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Jet Packs and Laser Guns

Space Opera

By Edward E. Simbalist, A. Mark Ratner & Phil McGregor  

5 Jun, 2022

Because My Tears Are Delicious To You

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Edward E. Simbalist, A. Mark Ratner, and Phil McGregor’s 1980 Space Opera is a venerable science-fiction tabletop roleplaying game. It was published by Fantasy Games Unlimited. The writers’ intent was to provide an all-in-one set of rules that would cover nearly every contingency SF gamemasters might encounter. 

Which it does, but not especially well. 

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