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'''''The Space Gamer''''' ('''''Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer''''' 1985–1988, 1990; '''''SpaceGamer''''' 1989) was a gaming magazine focusing on science fiction and fantasy products. It ran sporadically for fifteen years, with six publishers producing more than 90 issues.
  
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This long-lived science-fiction gaming magazine covered a diverse number of games, but the focus of this article are the handful of those with BattleTech content.<ref>[https://index.rpg.net/display-search.phtml?key=magazine&value=The+Space+Gamer&type=pictures ''The Space Gamer'']</ref>
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Only BattleTech-related material is listed here.
  
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==#73 (March/April 1985)==
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'''Scanner: New from the World of Gaming'''
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: New & Upcoming: 1985.
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:* [[FASA]] planned Battledroids releases: ten plastic models at $4 each and four "book modules" of rules and scenarios.
  
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==Issue 75 (July/August 1985)==
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==#75 (July/August 1985)==
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BattleDroids Variants by George MacDonald
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'''Battledroids''' by [[w:Aaron Allston|Aaron Allston]].
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: Featured review.
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'''Battledroids Variants''' by [[w:George MacDonald (game designer|George Mac Donald]]. Art taken from the rulebook.
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: Optional rules covering weapons, shields, heat, and movement.
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==Issue 77 (1987)==
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Cover date Jan/Feb 1987, TOC date February/March 1987.
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'''Scanner'''
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: New Releases from FASA include:
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:* ''[[The Galtor Campaign|Galtor Campaign]]''
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:* ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Kranston's Swords Irregulars]]''
  
 
==Issue 78 (April/May 1987)==
 
==Issue 78 (April/May 1987)==
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*Flea FLE-15 Light BattleMech by Dale L. Kemper. 3 Pages. (15 tons, Cruising Speed: 92.3 mph, (1) ML, (2) SL and (2) MG.)
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'''Technical Data Readout''' by [[Dale L. Kemper]]. Art by John Bridges.
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*Infotech on BattleTech by Scott Tanner. 3 page article summarizing FASA products of the time.
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: FLE-15 [[Flea]] Type Light BattleMech. A 15-ton version with a [[medium laser]], two [[small laser]]s, and two [[machine gun]]s. Four variants (A–D) are described. A miniature from [[Ral Partha]], catalog #20-805, is noted.
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*Popular House Rules for BattleTech by Stephen Fuelleman. 2 pages.
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'''Infotech on BattleTech''' by Scott Tanner.
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: An overview of BattleTech and related systems ''[[CityTech]]'', ''[[AeroTech]]'', and [[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game|MechWarrior]]''.
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'''On the House: Popular House Rules for BattleTech''' by Stephen Fuelleman.
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: House rules covering movement, combat and construction.
  
 
==Issue 79 (August/September 1987)==
 
==Issue 79 (August/September 1987)==
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ARTICLE: ''Cestus'' CST-3S 65-ton BattleMech by Dale Kemper. (Artwork by John Bridges)
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'''Technical Data Readout: CST-3S Cestus Type Heavy BattleMech''' by Dale Kemper. Art by John Bridges.
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: An ancient long-range fire support design by [[Technicron Manufacturing]], only 5% remain in operation. Similar to a ''[[Rifleman]]'' with the movement profile of a ''[[Panther]]'', the arms paired an [[AC/2]] with a [[medium laser]], with an [[LRM-5]] in each side torso. A variant sacrifices the jump jets, some armor, and extra heat sinks to mount larger missile racks. The [[jump jet]]s were not included in the stats, producing a 'Mech two tons underweight, two tons overweight with the jump jets included.
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:* This is not the canon ''[[Cestus]]'' BattleMech, but rather statistics intended for the ''Cestus'' figure produced by Ral Partha Enterprises, commonly called the Battledroid ''Cestus''. The article was reprinted in ''[[Challenge Magazine|Challenge]]'' issue 44, April/May 1990.
  
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This 2-page article explicitly gives statistics to the Ral Partha miniature (Catalog Number 20-814). First produced in 2555, this Star League era design was "very popular" and remained in service with House Steiner after the fall of the Star League.
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==Issue 80 (October/November 1987)==
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'''Scanner'''
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: A regular feature containing coming releases, announcements, etc. for various companies.
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:* [[MechForce]] is the official BattleTech fan club.
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:* ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' is a new magazine from [[Pacific Rim Publishing]], publishers of ''[[w:The Grenadier|The Grenadier]]''.
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'''Optional Smoke Rules For Battletech''' by Robert Isenberg.
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:* Smoke rounds for [[long-range missile|long-]] and [[short-range missile]]s.
  
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==Issue 80 (October/November 1987)==
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==Issue 82 (July/August 1988)==
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Optional Smoke Rules by Robert Isenberg
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'''Scanner'''
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: New Releases.
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:* Nova Game Designs: ''[[Science Fiction Combat Book Game#LCT-1S Locust|Locust Battle Tech Book]]'', ''[[Science Fiction Combat Book Game#RFL-3N Rifleman|Rifleman Battle Tech Book]]''.
  
 
==Issue 83 (October/November 1988)==
 
==Issue 83 (October/November 1988)==
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New Inborn Abilities for [[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game|MechWarriors]] by Barry Osser
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'''Scanner'''
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: FASA's upcoming release schedule includes ''[[Shrapnel (anthology)|Shrapnel]]'', ''[[Warrior: Riposte]]'', ''[[PlasTech]]'', ''[[The Kell Hounds]]'', ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]''.
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'''New Inborn Abilities for MechWarrior''' by Barry Osser.
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:* ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game|MechWarrior]]'' character creation options, both positive and negative.
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==Issue 84 (December 1988)==
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'''Scanner'''
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: New and upcoming releases from FASA include:
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:* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)|House Davion]]''
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:* ''[[Map Set 2|BattleTech Map Set II]]''
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:* ''[[The Star League]]''
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:* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1|The Fourth Succession War, Volume One]]''
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:* ''[[Wolves on the Border]]''
  
 
==Issue 85 (January/February 1989)==
 
==Issue 85 (January/February 1989)==
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ARTICLE: The Mechwarrior Aliens by Barry Osser. This 2-page article features three new races for [[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game|MechWarrior]], the Gecko, the Vegan and the Briata. Reaction to the introduction of non-humans into the BTU was often critical.
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'''The Mechwarrior Aliens''' by Barry Osser.
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: Creating alien races for variety's sake. Three samples are presented, the nearest of which lives 1,400 lightyears from Earth.
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==Vol. II, No. 1 (July/August, 1989)==
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'''Scanner: Previews and Reviews'''
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: New and upcoming releases from FASA include:
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:* ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One|War Scenario Pack #1]]''
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:* ''[[BattleTroops|Battle Troops]]''
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:* ''[[Heir to the Dragon|Heir Of The Dragon]]''
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==Vol. II, No. 2 (October/November, 1989)==
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'''Scanner'''
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: New and upcoming releases from FASA include:
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:* ''[[Blood Legacy]]''
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:* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050|Battletech Technical Readout 3050]]''
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:* ''[[Lethal Heritage]]''
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==Issue #88 (March/April 1990)==
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'''Battletech, The Crescent Hawk's Inception''' by Tony Watson
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: Review of ''[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Inception]]''.
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'''Scanner'''
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: New and upcoming releases from FASA include:
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:* ''[[BattleTech Reinforcements 2|Battletech Reinforcements 2]]''
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:* ''Battletech Technical Readout: 3050''
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:* ''[[The Battle for Twycross|Battle for Twycross]]''
  
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The Space Gamer
Product information
Type Magazine
Development Warren Spector, Anne Jaffe, Jeff Albanse
Publication information
Publisher Steve Jackson Games Inc.
First published 1975-1990
Content

The Space Gamer (Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer 1985–1988, 1990; SpaceGamer 1989) was a gaming magazine focusing on science fiction and fantasy products. It ran sporadically for fifteen years, with six publishers producing more than 90 issues.

Only BattleTech-related material is listed here.

#73 (March/April 1985)[edit]

Scanner: New from the World of Gaming

New & Upcoming: 1985.
  • FASA planned Battledroids releases: ten plastic models at $4 each and four "book modules" of rules and scenarios.

#75 (July/August 1985)[edit]

Battledroids by Aaron Allston.

Featured review.

Battledroids Variants by George Mac Donald. Art taken from the rulebook.

Optional rules covering weapons, shields, heat, and movement.

Issue 77 (1987)[edit]

Cover date Jan/Feb 1987, TOC date February/March 1987.

Scanner

New Releases from FASA include:

Issue 78 (April/May 1987)[edit]

Technical Data Readout by Dale L. Kemper. Art by John Bridges.

FLE-15 Flea Type Light BattleMech. A 15-ton version with a medium laser, two small lasers, and two machine guns. Four variants (A–D) are described. A miniature from Ral Partha, catalog #20-805, is noted.

Infotech on BattleTech by Scott Tanner.

An overview of BattleTech and related systems CityTech, AeroTech, and MechWarrior.

On the House: Popular House Rules for BattleTech by Stephen Fuelleman.

House rules covering movement, combat and construction.

Issue 79 (August/September 1987)[edit]

Technical Data Readout: CST-3S Cestus Type Heavy BattleMech by Dale Kemper. Art by John Bridges.

An ancient long-range fire support design by Technicron Manufacturing, only 5% remain in operation. Similar to a Rifleman with the movement profile of a Panther, the arms paired an AC/2 with a medium laser, with an LRM-5 in each side torso. A variant sacrifices the jump jets, some armor, and extra heat sinks to mount larger missile racks. The jump jets were not included in the stats, producing a 'Mech two tons underweight, two tons overweight with the jump jets included.
  • This is not the canon Cestus BattleMech, but rather statistics intended for the Cestus figure produced by Ral Partha Enterprises, commonly called the Battledroid Cestus. The article was reprinted in Challenge issue 44, April/May 1990.

Issue 80 (October/November 1987)[edit]

Scanner

A regular feature containing coming releases, announcements, etc. for various companies.

Optional Smoke Rules For Battletech by Robert Isenberg.

Issue 82 (July/August 1988)[edit]

Scanner

New Releases.

Issue 83 (October/November 1988)[edit]

Scanner

FASA's upcoming release schedule includes Shrapnel, Warrior: Riposte, PlasTech, The Kell Hounds, The Periphery.

New Inborn Abilities for MechWarrior by Barry Osser.

  • MechWarrior character creation options, both positive and negative.

Issue 84 (December 1988)[edit]

Scanner

New and upcoming releases from FASA include:

Issue 85 (January/February 1989)[edit]

The Mechwarrior Aliens by Barry Osser.

Creating alien races for variety's sake. Three samples are presented, the nearest of which lives 1,400 lightyears from Earth.

Vol. II, No. 1 (July/August, 1989)[edit]

Scanner: Previews and Reviews

New and upcoming releases from FASA include:

Vol. II, No. 2 (October/November, 1989)[edit]

Scanner

New and upcoming releases from FASA include:

Issue #88 (March/April 1990)[edit]

Battletech, The Crescent Hawk's Inception by Tony Watson

Review of BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Inception.

Scanner

New and upcoming releases from FASA include:

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