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{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ↑ "Gameline". Paper Mayhem . No. 37. July–August 1989. p. 19.
- ↑ Mitchell, Kieron, ed. (1990). "The 1990–1991 Who's Who Among Play-By-Mail-Gamers". Who's Who Among Play-By-Mail-Gamers. K&C Enterprises. pp. 115–155.