[1] Wendy and Richard Pini created the Elfquest comic in 1978, a fantasy story about a community of elves called the Wolfriders and other fictional species who struggle to survive and coexist on the primitive Earth-like planet World of Two Moons.

[4] Ral Partha released several 25 mm miniature figures for Elfquest: In Issue 60 of White Dwarf, Murray Writtle was impressed, noting "The game, utilising the simplicity of the RuneQuest characteristics and skills system, concentrates squarely on storytelling and the creation of atmosphere."

Writtle did warn that "This is not a game for the traditional wargamer, who will find a lack of emphasis on tactical or combat skills, which are relegated to the last section of the players' book."

Swan found the game "easy to learn, thanks to the clear rules by Steve Perrin, liberally illustrated with excerpts from the original comics."

And he commented that players might find themselves at a loss for what to do, since the rulebooks "aren't much help, offering only sketchy adventure situations that do little more than illustrate specific portions of the rules."