Robert_Brandt,
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Original box I bought in '81, we had been playing since '79, though I waited to get the upadeted rules. Dice might be original, or might be from Squad Leader. #TravellerRPG #MayDay

nyrath,
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@Robert_Brandt

That cover copy is solid gold. Just reading it made your mind's eye light up with an exciting scifi sequence.

And you wanted to buy that little black box so you could find out what happened next...

synlogic,
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@nyrath @Robert_Brandt well said. that little fiction blurb was like a taster of what TTRPG experience is at its heart and at its best. using words to stimulate our minds and paint worlds and adventures which exist only in our imagination

nyrath, (edited )
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@synlogic @Robert_Brandt

From a marketing standpoint it is excellent.

You are in the dealer room of a gaming con. As you walk, your eye is caught by stark white letters on a black box. Instinctively you read the words.

By the time you finish reading, you are picking up the box and reaching for your wallet...

Robert_Brandt, (edited )
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@nyrath @synlogic All of it, there were the digest sized books in the racks, micro- and task force games in plastic bags, deluxe bookshelf games from AH and SPI, all sorts of magazines such as the Dragon, General, White Dwarf, and The Space Gamer. It was heaven, and that's just scratching the surface of hobby shops.

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