Template:Did you know nominations/Hyborian War

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:21, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Hyborian War

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... that the play-by-mail game Hyborian War, which allows players to act as ruler of one of 36 countries in the world of Conan the Barbarian, began in 1985 and won an Origins Award in 2008? Cote, Rick (November–December 1994). "Hyborian War: A Look at the First 200 Games". Paper Mayhem. No. 69. p. 31; "Hyborian War: Imperial Conquest in the Age of Conan (Advertisement)". Paper Mayhem. No. 15. November–December 1985. p. 5; The 2008 Origins Awards - Presented at Origins 2009
- ALT1:... that the play-by-mail game Hyborian War, which began in 1985, allows players to fight battles with mammoths, undead infantry, and mounted flying reptiles in the world of Conan the Barbarian? "Hyborian War: Imperial Conquest in the Age of Conan (Advertisement)". Paper Mayhem. No. 15. November–December 1985. p. 5; "Troops". Reality.com. Reality Simulations. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

Reviewed: Mount Takahe

Improved to Good Article status by Airborne84 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:50, 20 March 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I prefer the second hook. Good to go. KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:40, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

@KAVEBEAR Thanks for the review! Airborne84 (talk) 21:06, 16 April 2020 (UTC)