GURPS Alpha Centauri

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GURPS Alpha Centauri
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Designers Jon F. Zeigler
Publishers Steve Jackson Games
Systems GURPS

GURPS Alpha Centauri is a sourcebook for GURPS Third Edition.

Contents

Contents

GURPS Alpha Centauri details the setting of the Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri computer game. [1]

Publication history

Steve Jackson Games published GURPS Alpha Centauri, a sourcebook for the GURPS role-playing game set in the Alpha Centauri universe. [2]

Reception

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References

  1. Stenros, Jaakko (2004). "Genre, Style, Method and Focus: Typologies for Role-Playing Games". In Markus Montola and Jaakko Stenros (ed.). Beyond Role and Play: Tools, Toys and Theory for Harnessing the Imagination (PDF). Ropecon ry. ISBN   952-91-6843-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-16. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  2. "GURPS Alpha Centauri". www.sjgames.com.