- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:21, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hyborian War
- ... 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).
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| Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems |
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| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
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| QPQ: Done. |
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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)