Merchant Class Ships

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Merchant Class Ships
Merchant Class Ships, Traveller supplement.jpg
Designers
Publishers FASA
Publication1982;
41 years ago
 (1982)
GenresScience fiction
Systems Classic Traveller

Merchant Class Ships is a 1982 role-playing game supplement for Traveller published by FASA.

Contents

Contents

Merchant Class Ships is a set of ship plans depicting the interior details of six classes of 1,000-ton merchant ships. [1]

Publication history

Merchant Class Ships was written by Ross Babcock, J. Andrew Keith, and Jordan Weisman and was published in 1981 by FASA as a boxed set containing a 16-page pamphlet, three large map sheets, and counters; it was published again in 1986 by Seeker as a pamphlet, three large map sheets, and counters. [2]

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed Merchant Class Ships in The Space Gamer No. 58. [1] Barton commented that "For the merchant-minded Traveller, Merchant Class Ships is a worthwhile investment, and, with the minor exception of the box weight, I can give it my highest recommendation." [1]

Bob McWilliams reviewed Merchant Class Ships for White Dwarf #36, giving it an overall rating of 8 out of 10 for the novice, and 7 for the expert, and stated that "the plans themselves and the supporting material show continuing improvement over past efforts from the company." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Barton, William A. (December 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. No. 58. Steve Jackson Games. p. 45.
  2. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 336. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  3. McWilliams, Bob (December 1982). "Open Box". White Dwarf . No. 36. Games Workshop. p. 27.