Snapshot (board game)

Snapshot is a 1979 board wargame published by Game Designers' Workshop.

Gameplay

Snapshot is a game of starship boarding and personal combat derived from Traveller.[1]

Reception

Peter Darvill-Evans reviewed Snapshot for White Dwarf #16, giving it an overall rating of 8 out of 10, and stated that "it is an invaluable adjunct to Traveller, allowing close combat to be resolved in detail, yet quickly and simply ; as a game in itself it is perhaps less satisfactory, although still one of the best man-to-man combat systems on the market; and the presentation is in every way excellent."[2]

Eric Goldberg reviewed Snapshot in Ares Magazine #1, rating it a 5 out of 9.[3] Goldberg commented that "Slightly more complicated than necessary, but fairly playable. Adventurers can take half an hour or an afternoon."[3]

Tony Watson reviewed Snapshot in The Space Gamer No. 27.[1] Watson commented that "While Snapshot is a solid game in its own right, I think it truly realizes its potential when used with Traveller. Players must consider character survival more carefully and think of goals and ambitions beyond the immediate combat."[1]

gollark: Those are generally considered not bad.
gollark: I thought about it more, and I don't think there's an actual ethical issue, but it is an undesirable feature for a drive.
gollark: All the people in the original universe continue to exist, in universe B.
gollark: If you instantaneously destroy universe A somehow after operating the drive, then everyone will always be in the "good" universe B where its users don't cease to exist suddenly.
gollark: So the drive can be seen as splitting the universe into two. One of the resulting universes ("A") has the drive's users removed. One of them ("B") has the drive's users in a different place.

References
  1. Watson, Tony (March–April 1980). "Capsule Featured Review: Snapshot". The Space Gamer. No. 27. Steve Jackson Games. pp. 26–27.
  2. Darvill-Evans, Peter (December 1979 – January 1980). "Open Box". White Dwarf. No. 16. Games Workshop. p. 15.
  3. Goldberg, Eric (March 1980). "A Galaxy of Games". Ares. No. 1. Simulations Publications, Inc. p. 29.
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