''Calamity'' is a

board game Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a ...

released by

Games Workshop Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are '' Warhammer Age of Sigmar'' and '' Warhammer 40,000''. Founded in 1975 by John Peake, ...

in 1983.

Development

The game was co-designed by

Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musica ...

, along with

Ian Livingstone Sir Ian Livingstone (born 29 December 1949) is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. Along with Steve Jackson, he is the co-founder of a series of role-playing gamebooks, ''Fighting Fantasy'', and the author of many books within that s ...

and Derek Carver, and patterned after the world of high-risk insurance.

Gameplay

It features a standard '' Monopoly''-style playing track, although players complete the track only once per game.

Reception

J C Connor reviewed ''Calamity!'' for '' Imagine'' magazine, and stated that "This is an easy game to learn but requires skill and experience to win in a convincing fashion."

References

External links

* Board games introduced in 1983 Economic simulation board games Games Workshop games {{board-game-stub