Mach: The First Colony

Mach: The First Colony is a role-playing game published by Alliance Publications in 1983.

Description

Mach: The First Colony is a science-fiction system in which the player characters are mercenaries on a frontier planet.[1] The planet, its societies, and mixed technologies are described in detail.[1] The first book (32 pages) covers character creation and combat; the second (32 pages) covers skills and creatures.[1] The game includes an introductory scenario (16 pages).[1]

Publication history

Mach: The First Colony was designed by Michael Lange with Martin Miller, and published by Alliance Publications in 1983 as a boxed set containing a 32-page book, a 32-page book, and a 16-page book.[1]

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed Iron Horse in Space Gamer No. 69.[2] Barton commented that "Those players who like complex, highly detailed games – players of systems such as Space Opera, Chivalry & Sorcery, and Aftermath – might find Mach worth its [...] price. Admirers of simpler systems, such as The Fantasy Trip, Star Trek or Call of Cthulhu, should probably pass this one up."[2]

References
  1. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 352. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  2. Barton, William A. (May–June 1984). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (69): 37–38.
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