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TSR and HERITAGE
TSR
- Tactical Studies Rules (TSR), publisher of the popular Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game, launched its Minigame line with the release of four games in 1981.
- The Minigames were about the same size as the Metagaming MicroGames but were sold in clear plastic boxes.
- These were the first microgames to include full-sized dice.
- Four more Minigames were released in 1982 for a total of eight in the series.
![Vampyre, Revolt on Antares, They've Invaded Pleasantville](tsr-h02.jpg)
![Icebergs, Attack Force, Viking Gods](tsr-h01.jpg)
![Remember the Alamo, Saga](tsr-h03.jpg)
HERITAGE
- Heritage USA also jumped on the microgame bandwagon in 1981 with a series of small boxed games.
- These games were released through the Dwarfstar Games division of Heritage.
- There were eight microgames released through Dwarfstar, four in 1981 and four in 1982.
- You can download authorized copies of six of the Heritage Dwarfstar games at http://dwarfstar.brainiac.com.
![Star Viking, Outpost Gamma](tsr-h05.jpg)
![Barbarian Prince, Star Smuggler](tsr-h04.jpg)
![Grav Armor, Demonlord](her06.jpg)
![Goblin, Dragon Rage](her07.jpg)
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