Space Battle (play-by-mail game)

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Space Battle is a play-by-mail game that was published by Flying Buffalo beginning in 1980.

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Gameplay

Space Battle was a game that involved two teams of ten players each in which one team member is the commander of a base ship and three battleships, and the other players each have one cruiser and three scouts, and one team wins when they destroy the base ship of their opposing team. [1] The game lacked economic and exploring aspects. [2]

Reception

Sam Moorer reviewed Space Battle in The Space Gamer No. 50. [1] Moorer commented that "Space Battle is a disappointment to Flying Buffalo's customers, who enjoyed their classic games. This one lacks the balance and fascination of StarWeb or Battle Plan . It might be interesting to a wargaming club. They could get together to discuss strategy and tactics, coordinating their movement. But the average PBMer won't find the trip worth the fare." [1]

A reviewer in a 1983 issue of PBM Universal, suggested it needed more work and "largely fail[ed] to generate or sustain interest". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Moorer, Sam (April 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer . No. 50. Steve Jackson Games. p. 36.
  2. 1 2 Editors (November–December 1983). "Gamealog". PBM Universal. No. 1. p. 31.
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