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Fifth Frontier War

Fifth Frontier War

1981

Designed by John Astell, Frank Chadwick, Marc W. Miller

Published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games), Hobby Japan, IED Co., Ltd. (International Editorial Design), Hobby Japan, Game Designers' Workshop

Description

A basic hex-and-counter wargame set in the Spinward Marches of the Traveller RPG universe. Designed as a campaign aid for Traveller but a playable game on its own. Movement of units are generally pre-plotted and executed simultaneously, combat then occurring where necessary. Each turn is one week, each hex one parsec. Components: 22" X 26" Game Map; 720 Counters; Four 8.5" x 11" Chart Sheets; Two Dice Box

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