''The Cleopatra Gambit'' is a 1984

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adventure for ''

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'' published by Pacesetter.

Plot summary

''The Cleopatra Gambit'' is an adventure in which the

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s must stop the shape-shifting Demoreans from carrying out their plans in

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Reception

Russell Grant Collins reviewed ''The Cleopatra Gambit'' in ''

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'' No. 74. Collins commented that "With work, the GM can make a decent session of play from this module, but if he or she doesn't have the time or inclination to do so, it certainly isn't worth it."

References

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