I have about 75% of the issues - the magazine lasted only 10-12 or so, but these little gems should definitely be tracked down. Star Blazers Fleet Simulator. (humour article – parody of Monsters! Beauty and the Beast (analysis of Black Hole), Submission Impossible (how to write wargame articles), Party Brawl (solitaire game using Wizard rules to simulate a drunken party), Invasion of the Air-Eaters designer’s notes and multi-player scenario, Primal Man, Primal War (Sticks and Stones expansion and scenario), Know Thyself (personal evaluation system for Melee), Reviews: Starfighter, Gunship 2000, Quazar, Issue #24 September-October 1979 (32 pages), Adding Monsters vs. Monsters to Creature That Ate Sheboygan, Reviews: John Carter of Mars, Strange New Worlds, Stargate, Issue #25 November-December 1979 (32 pages), Special Stellar Conquest issue: articles on its third printing, strategies, expansions, Order out of Chaos (benefit cost analysis in wargaming), Again, Harmonious Fists (more unarmed combat rules for Melee), The Unwritten Rules of Rivets (hints on play), Issue #26 January-February 1980 (56 pages), The Psychopathology of Wargamers (commentary), Rerum Novarum (account of some kid’s 8th grade grad party where he played life-size Melee with his friends), Operation Boltcutter (new scenario putting humans back into Rivets), Heroism and Happenstance in a World Gone Mad… Sort Of (fiction), Reviews: Dune, The Awful Green Things from Outer Space, Wizard’s Quest, 16 – page Spring 1980 Metagaming catalogue bound in. 1. Cover price $3.00. (why that issue game was missing), Ship Effectiveness in Stellar Conquest (analysis), Allocation of Bonus Industrial Output Units (Stellar Conquest analysis), Reviews: Sorceror, White Bear and Red Moon, Starfleet Command, The Ythri, Muggers! STRPG2 Basic "Experience" ~ Sword's Man - fiction by Timothy Zahn. Crisp, little wear. Space Gamer magazine 17 (May-June 1978) - VG+ - role playing accessory - C $19.15. Publication Date: 1982-00-00 Issue Index: 56 Periodical: Space Gamer. The Warehouse of Wonders presents a lot of the Space Gamer magazines from Metagaming Concepts. Seja bem vindo ao canal! Expanded Combat for Traveller. If no response is received, GAME MASTER will offer its own inttrpretation of the rule. Published Apr 1979 by Steve Jackson Games. To summarise: a magazine like TSG took lots of work from people who would rather be designing games than editing a magazine. União faz força! There's a complete game in every issue. The Space Gamer (TSG) started out as a digest quarterly publication of the brand new Metagaming Concepts company in 1975. Designing Delver Underworlds is a useful Referee tool for building Company of Delvers or your favorite OSR game. Free shipping . The earliest Star Blazers game is probably also the least known; a tactical simulator written for the Mechanic Collection model kits that were sold in the 1980s by Twentieth Century Imports.Written by Karl Hiesterman, the game was entirely contained in this issue of Space Gamer … Enter the name of the series to add the book to … Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer magazine #80 October/November 1987, Diverse Talents, Inc. From Space Gamer #67 pg32 (Jan/Feb 1984) STIII SCG "Take Evasive Action, Mr. Meu nome é Space, e nesse canal eu posto vídeo diários de ROBLOX, então já se inscreve e clica no sininho para não perder NENHUM vídeo! Questions to be answered will be chosen on the basis of general interest. Sulu!!!" Different Worlds Magazine By Tadashi Ehara. The Space Gamer (TSG) started out as a digest quarterly publication of the brand new Metagaming Concepts company in 1975. Swordthrust Designer's Notes. New weapons for Killer. Issues #15 to #26 were in the 8.5 x 11” format, and up to 54 pages. Series?! Looking back, though… I have been going through issues of Dragon Magazine, too. The "Common Knowledge" section now includes a "Series" field. W. G. Armintrout. character from Larry Niven’s Ringworld), Ogre Meets Starship Troopers (variant introducing Ogre tanks), Science Fiction and Fantasy Gaming: Our Own Genre? GAME GAME MASTER exists to answer questions on your favorite 1ames. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a "work" page. Howard Thompson, the owner of Metagaming, and the first editor of the magazine, stated "The magazine had been planned for after our third or fourth game but circumstances demand we do it now" (after their first game, Stellar Conquest). Read about tabletop gaming in the early 1981, quite a while before homes were equipped with video game consoles. Learn about the various role-playing game genres, especially in Science Fiction form! (Note that the plan to work together with Diverse Talents Inc in producing the Space Gamer section of The VIP of Gaming did not last very long.) For a while,Better Games had the rights to the name Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer magazine. 1. Good+ condition. They will be rmr referred to the tame publisher or designer. We were gifted with Space Invaders but it was a different pathway for its creator. The Space Gamer was a science fiction gaming magazine started in 1975 by Metagaming.It also covered fantasy games, though there was a period of about a year where that got it's own dedicated magazine Fantasy Gamer, which was reincorporated into the parent, re-titled as Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer.As such, it mostly concentrated on role-playing games, which were … Articles by Steve Jackson, Ronald Pehr, & W.G. SPI had Strategy & Tactics. I have about 75% of the issues – the magazine lasted only 10-12 or so, but these little gems should definitely be tracked down. The Intangibles Headache (writing on morale rules), Third Millenia, Inc. (list of game offerings by this publisher), Two Views of the Future (comparison of Stellar Conquest and Starforce game systems and assumptions), The ESC Illusion (strategy for Stellar Conquest), Ignoring Einstein and Newton (weapons in SF games), Reviews: Siege of Minas Tirith, Star Probe, Tunnels & Trolls, War of the Worlds II, Tunnels & Trolls - "Game Review: Tunnels and Trolls" (Review), Larry Pound, Empire of the Petal Throne - "Empire of the Petal Throne, A Review" (Review), Rick Mataka, Alack and Alas! Issues #1 to 14 were digest size (5.5 x 8.5”), and varied from 16 to 48 pages, with cover prices ranging from 70 cents to $1.50. Cover price $1.50 per issue. It lists every game-related article published between 1975 and 1990 in the magazines Ares, Fantasy Gamer, Interplay, Nexus, Space Gamer, and The VIP of Gaming. Your browser may not be compatible with all the features on this site. Armintrout, full review of Star Frontiers, and more. Avalon Hill was the pioneer with their General. And they did it justice. The Space Gamer #25: Special Stellar Conquest Issue Metagaming: Board Game / Stellar Conquest 1 (1979 ) But, don't think crawling through closets and goblin privies. David Bolduc Show More » Artists: Jeffrey D. George. See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive. In addition to the regular game reviews, news, and letters, this issue features a complete adventure: "Island of Entellope," a post-apocalyptic tale where the heroes try to track down the source of a mysterious signal. Think grand and sweeping Under WORLDS with regions of monsters, great passages, and Magic Realms. It also meant he was under contract not to have his name on the game, and it wasn’t until 2013 he was able to get the credit he so deserved. This was the final issue of The Space Gamer as a Metagaming organ, with Howard Thompson as publisher. Free Shipping on … Shop at Noble Knight Games for Space Gamer Magazine (Various Publishers) by - part of our Full Inventory collection. Sortable and filterable. Space Gamer Magazine of Adventure Gaming Lot of 6Diff. Save counting squares on graph paper for that other game. Back in the late 1970s, every major hobby game company had an in-house magazine to help promote their products. And they did it justice. The Space Gamer Product information Type Magazine Development Warren Spector, Anne Jaffe, Jeff Albanse Publication information Publisher Steve Jackson Games Inc. It quickly grew in importance and was an important and influential magazine in its subject matter from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. (comment), Rules for Hymenopterans (Chitin:I bugs) in Melee, Modifications in Ogre (duel and solo scenario variations), Scenarios for WarpWar (two-player and solo), Reviews: Star Empires (supplement to Star Probe), There and Back Again, Issue #15 January-February 1978 (32 pages), Ogre Update (differences between first and second editions), Orcs and Their Weapons (variant for Melee), Harmonious Fists in Melee (rules for unarmed combat), Reviews: The Warlord Game, Atlantis 12,500 BC, War of the Ring, **Invasion America, UFO/Star Wars, Encounters of an Unlikely Kind (combining Ogre and Rivets), Adjusted Orc Rules (fixes for article in #15), Designer’s Notebook (notes by Steve Jackson on upcoming games – some published eventually, some not), Referee, Declare Thyself (hints for role playing), Red Guard (scenario for Invasion America), The Great Northern War (variant for War of the Ring), More Harmony for Fists in Melee (more unarmed combat rules), Issue #19 September-October 1978 (32 pages), Pond War (unplayable parody game by Allen Varney), Reviews: Swords and Sorcery (two reviews, one good and one bad), Raumkrieg, Runequest, Issue #20 November-December 1978 (36 pages), Scaling a Mountain (comments and variants for Olympica), Tartars and Martyrs (outline for a game on converting Mongols to Christianity), Reality in Melee (system for ancient warriors), Those Rip-off Blues (consumer protection for game buyers), Issue #21 January-February 1979 (32 pages), Playing the Odds at Ogre and GEV (notes on tactics). Space Gamer vs. Dragon Magazine. From the Official Star Trek III Movie Magazine (1984) From Space Gamer #69 pg39 (May/June 1984) & #70 pg52 : STIII SCG "Furious Action" From Dragon #86 pg77 (Jun 1984) Not really a fasa AD but an AD from a store. The Krenn, a generic plant-based alien race, and the … In addition to the regular game reviews, news, and letters, this issue is devoted to Dungeons & Dragons . The cover may be dated March-April 1984, but its treasures are timeless. It just seemed more like a professional magazine. The Space Gamer (TSG) started out as a digest quarterly publication of the brand new Metagaming Concepts company in 1975. Jan/Feb Tellus aboutthelast convention youattended. Even Metagaming had The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson (I) acquired it from Metagaming and produced high quality issues for many years starting with issue 27, first as The Space Gamer through issue 50 and then as Steve Jackson Games. Due to its success, Nishikado was promoted, which meant he spent more time managing people than actually making games. Previous; Next; Issue: 22; 51; Issue #22. Metagaming Concepts The Space Gamer Magazine issue #23. This issue - "Fog" cover by George Webber. If you h1ZJ1e a rules question or play problem, send it in. 8.5-in. Two-four-six-eight: read Space Gamer #68! Howard M. Thompson, the owner of Metagaming, and the first editor of the magazine, stated "The magazine had been planned for after our third or fourth game but circumstances demand we do it now" (after their first game, … Issues #15 to #26 were in the 8.5 x 11” format, and up to 54 pages. Usethe formatthat follows.Mail toConvention Report,P.O. Monsters! Muggers! x 11-in. Space Gamer Magazine (Various Publishers) by is part of our Full Inventory collection. Issue #23. C $17.81 + C $19.09 shipping . Picture Information. Based on RPGnet's index of "Arcane", I found that there were quite a few D&D reviews from the mid-late 1990s time period. How do series work? Space Gamer #41 (cover date July 1981) is your guide to the hallowed halls of the hobby's history – and the articles are fun to read, too! Probably the first thing I'd ask you to do is check to see if there was anything from issues #1-2, 10-13, 15-18, and anything 21 and beyond (assuming the magazine didn't end at issue #20), as RPGnet does not index these. $2.40. The Space Gamer (TSG) started out as a digest quarterly publication of the brand new Metagaming Concepts company in March 1975. ), Variations on a Theme: More Realism (Stellar Conquest fog of war variant), Stellar Conquest: the Colonization Gambit (strategy), The Rule to End All Rules (variant for Triplanetary), The Ythri: An Historical Appraisal (variant), Intermediate Rules for Stellar Conquest (variant), Reviews: Star Command, Starship & Empire, Starship Troopers, Swords and Spells, The Ythri, Venerable Destruction, Laser Weapons Compared to Projectile Weapons, The Soviet Manned Space Program: The Next Three Years, Godsfire: designer’s notes, system sheets, Reviews: Sorceror, Starship, Starship Troopers, the Ythri, Notes on the Ogre (designer’s notes and background), The Bored Board (moving-planets variant for Triplanetary), Reviews: Buffalo Castle (supplement for Tunnels & Trolls), Gods, Demigods and Heroes (D&D supplement), Outreach, Tank: Present, Future, OGRE (non-fiction on tank design trends), Planetary Probabilities in Stellar Conquest (analysis), Stellar Conquest: Alien Intelligences (variant for introducing alien races), A System for Generating Complex Results with Six-Sided Dice, Reviews: Bunnies and Burrows (RPG), Metamorphosis Alpha, Godsfire: prehistory, Designer’s notes, session replay, Chitin: I Designer’s notes, story line and game premise, Stellar Conquest Expanded (Using Starforce map with Stellar Conquest, part 1), Continental Siege Aircraft in Ogre (variant), Reviews: After the Holocaust, Battle for Andromeda, Deathtrap Equalizer Dungeon (T&T supplement), Ogre, Rift Trooper, Starweb, Swords and Spells, War of the Sky Galleons, Designer’s notes, errata, variants for Ogre, Game Intent – reviews of various SF/ fantasy games, Star Types in Starforce (using Starforce map in Stellar Conquest, part 2), Iron Mountain (Ogre scenario and variant with new map, new counters and variant rules), Ogre and the Fuzzy Wuzzy Fallacy (strategy and variant on the cloud-of-GEVs swarming tactic), Reviews: Nomad Gods, Ogre, Tunnels & Trolls, War of the Ring, When Winning Hurts (analysis of and variant for Stellar Conquest victory conditions), A Walk through Dragon Pass ((background to White Bear, Red Moon), BPC Subs (Ogre naval variant introducing submarines and sea-going GEVs), Meeting Teela Brown (Monsters! William A. Barton. The Internet Archive Magazine Rack has 25 issues of The Space Gamer (later titled Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer). A very early gaming magazine which predates Dragon, The Space Gamer was originally published by Metagaming. There’s a complete game in every issue. Monsters! Title: The Space Gamer Magazine, Issue 50 Author(s): Categories: Other, Publisher: Metagaming: 4/1982 Format: Staple Bound Condition grade: Very Good Weight: 0.40 lbs Wayne's Books ID: GMMG02sgm50 TSR had The Dragon. Howard Thompson, the owner of Metagaming, and the first editor of the magazine, stated "The magazine had been planned for after our third or fourth game but circumstances demand we do it now" (after their first game, Stellar Conquest). I have to say that Dragon had a higher quality, both in production values and in articles. Space Gamer #68 (March-April 1984). Box2712 Fairfax,VA 22031. / Triplanetary - "S-F Gaming News/Plugs" (Review) Stellar Conquest - "A Stellar Conquest Strategy" (Strategy) "Eldon Tannish" (Fiction), Space Gamer Issue #2 (22 pages) The Intangibles Headache (writing on morale rules) Third Millenia, Inc. (list of game offerings by this publisher) Stellar Conquest Update Reviews: Space Centurions, Star Raider, Space Gamer Issue #3 (22 pages) Two Views of the Future (comparison of Stellar Conquest and Starforce game systems and assumptions) The ESC Illusion (strategy for Stellar Conquest) Ignoring Einstein and Newton (weapons in SF games) Reviews: Siege of Minas Tirith, Star Probe, Tunnels & Trolls, War of the Worlds II. Howard Thompson, the owner of Metagaming, and the first editor of the magazine, stated "The magazine had been planned for after our third or fourth game but circumstances demand we do it now" (after their first game, Stellar Conquest). Reviews: survey of spaceship miniatures and rules, Lords of the Middle Sea, Mind War, The Realm of Yolmi, Stomp! It included a Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation that specified a total press run of 8,500 copies, with a paid circulation of 5,800 (2,449 sales copies, 3,351 mail subscription copies). Metagaming Concepts The Space Gamer Magazine issue #17. Space Gamer Magazine. Initial issues were in a plain-paper digest format. Topics: hero, combat, rules, game, champions, spacegamer, games, adventure, hero games, characters, target... Space Gamer Issue #17 May-June 1978 (32 pages) GEV: Designer’s Introduction Chitin: 1 strategy and tactics Encounters of an Unlikely Kind (combining Ogre and Rivets) Adjusted Orc Rules (fixes for article in #15) Additional Units for Imperium Modified Rules for Imperium Designer’s Notebook (notes by Steve Jackson on upcoming games – some published eventually, some not) Lucky Lady (fiction) Reviews: Gondor, Sauron, Space Gamer Issue #18 July-August 1978 (32 pages) Ice War: Designer’s Introduction Referee, Declare Thyself (hints for role playing) Red Guard (scenario for Invasion America) The Great Northern War (variant for War of the Ring) More Harmony for Fists in Melee (more unarmed combat rules) Traveller Addendum Equipment and Weapons Mounted Melee Playtest (fiction) Reviews: Starships and Spacemen, Mayday, Space Gamer Issue Number 1. A stripe of fading on cover. ; black and white; 52 pages on slick paper. Space Gamer Article Index The Space Gamer: The Metagaming Issues Issues #1 to 14 were digest size (5.5 x 8.5”), and varied from 16 to 48 pages, with cover prices ranging from 70 cents to $1.50. All Issues; In Stock; Display. "A Hugo for Games" (Industry) Alien Space Battle Manual / Starlord / Star Probe / Dungeons & Dragons / Galaxy II/Starbase 2300 / StarGuard! Fantasy Gamer; Gateways; Heroes; Pegasus; Signs & Portents; Space Gamer; White Dwarf; Articles listed and by Magazine, Issue, Game, Category, Title, and Author(s). The common thread between these magazines was their focus on science-fiction/fantasy boardgaming and role-playing. As comprehensive as I could make it. Space Gamer (1975-1985 Steve Jackson Games) Magazine comic books. Space Gamer (1975-1985 Steve Jackson Games) Magazine #22. The Space and Fantasy Gamer's Guideis a 500 page index covering allboard game and RPG related articles in allissues of the 1980's game magazines Space Gamer, Fantasy This spiral-wire bound softcover is equally at home on your gaming table, coffee table, or mantlepiece. Consider upgrading to a modern browser for an improved experience. The Guide is an index to six gaming magazines. C $17.81 + C $19.09 shipping . For a while, Better Games had the rights to the name Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer magazine. What is the Space and Fantasy Gamer's Guide? The Space Gamer was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and role-playing games. The Space Gamer. Diplomacy Variants. Space Gamer is a magazine devoted to science fiction and fantasy board games and role-playing games. New, used, and Out-of-Print. Article Index:Over 4000 articles have been indexed and organized by Quite obviously more money was infused in the work put into Dragon. 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