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1978 · 2-2 players · 120min · weight 2.27 · 170 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
4317
Name
Mayday
Year
1978
Rank
16153
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
120
Min playtime
120
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
2.2667
Num weights
30
Bayes avg
5.53193
Average
6.04706
Users rated
170
Num owned
544
Wanting
12
Wishing
42
Num comments
87
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:37:06 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (6)
Action QueueDice RollingGrid MovementHexagon GridScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSimulation
Categories (2)
Science FictionWargame
Description (766 chars)

Basic two-player SF wargame of ship-to-ship space combat featuring movement (responding to both thrust and gravity), laser fire, missile fire, and ship-computer programming. Scenarios include The Grand Prix, The Attack, Piracy, Battle, and Smuggling. Intended as Game 1 for the "Traveler" RPG universe and uses a variant of the "Traveler" starship rules. One of GDW's Series 120 games, designed to be played in two hours or less. The original 1978 version won the Charles Roberts Award for the Best Science Fiction Game of the Year; other editions were published in 1980 and 1983. The Cover Art for the original 1978 GDW version was by Rodger B. MacGowan (RBM). Japanese edition published by Hobby Japan and later by Kokusai-Tsushinsha ('RPGamer' magazine #1).

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.