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Line 18: The Game News magazine was a magazine with related articles on roleplaying games, war games, and other adult games. The Game News magazine was a magazine with related articles on roleplaying games, war games, and other adult games. − ==No. 2, April 1985== + =='''May 1985 No.3 '''== − <div style="clear:both"></div> − ''Battledroids'' had a long review by Kerry Lloyd. FASA provided the cover art, an iconic ''[[Warhammer]]'' in combat. − − ==No. 3, May 1985== <div style="clear:both"></div> <div style="clear:both"></div> <!--[[File:Game News 3-cover.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Game News #3]]--> <!--[[File:Game News 3-cover.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Game News #3]]--> [[File:Spider GameNews3.jpg|120px|thumb|right|''Battledroid'' ''[[Spider]]'' SPI-5R from Game News #3]] [[File:Spider GameNews3.jpg|120px|thumb|right|''Battledroid'' ''[[Spider]]'' SPI-5R from Game News #3]] − In issue 3, ''Game News'' published a scenario for ''[[Battledroids]]'' titled ''The Sakara Skirmish'' that was authored by [[Patrick Larkin]]. This scenario pitted a raiding party from the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] (working for [[House Kurita]]) against a hastily assembled force from the 45th Icarian Lancers who were protecting [[House Steiner]] supply depots on Sakara. The attacking raiding party, led by captain Michael Sullivan, consists of three ''Spiders'' and five other droids, whose arrival were spread out over three turns. The defending forces, led by Captain Reinhardt Tamaguchi, consisted of Captain Tamaguchi's [[Rifleman]] and four other droids, some of which has prior damage or disrepair. The attacker's goal was to completely eliminate the defending forces so that they can attack the suppoy depots, while the defenders were seeking to destroy enough of the attackers to force the retreat of the attackers. + In issue 3, ''Game News'' published a scenario for ''[[Battledroids]]'' titled ''The Sakara Skirmish'' that was authored by [[Patrick Larkin]]. This scenario pitted a raiding party from the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] (working for [[House Kurita]]) against a hastily assembled force from the 45th Icarian Lancers who were protecting [[House Steiner]] supply depots on Sakara. The attacking raiding party, led by captain Michael Sullivan, consists of three Spiders and five other droids, whose arrival were spread out over three turns. The defending forces, led by Captain Reinhardt Tamaguchi, consisted of Captain Tamaguchi's [[Rifleman]] and four other droids, some of which has prior damage or disrepair. The attacker's goal was to completely eliminate the defending forces so that they can attack the suppoy depots, while the defenders were seeking to destroy enough of the attackers to force the retreat of the attackers. − Stats for the ''Spider'' Battledroid were also included. This ''Spider'' Battledroid weighed 30 tons and had jumping capability equivalent to 8 jump jets but it differed in a number of respects from the ''[[Spider]]'' 'Mech that would appear in TRO 3025. The ''Spider'' Battledroid's model number was SPI-5R, had an armament of four medium lasers, and only 6 walking move points. As its jumping movement was greater than its walking movement, it was incompatible with later 'Mech construction rules. + Stats for the Spider Battledroid were also included. This Spider Battledroid weighted 30 tons and had jumping capability equivalent to 8 jump jets but it differed in a number of respects from the [[Spider]] 'Mech that would appear in TRO 3025. The Spider Battledroid's model number was SPI-5R, had an armament of four medium lasers, and only 6 walking move points. As its jumping movement was greater than its walking movement, it was incompatible with later 'Mech construction rules. <div style="clear:both"></div> <div style="clear:both"></div> − ==No. 8, Oct. 1985== + =='''Oct. 1985 No.8 '''== <div style="clear:both"></div> <div style="clear:both"></div> <!--[[File:Game_News_8_cover.png|200px|thumb|right|Game News #8]]--> <!--[[File:Game_News_8_cover.png|200px|thumb|right|Game News #8]]-->
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The Game News magazine was a magazine with related articles on roleplaying games, war games, and other adult games. | The Game News magazine was a magazine with related articles on roleplaying games, war games, and other adult games. | ||
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[[File:Spider GameNews3.jpg|120px|thumb|right|''Battledroid'' ''[[Spider]]'' SPI-5R from Game News #3]] | [[File:Spider GameNews3.jpg|120px|thumb|right|''Battledroid'' ''[[Spider]]'' SPI-5R from Game News #3]] | ||
| − | In issue 3, ''Game News'' published a scenario for ''[[Battledroids]]'' titled ''The Sakara Skirmish'' that was authored by [[Patrick Larkin]]. This scenario pitted a raiding party from the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] (working for [[House Kurita]]) against a hastily assembled force from the 45th Icarian Lancers who were protecting [[House Steiner]] supply depots on Sakara. The attacking raiding party, led by captain Michael Sullivan, consists of three | + | In issue 3, ''Game News'' published a scenario for ''[[Battledroids]]'' titled ''The Sakara Skirmish'' that was authored by [[Patrick Larkin]]. This scenario pitted a raiding party from the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] (working for [[House Kurita]]) against a hastily assembled force from the 45th Icarian Lancers who were protecting [[House Steiner]] supply depots on Sakara. The attacking raiding party, led by captain Michael Sullivan, consists of three Spiders and five other droids, whose arrival were spread out over three turns. The defending forces, led by Captain Reinhardt Tamaguchi, consisted of Captain Tamaguchi's [[Rifleman]] and four other droids, some of which has prior damage or disrepair. The attacker's goal was to completely eliminate the defending forces so that they can attack the suppoy depots, while the defenders were seeking to destroy enough of the attackers to force the retreat of the attackers. |
| − | Stats for the | + | Stats for the Spider Battledroid were also included. This Spider Battledroid weighted 30 tons and had jumping capability equivalent to 8 jump jets but it differed in a number of respects from the [[Spider]] 'Mech that would appear in TRO 3025. The Spider Battledroid's model number was SPI-5R, had an armament of four medium lasers, and only 6 walking move points. As its jumping movement was greater than its walking movement, it was incompatible with later 'Mech construction rules. |
<div style="clear:both"></div> | <div style="clear:both"></div> | ||
| − | ==No. 8 | + | =='''Oct. 1985 No.8 '''== |
<div style="clear:both"></div> | <div style="clear:both"></div> | ||
<!--[[File:Game_News_8_cover.png|200px|thumb|right|Game News #8]]--> | <!--[[File:Game_News_8_cover.png|200px|thumb|right|Game News #8]]--> | ||