{"product_id":"space-gamer-32","title":"Space Gamer #32","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpace Gamer\u003c\/em\u003e #32 (cover-date October 1980) fires up the transdimensional jump drive and transports you, the reader, to the gaming hobby's early days – and the articles are fun to read, too!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the regular game reviews, news, and letters, this issue's focus is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTraveller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Supporting this theme is the article \"Alternate Characters for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTraveller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\" (providing rules and guidelines for generating alien or non-human heroes), a deck plan for the \u003cem\u003eIthilien\u003c\/em\u003e-class scoutship, and reviews of nine supplemental \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTraveller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included is \"Deus Ex Machina,\" presenting three different bits of wargame-aiding code for a programmable calculator; \"Minus Two Reaction,\" a short piece of fiction that begins (and ends) in a bar; \"Ten Characters I Wouldn't Let in My Universe,\" a lighthearted list of NPCs to (not) add to your fantasy RPG; and the sixth in the series \"Game Design: Theory and Practice,\" co-written by Steve Jackson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor historians, this issue contains a company report on Yaquinto Publications by one of its key members, Steve Peek. More important, it also has information and insight into October 1980's big news: the formation of a little company called Steve Jackson Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a fan of old-school gaming or a historian of our hobby, each issue of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpace Gamer\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect passport to the past!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Jackson \/ Nick Schuessler \/ W.G. Armintrout \/ William Barton \/ Lawrence Watt-Evans \/ Mark Chittenden \/ Steve Peek\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve Jackson Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48411377631490,"sku":"dew1787936756588","price":1.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/3862\/0930\/files\/space-gamer-32_1.png?v=1787936766","url":"https:\/\/welcomingwillow.shop\/products\/space-gamer-32","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}