“As Peter will tell you,” said GF9’s John Matthews, “‘I’ve played 500 games of this!’ And you know, he might not be wrong. An early prototype of the classic strategy game was even on display at this year’s Gen Con, the nation’s largest tabletop gaming convention. It’s widely considered a classic, and was a personal favorite of GF9 head honcho, Peter Simunovich.
Originally titled Frank Herbert’s Dune, the game was first published by The Avalon Hill Game Company in 1979. Publisher Gale Force Nine (GF9) says that this is just the beginning of its newly-forged partnership with the Herbert estate. The board game adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, first published 40 years ago and long out of print, is back.
