White Bear and Red Moon is a fantasy board wargame set in the world of Glorantha, created by Greg Stafford and published in 1975. Stafford first tried to sell it to established publishers and was accepted by three companies, but each attempt failed, so in 1974 he founded Chaosium to produce and market it. The game depicts the wars between the Lunar Empire and the barbarian nation of Sartar, led by Prince Argrath, with smaller countries and individuals available as allies to either side. Like other board wargames it uses a hex map, many cardstock unit counters and a set of rules themes. It went through three printings and was substantially revised and republished in 1981 as Dragon Pass, first by Chaosium and then in a nearly identical 1983 reprint from Avalon Hill, with a full-color board. Nomad Gods is a related Chaosium board game that shares many rules with it. All editions are out of print.
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created by Greg Stafford and published in 1975
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is a fantasy board wargame set in the world of Glorantha
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