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- 1 2 3 Armintrout, W.G. (September–October 1983). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (65): 37.
- ↑ McLain, Bob (November–December 1983). "Gamealog". PBM Universal. No. 1. pp. 27–33.
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