Space Opera (game)

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Space Opera
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Designer(s) Edward E. Simbalist, A. Mark Ratner, Phil McGregor
Publisher(s) Fantasy Games Unlimited
Publication date 1980
Genre(s) Space opera
System Custom

Space Opera was a role-playing game created by Edward E. Simbalist, A. Mark Ratner, and Phil McGregor for Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1980. It was one of the first futuristic space adventure role-playing games, offering systems for creating space opera themed characters, starships and various types of combat. Though it gained a dedicated following, it is generally considered to be one of the most overcomplex and unwieldy rules sets ever written, often remembered more for being math-heavy (creating a character generally involved several hours spent resolving formulas) than anything else. Though it enjoyed a great deal of support from FGU, who considered it their flagship science fiction title, the game never achieved the popularity enjoyed by Traveller. However, it maintained enough of a following to lead to a reprint of the main rules in 1997.

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[edit] Publications

[edit] Core rules

  • Space Opera, box (1980)
  • Space Opera, box 2nd print (1980)
  • Space Opera, box 3rd print (1982)
  • Space Opera, book 4th print (1997)

[edit] Rules Supplements

  • Space Marines (1979)
  • Ground & Air Equipment (1981)
  • Seldon's Compendium of Starcraft, vol 1 (1981)
  • Seldon's Compendium of Starcraft, vol 2 (1984)
  • Seldon's Compendium of Starcraft, vol 3 (1988)
  • Denoba class small merchant (1988) (SEEKER Game Systems)
  • Nike class patrol cruiser (1988) (SEEKER Game Systems)
  • Merchant class ships, vol 1 (1988) (SEEKER Game Systems)

[edit] Supplements

  • The Outworlds (1981)
  • Star Atlas 1, Terran Sector (1981)
  • Star Atlas 2, Mercantile League (1983)
  • Star Atlas 3, Azuriach Imperium (1984)
  • Star Atlas 5, United Ranan Worlds (1985)
  • Star Atlas 11, the CSA (1982)
  • Star Atlas 12, Korellian Empire (1984)

[edit] Adventures

  • Alien base (1980)
  • Martigan Belt (1981)
  • Probe NGC 8436 (1981)
  • Vault of the Ni'er Queyon (1982)
  • Fasolt in peril (1982)
  • Incedus III (1982)
  • Rowsion II (1982)
  • Agents of rebellion (1983)
  • Operation Peregrine (1983)
  • Casino Galactica (1983)

[edit] Never published

  • Clash of Empires (ref. 7103)
  • Star Atlas 4: The GPR (ref. 7144)
  • Star Atlas 6: The Hiss' isst (ref. 7146)
  • Seldon's Compendium of Starcraf 4 (ref. 7174)
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