About this episode
Lets talk widescreen, big idea sci-fi. Games of space fleets, interstellar empires, sometimes aliens-- big ideas and lasers. Games like Star Trek Adventures, Traveller, Fading Suns, Space Wyrm vs Moonicorn, Dune, Coriolis, Scum & Villainy, Ashen Stars, Star Wars, Last Fleet, and the like. Talking Space Opera is another in our series of community discussions. It looks at sci-fi gaming and this tent-pole sub-genre. Our discussion ranges widely but includes: What is Space Opera, Space Combat, Aliens, Space Travel, Making Characters Not Feel Small in a Big Universe, Collaborative Building, and more.
Selected Games Mentioned
Once More into the Void
Cluster
Rust Hulks
Fellowship
Starscape
Storm Furies
Rebel Few
Tachyon Squadron
Superbandit
Stars Without Number
Golgotha
Through the Void
Uncharted Worlds
Recommended Reading: Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction
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