A little slice of GW history

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A little slice of GW history

Post by Spevna » Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:18 am

While not actually WH40K, it was GW's first foray into sci fi gaming and acted as an inspiration of sorts.

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http://www.scribd.com/doc/81678591/Spacefarers-1981
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Re: A little slice of GW history

Post by Admiral-Badruck » Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:34 am

Could not get it to work what is it exactly?
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Re: A little slice of GW history

Post by Spevna » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:06 am

It's GWs earliest sci fi skirmish rules. Its a link to a downloadable PDF on Scribd.
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Post by Admiral-Badruck » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:15 am

Okay I get it then. These rules came un when I was like nine years old.
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Re: A little slice of GW history

Post by Spevna » Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:31 am

Admiral-Badruck wrote:Okay I get it then. These rules came un when I was like nine years old.
Nine? Are you 40 this year?
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Re: A little slice of GW history

Post by ashmie » Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:37 am

Cool, thanks Spev. Very mezurashi to see this. Good stuff! Well I was 1 in 1981 and I'm soon to be 32 so that would make the Admiral, ... eleventy one? :?: ;)
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Re: A little slice of GW history

Post by Spevna » Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:46 am

ashmie wrote:Cool, thanks Spev. Very mezurashi to see this. Good stuff! Well I was 1 in 1981 and I'm soon to be 32 so that would make the Admiral, ... eleventy one? :?: ;)

Or Twelfty?

I wouldnt mind getting a game of this in. Might be fun for a small squad VS squad game.
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Re: A little slice of GW history

Post by AndrewGPaul » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:25 pm

Ah, the acme of 80s game design; TABLES! and lists of MODIFIERS!

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