Killer (role-playing game)
Encyclopedia
Killer: The Game of Assassination is a live action role-playing game
derived from the traditional assassin
game. Created by American
game designer Steve Jackson and first published in 1981 or 1982 by his own game company, Steve Jackson Games
, Killer is one of the oldest set of rules having being officially published to play the assassin game.
by the Spanish
game company Joc Internacional. In 1994 there was also an Italian
translation.
Live action role-playing game
A live action role-playing game is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically act out their characters' actions. The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by the real world, while interacting with each other in character. The outcome of player actions may...
derived from the traditional assassin
Assassin (game)
Assassin is a live-action game...
game. Created by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
game designer Steve Jackson and first published in 1981 or 1982 by his own game company, Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and the gaming magazine Pyramid.-History:...
, Killer is one of the oldest set of rules having being officially published to play the assassin game.
Original editions
At least four editions were published of the game int the United States, all of them by Steve Jackson Games:- 1st edition: 1981
- 2nd edition: 1985
- 3rd edition: 1992
- 4th edition: 1998
Translations
In 1991 the second edition Killer was translated into SpanishSpanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
by the Spanish
Spain
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game company Joc Internacional. In 1994 there was also an Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
translation.