Transactions of the Royal Martian Geographical Society: The Journal of Victorian Era Roleplaying [Paperback]

Mark Clark (Editor), Brian Kendall (Editor), Steve Whitmore (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 19, 1999 | Series: Transactions of the Royal Martian Geographical Society (Book 1)

This volume collects issues five through eight of the official fanzine for Space: 1889.

PREPARE! For the French, German and Russian Machinations on Mars!

THRILL! To the Rancorous Pushti Fruit Controversy!

BLUSTER! At the activities of Suffragettes on Mars!

MARVEL! At The Strongmen of the 19th Century!

GAWK! At the Arming of the Adventuress!

AND MUCH MUCH MORE!

Corset illustrations for educational purposes only!

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Heliograph, Inc. (February 19, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966892607
• ISBN-13: 978-0966892604
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,093,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A most welcome compilation!, September 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Transactions of the Royal Martian Geographical Society: The Journal of Victorian Era Roleplaying (Paperback)

This volume collects the first four issues of the Transactions of the Royal Martian Geographical Society, a formerly-defunct magazine for GDW's late, lamented Space:1889. I regretted not acquiring these issues when they came out, but now I'm glad I waited. This combined edition is greatly superior to the originals: layout is improved, there are more graphics, and it is nice to have everything combined under one set of covers. The articles themselves are good-to-excellent in quality, and are frequently better than the material released for the original game. Many of the authors are professional historians or graduate students of history, and their depth of knowledge shows. The only thing preventing me from giving this product five stars were the facts that a: my copy (and mine alone, it seems, since I spoke with others who purchased this) was a little defective, and b: this product only covers Space: 1889--which was entirely fine by me, but might limit its appeal to other Victorian-era gamers who aren't great fans of the Space: 1889 universe. Future issues will broaden the coverage, I am told.

I am also told that the editors believe that this product was not 100% perfect, and that there is room for improvement. Personally, I don't see how. I found the product to be excellent, and welcome its release. And if volume 2 is going to be better than this, as the editors promise, it will be _extremely_ impressive indeed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There! Syrtis Major! Did I ever tell you about the ..., April 27, 2000

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John Bailey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transactions of the Royal Martian Geographical Society: The Journal of Victorian Era Roleplaying (Paperback)

Space 1889 was not the greatest game ever produced. The marketing of the game seemed weak. And, to be perfectly frank (pun intended), many of the illustrations were terrible! But, inspite of that and the demise of GDW (a tragedy in my not-so-humble opinion), the game lives on in the small enclaves here and there, joined by the internet.

I think that really says the ideas behind the game mechanics were brilliant. And I'm grateful to those who produced the game.

Transactions was a great fanzine. It, too, had an ignominious end. Now, with these compilations, it lives again. And better, far better than before!

This compilation has accounts of two miniatures games, which lend a great deal to the playing of the game.

If you enjoy movies like "Zulu", "Rogues March", "Beau Geste", "Four Feathers" and "the Light That Failed", you'll love this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first volume, if that's possible!, March 14, 2000

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Sam Noyce (Temporarily in Kuwait, headed home soon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transactions of the Royal Martian Geographical Society: The Journal of Victorian Era Roleplaying (Paperback)

I loved the first volume that Mark and Matt put together, and the second was even better. Being a post-GDW-collapse convert to Space: 1889, I didn't even realize that there had been a "Transactions" fanzine. I think that the new format does more justice to the efforts of Mark and the varied authors to improve upon the basic game materials than the fanzine. I think that the second volume would be more useful to those who are looking for more general information on Victorian Era Gaming and not just for Space: 1889. Loved it! Eagerly awaiting the 3rd Volume.