Space 1889: Science Fiction Role Playing in a More Civilized Time

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Summary: Good Idea; Needs work
Review: This is a fairly easy roleplaying game to learn with an interesting premise. Unfortunately, the adventures written for the game are horrible! Plan to devise your own. Conklin's atlas of the worlds in an invaluable resource for this game, giving you much greater detail on Mercury, Venus & Mars. Too bad they thought Victiorian Earth was "boring" to give it much detail.

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Summary: adventures in uniqueness!
Review: While it was hardly the most detailed or complex role-playing game, it was surely the most unusual and unique. Its simplistic rule system aided the 'cinematic' feel of the adventures into tales of derring-do! Absolutely fantastic. Good to see it back in print!

Rating:
Summary: adventures in uniqueness!
Review: While it was hardly the most detailed or complex role-playing game, it was surely the most unusual and unique. Its simplistic rule system aided the 'cinematic' feel of the adventures into tales of derring-do! Absolutely fantastic. Good to see it back in print!

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Summary: Great Game, Terrible Production
Review: While this may not be the most sophisticated RPG to come down the pike, Space 1889 is just plain fun. The rules are simple enough for a newbie role player to jump in and have a good time, but flexible enough for a good GM to write a very interesting adventure. This is a good 'beer and pretzles' type game that lends itself well to a casual style of play as well as a more involved campaign.

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Summary: Whale of a good time.
Review: While this may not be the most sophisticated RPG to come down the pike, Space 1889 is just plain fun. The rules are simple enough for a newbie role player to jump in and have a good time, but flexible enough for a good GM to write a very interesting adventure. This is a good 'beer and pretzles' type game that lends itself well to a casual style of play as well as a more involved campaign.