Encounters in the Ventura Quadrant

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Encounters in the Ventura Quadrant is a 1980 role-playing game supplement for Traveller published by Group One.

Contents

Contents

Encounters in the Ventura Quadrant is a supplement which details additional starships and their crews to be used for Traveller. [1]

Publication history

Encounters in the Ventura Quadrant was published in 1980 by Group One as a 16-page book. [2]

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed Encounters in the Ventura Quadrant in The Space Gamer No. 34. [1] Barton commented that "Group One shows definite promise as an up-and-coming competitor in the field of Traveller play aids. Encounters in the Ventura Quadrant can do nothing but add to your enjoyment in running starship encounters." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Barton, William A. (December 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. No. 34. Steve Jackson Games. pp. 32, 34.
  2. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 333. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.