John Carter, Warlord of Mars (role-playing game)

John Carter, Warlord of Mars is a role-playing game published by Heritage Models, Inc. in 1978.

John Carter, Warlord of Mars is a science-fantasy system based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's novels of Barsoom, a Mars ruled by various humanoid warrior races that fight with sword and gun.

[1] John Carter, Warlord of Mars was designed by Michael S. Matheny, with a cover by Russ Manning, and published by Heritage Models, Inc. in 1978 as a 64-page book.

[2] Nutter commented that "Mr. Matheny has built a sound combat system and role-playing game which captures much of the flavor of the novels.

"[2] In his 1991 book Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games, Lawrence Schick called the rules "poorly organized" and commented that "Players unfamiliar with the concepts of role-playing games would probably be unable to use them.