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pblock wrote:
>
> AFAIK, Sierra's Hero's Quest had to change their name because of Milton
> Bradley's (and Game Workshop's) Hero Quest board game.

Hmm, I think that's the other way around -- the board game came out LONG
after the first Hero's Quest game by Sierra.  Anyway, "Hero's Quest"
sounds
much better IMHO.

> I may be wrong, but it was Sierra who changed their name to the completely
> different Quest for Glory.

Even the first one had the subtitle.  They may have decided to emphasize
it
to distinguish themselves further, but as far as I know, the board game
was
never THAT popular.

>  Games Workshop bought Hero Quest back from
> Milton Bradley and released Advanced Hero Quest, and later Warhammer Quest
> to tie-in with their successful table-top wargame.

I've played this and sitll prefer the original (with a few modification
of course :)
