too can play as a Bestiariz.

FIRSTS & LASTS
None.

INFORMATION
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
Unknown.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Copyright: Mills & King

REVIEW
This appears to have nothing in common with the Strontium Dog strip so far.

Hell Planet Game, Part 1

NAME
Hell Planet Game, Part 1

FIRST PUBLISHED
Starlord No 4

DATELINE
3 June 78

PAGE COUNT
2

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You too can play as a Strontium Dog.

FIRSTS & LASTS
First Strontium Dog game.

INFORMATION
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
Unknown.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Copyright: Mills & King

REVIEW
This doesn't appear to have much in common with the Strontium Dog strip so far.

Flesh Game, Part 4

NAME
Flesh Game, Part 4

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 A.D. Prog 11

DATELINE
07 May 77

PAGE COUNT
1

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
None.

FIRSTS & LASTS
Last appearance of the robot sheriff. Last batch of cards.

INFORMATION

OLD ONE EYE
She looks to be about to eat three Rangers in one mouthful.

OTHER CHARACTERS
ROBOT SHERIFF
He is undistracted by the dinosaur bursting through the building.

DEATHS
Three. Old One Eye eating three Rangers.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
Tanystropheus was an extremely long necked dinosaur from the Triassic Period, often posited as aquatic, semi-aquatic or fish-eating reptile.

Iguanodons are a genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs that existed from the mid-Jurassic to the late Cretaceous Periods and are famous for their large thumb spikes.

Lystrosaurs are a genus of dinosaur which lived around 250 million years ago during the Triassic Period in what is now Antarctica, India and South Africa and accounts for up to 95% of the total individuals in some fossil beds.

Kentrosaurs is a Stegosaurus-like dinosaur from what is now Tanzania in the Late Jurassic.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Script: P. Mills
Artist: A. Josniak.

REVIEW
The dinosaurs in these 'pix' are further off the beaten track and more interesting for it.

Flesh Game, Part 3

NAME
Flesh Game, Part 3

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 A.D. Prog 10

DATELINE
30 Apr 77

PAGE COUNT
1

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
Eight more 'pix'.

FIRSTS & LASTS
Last appearance of Doc.

INFORMATION

CLAW CARVER
He is depicted wielding his claw fighting at close quarters with a dinosaur.

OTHER CHARACTERS
DOCTOR
He appears to be preparing to administer drugs in Carver City's saloon.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
The Bone-Headed Dinosaur appears to be Pachycephalosaurus. A dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period in what is now North America. Their thick skulls lead to the theory that Pachycephalosaurus used their skulls in combat as shown on the card (above), but this has been disputed in recent years.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Script: P. Mills
Artist: A. Josniak

REVIEW
It's nice to see Doc back, but Claw is undersold by his assigned image.

Flesh Game, Part 2

NAME
Flesh Game, Part 2

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 A.D. Prog 9

DATELINE
23 Apr 77

PAGE COUNT
1

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
Earl Reagan joins in.

FIRSTS & LASTS
None.

INFORMATION

EARL REAGAN
He smokes.

OTHER CHARACTERS
RANGER
This one is apparently riding a Rhyncosaur and losing his hat.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
Rhyncosaurs were a widespread group of herbivorous dinosaurs from the Triassic period. Ornithomimus is a genus of dinosaurs from what is now North America in the Late Cretaceous Period, fossil evidence suggests they were covered in feathers and equipped with a small toothless beaked head that implies an omnivorous diet.

MISTAKES
Rhyncosaur should be spelt Rhynchosaur.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Script: Pat Mills
Artist: J. Wosniak

REVIEW
Some nice art, some less so. It's still not clear how this game is played or how much it reflects Flesh.

Flesh Game, Part 1

NAME
Flesh Game, Part 1

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 A.D. Prog 8

DATELINE
16 April 77

PAGE COUNT
1

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You too can relive Trans-Time Corporation's harvesting of Flesh. Sort of.

FIRSTS & LASTS
First 2000 AD game.

INFORMATION

JOE BRONTOWSKI
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
Grrrrreat is the catchphrase of Frosties mascot Tony the Tiger.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
Joe is depicted fighting with a pteranodon as he did in parts 2 and 3.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
Compsognathus is a genus of small, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that lived around 150 million years ago in the late Jurassic period in what is now Europe.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Script: P. Mills
Artist: A. Joswiak

A. Joswiak is Anthony Jozwiak who provided art for a handful of Tharg's Future Shocks, a Tharg The Mighty and some Transformers.

REVIEW
The artwork on offer here is great and it's nice to see some of the dinosaurs here that don't feature in the strip itself.

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The Cursed Earth Game, Part 6

NAME
The Cursed Earth Game, Part 6

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 A.D. Prog 80

DATELINE
2 Sep 78

PAGE COUNT
1

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
On your trek across the Cursed Earth, you too can encounter the Devil's Lapdogs, Dinosaurs and the last Mutie President.

FIRSTS & LASTS
None.

INFORMATION

JUDGE DREDD

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

ARRESTS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
None.

MISTAKES
The image of Mega-City 1 is actually a reused panel of Mega-City 2 from The Cursed Earth, Chapter 1. Also "Must save Last Mutie President"?

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Script: Unknown
Artist: Unknown

REVIEW
The image of Spikes at the bottom of the board is fantastic, but the game doesn't look much like fun.

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The Cursed Earth Game, Part 5

NAME
The Cursed Earth Game, Part 5

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 A.D. Prog 79

DATELINE
26 Aug 78

PAGE COUNT
1

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You too can trade in Vaccine Credits and War Robot Credits.

FIRSTS & LASTS
None.

INFORMATION
None.

JUDGE DREDD
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

ARRESTS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
None.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Script: Unknown
Artist: Unknown

REVIEW
Vaccine Credits? War Robot Credits? What?

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The Cursed Earth Game, Part 4

NAME
The Cursed Earth Game, Part 4

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 A.D. Prog 78

DATELINE
19 Aug 78

PAGE COUNT
1

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You can encounter Slayriders or bounty hunters on your trek across the Cursed Earth.

FIRSTS & LASTS
None.

INFORMATION
None.

JUDGE DREDD
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

ARRESTS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
None.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Script: Unknown
Artist: Unknown

REVIEW
There is less story detail on some of these cards than would be ideal.

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The Cursed Earth Game, Part 3

NAME
The Cursed Earth Game, Part 3

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 A.D. Prog 77

DATELINE
12 Aug 78

PAGE COUNT
1

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You can encounter Snap, Crackle or Pop, Brother Morgar, Novar, the plantation owner, the Aliencatcher General, Elmer or Abner, the King Rat and Ronald MacDonald among others on your trek across the Cursed Earth.

FIRSTS & LASTS
None.

INFORMATION
None.

JUDGE DREDD
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

ARRESTS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
None.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Script: Unknown
Artist: Unknown

REVIEW
There are some strange choices with the Death Zone Passes, but it's nice to see the game being populated.

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The Cursed Earth Game, Part 2

NAME
The Cursed Earth Game, Part 2

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 A.D. Prog 76

DATELINE
5 Aug 78

PAGE COUNT
1

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You can relive the trek across the Cursed Earth as Dredd, Spikes, Tweak or an unnamed Judge.

FIRSTS & LASTS
First re-use of artwork for a game.

INFORMATION
There is an alternative Judge's uniform with a yellow helmet.

JUDGE DREDD
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
SPIKES
None.

TWEAK
None.

ARRESTS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
None.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
The picture of Mega-City 2 is an adapted panel from Chapter Two.

CREDITS
Script: Unknown
Artist: Unknown

REVIEW
This looks more interesting, although I'm not sure I approve of a yellow Judge's helmet.

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The Cursed Earth Game, Part 1

NAME
The Cursed Earth Game, Part 1

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 A.D. Prog 75

DATELINE
29 July 78

PAGE COUNT
1

REPRINTS
None.

SYNOPSIS
You too can relive Dredd's trek across the Cursed Earth. Sort of.

FIRSTS & LASTS
First Judge Dredd game.

INFORMATION
The Cursed Earth could be easily divided into ten equal parts.

JUDGE DREDD
None.

OTHER CHARACTERS
None.

ARRESTS
None.

DEATHS
None.

BEST LINES
None.

WORST LINES
None.

CATCHPHRASES
None.

CONTINUITY & CROSSOVERS
None.

INFLUENCES & REFERENCES
None.

MISTAKES
None.

RETROSPECT
None.

NOTES
None.

CREDITS
Script: Unknown
Artist: Unknown

REVIEW
It's difficult to see from this what this game will be like or how representative of the twenty-five chapter epic it really is.

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