Ares 12 - Star Trader
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Game: Star Trader  by Nick Karp
   Game of Interstellar exploitation and piracy in the 24th Century
   An independent game compatible with Universe for 2-6 players
   22x34 map, 200 ctrs, 16p rules

Science Fact: New Minds
   - The Promises of Artificial Intelligence     Alan Terry, Frances Grimble p4-8

Adventures in Albion
   - Role-Playing in the Land of Faerie          David Ritchie p9-13
     Variant for Ares 11 game: Albion

Non-Fiction:  The 11 Billion Dollar Bottle of Wine
   - The Possibilities of Interstellar Trade     Greg Costikyan p14-17

Designer's Notes   p18,38
   - DragonQuest                Gerry Klug
   - The Damocles Mission       Gerry Klug
   - Conan                      Mark Herman
   - First Contacts             Greg Costikyan

Fiction:
   Star Trader!       Timothy Truman p19-22

Science for Science Fiction:    ed John Boardman, Ph.D  p23
   - Why is the Sky Dark at Night
   - The Return of the Unicorn
   - What Do You Say to a Computer?

Facts for Fantasy:    ed Susan Shwartz, Ph.D  p24
   - Class, Corn, and Oil
   - The Thyrs
   - Torngaks and Angakoks
   - Runes and Christianity
   - Oceanic Creation

Film & Television:    p25,27
   - The Time Bandits      Christopher John

Books:
   14 books listed,  by Greg Costikyan  p26-27

Media:
   The Fast Food Plater    David Schow  p27

Games:   ed Steve List   p28-31
   Dwarfstar Games                            Steve List
      - Barbarian Prince
      - Star Viking
      - Outpost Gamma
      - Demonlord
   Champions (super-hero rpb by Hero Games)   Eric Goldberg

RPGaming    Gerry Klug   p31-32
   - I1: The Dwellers of the Forbidden City (TSR)     Gerr Klug
   - L1: The Secret of Bone Hill (TSR)                Robert Kern

Software:    Ian Chadwick  p32-33
   - Robot Attack (Big Five Software)
   - Master Trader (Argon Games)
   - Cosmic Trader (Simulation Software)

Questing 
   - A Regular Feature for DragonQuest Players   Gerry Klug  p36,38

Universe Commlink
   - A Regular Feature for Univers Players    John Butterfield  p37