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Traveller day

Posted in Boardgames, Computer games, Elite Dangerous, Films and TV, Other vector movemet systems, Traveller, Vector movement on May 1, 2019 by Anders Backman

Mayday

Today is Traveller day.
Just read what’s written on the box and you’ll get it.

Traveller was the first science fiction rpg ever published, it came out the same year as Star Wars but before the movie was released, a happy coincidence. Traveller was a strong influence for the Elite computers games as well as the Firefly and Expanse TV series, Traveller has also influenced Intercept which of course is eminently usable as a space combat system for the Traveller rpg.

Oh, and Traveller used vector movement for its starships instead of some lame-ass Trek thing…

Marc Miller, the creator of the game just started a Kickstarter for his new edition of Traveller today:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/traveller5/traveller-fifth-edition/description

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- Attack vector A highly detailed boardgame employing vector movement with perhaps too much detail on simulation and maybe not enough on the game aspects. Fully 3D with interesting mechanics for that.
- Battle Rider This is a great game from GDW depicting fleet battles in the Traveller universe. It used special cards to handle all randomness instead of dice and used the tried and tested Mayday movement system. Another Great game by Frank Chadwick.
- Mayday A nifty hex paper boardgame using vector movement. The first vector boardgame I bought and still my favourite. It was a spin-off from GDWs Traveller rpg which also employed vector movement.
- Triplanetary boardgame Triplanetary was one of the first boardgames ever to use vector movement.
- Vector rally The first vector movement game I ever played. All you need is graphpaper and some pencils.
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- Intercept bundle Rules, design system and everything else needed (version is on the first page of the rules).
- Intercept designs Some ready made design sketches for common Traveller ships using the Intercept design system, examples come from commerce, navy and scouts (2010-11-06 version).
Science
- Atomic Rocket The best site on the internet! Loads of interesting stuff on anything dealing with Hard SF, rockets and space combat. Bookmark this site and check out regularly unless you are Trekkie or space fantasy buff.
- Centauri dreams Discusses extrasolar planets, advanced propulsion, astronomy and other interesting subjects.
- Rocketpunk manifesto Lots of articles on Science fiction that asks interesting questions about the Canon of Hard SF.
Science fiction
- Atomic Rocket The best site on the internet! Loads of interesting stuff on anything dealing with Hard SF, rockets and space combat. Bookmark this site and check out regularly unless you are Trekkie or space fantasy buff.
- Rocketpunk manifesto Lots of articles on Science fiction that asks interesting questions about the Canon of Hard SF.