The Space Gamer (Issue 28 - May 1980)

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Primary Name	The Space Gamer (Issue 28 - May 1980)
Alternate Names	Space Gamer (Issue 28 - May 1980)
Publication Date	1980-00-00
Issue Index	28
Periodical	Space Gamer
Authors	Stephen V. Cole Joseph M. Hurst Steve Jackson (I) Forrest Johnson Lorin Rivers Nick Schuessler Howard Thompson Bruce F. Webster Show More »
Artists	Robert Barger Virginia Campbell Winchell Chung Dianne Galanti Jennell Allyn Jaquays Denis Loubet Norv Maples George Pratt Show More »
Producers	Elton Fewell Steve Jackson (I) Forrest Johnson Denis Loubet Ben Ostrander Ronald Pehr Nick Schuessler Monica Stephens Bruce F. Webster Show More »
Publishers	The Space Gamer
RPGs	The Fantasy Trip

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Table of Contents

Articles
1979 Game Survey Results
Overmen Do It Better by Forrest Johnson
A Guide to the SF and Fantasy Game Publishers
Company Report: Task Force Games by Steve Cole
Game Design: Theory and Practice by (Nick) Schuessler and (Steve) Jackson
Writers' and Artists' Guides

Fiction
Distraction Tactic by Austin Bay

Computer Gaming
Deus Ex Machina by Bruce Webster

Reviews
Demons by Tony Zamparutti
Capsule Reviews

Departments
Game Master
Where We're Going (by Steve Jackson and Forrest Johnson)
Metagaming Report (by Howard Thompson)
News & Plugs
Calendar
Reader Ads
Letters

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Pg. 1	Game Master	Article	Steve Jackson (I)	Rules and errata questions from readers.	Edit
Pg. 2	Where We're Going	Editorial	Steve Jackson (I) Forrest Johnson	Information on new subscription prices and a mailing wrapper.	Edit
Pg. 4	Metagaming Report	News		Information on Metagaming trademarking microgame, working for Metagaming, tournament prizes, upcoming Fantasy Trip	Edit
Pg. 5	Demons	Review	Tony Zamparutti	A review of Demons.	Edit
Pg. 6	1979 Game Survey Results	Article	Steve Jackson (I)	What our readers read, and what they think about it.	Edit
Pg. 8	Distraction Tactic	Fiction	Austin Bay	The war was a stalemate - until the Colonel took some strange advice.	Edit
Pg. 13	OVERMEN Do It Better	Article	Forrest Johnson	A new race for The Fantasy Trip.	Edit
Pg. 14	A Guide to the SF and Fantasy Game Publishers	Review	Forrest Johnson	The editor of TSG reviews the various companies in the hobby.	Edit
Pg. 18	Deus Ex Machina	Article	Bruce F. Webster	More on computerizing hex-maps.	Edit
Pg. 20	Company Report: Task Force Games	Article	Steve Cole	A new game firm, seen through the eyes of one of its founders.	Edit
Pg. 21	Game Design: Theory and Practice	Article	Steve Jackson (I) Nick Schuessler	Second in a series: Some historical background.	Edit
Pg. 24	Capsule Reviews	Review	Elisabeth Barrington Bruce Campbell Jerry Epperson Elton Fewell Joseph M. Hurst Steve Jackson (I) Forrest Johnson Stefan Jones Denis Loubet Jon Mishcon Lorin Rivers Nick Schuessler	Short reviews of boardgames, role-playin games, computer games, video games, and game supplements. Arena of	Edit
Pg. 30	Writers's and Artists' Guides	Article	(Uncredited)	Information for contributors - what we'll print, and why	Edit
Pg. 31	News and Plugs	News	(Uncredited)	News on products and their companies.	Edit
Pg. 31	Calendar	News	(Uncredited)	List of upcoming events and their dates.	Edit

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