{"product_id":"space-gamer-42","title":"Space Gamer #42","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpace Gamer\u003c\/em\u003e #42 (cover date August 1981) boldly goes where few mags have gone before – 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 features old-school sci-fi action, including a retrospective of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStar Fleet Battles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (by its creator, Steve Cole); ruminations about \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetamorphosis Alpha\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e; two new nonhuman races for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTraveller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e; plus a computer-programming article about how to make those sci-fi battles feel a bit more like your favorite TV show. It also includes advice for why it's good to have mixed-monster adversaries in your fantasy gaming, as well as a tongue-in-cheek \"glossary\" of gaming-industry terms (did you know \"The Game Master will determine . . .\" means \"Sorry, we couldn't think up a rule for this\"?).\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 Stefan Jones \/ W.G. Armintrout \/ Denis Loubet \/ Bruce Webster \/ Stephen Cole \/ Lewis Pulsipher \/ T.D. Graver \/ Serg Korem\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve Jackson Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48411379106050,"sku":"aus1787936803901","price":2.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/3862\/0930\/files\/space-gamer-42_1.png?v=1787936814","url":"https:\/\/welcomingwillow.shop\/products\/space-gamer-42","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}