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Traveller is a science fiction role-playing game first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop. Marc Miller designed Traveller with help from Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, and Loren Wiseman. [1] Editions were published for GURPS, d20, and other role-playing game systems. From its origin and in the currently published systems, the game ...
This is a list of play-by-mail (PBM) games. It includes games played only by postal mail, those played by mail with a play-by-email (PBEM) option, and games played in a turn-based format only by email or other digital format. It is unclear what the earliest play-by mail game is between chess and Go. [2] Diplomacy was first played by mail in ...
With the various supplements available, the Traveller 2300 world is as well-detailed and as much fun as any you can play. But its rules system is something of a let-down." [10] In the May 1987 edition of White Dwarf (Issue #89), Jim Bambra reviewed the original Traveller 2300 game, and found the rules "somewhat tedious reading". Having slogged ...
In the December 1983 edition of White Dwarf (Issue #48), Andy Slack reviewed the Traveller Starter Edition, the fourth revision of the basic rules, and called it "still the best science fiction role-playing game on the market; it has an almost perfect balance between realism and playability." Slack's only complaint about this edition was the ...
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The coordination and diplomacy among players added additional complexity to the game. The game won the Origins Award in 1986 for the Best New Play-By-Mail Game of 1986 and a second Origins Award for Best Play-by-Mail Game of 1989. In the 21st century, the game is run by the UK-based KJC Games which also offers a play-by-email option. [2]
William A. Barton reviewed Traveller Deluxe Edition in The Space Gamer No. 44. [1] Barton commented that "Deluxe Traveller is an excellent addition to the Traveller line – especially for the new player and referee. And even the old-timer Travellers who want the second edition rules wouldn't go far wrong by going the extra price for the deluxe ...