Snapshot (board game)

Snapshot is a 1979 board wargame, designed by Marc W. Miller, illustrated by Paul R. Banner and Richard Hentz, cover art by Jennell Jaquays,^[a] and published by Game Designers' Workshop. The original was republished in 2004 as part of Far Future Enterprises Traveller: The Classic Games, Games 1-6+.^[1]

Snapshot

Close Combat Aboard Starships in the Far Future
Box cover by Jennell Jaquays[a]
Designers	Marc W. Miller
Illustrators	Paul R. Banner Richard Hentz
Publishers	Game Designers' Workshop
Publication	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
Genres	Science fiction Board wargame
Series	Traveller boardgames

Gameplay

Snapshot is a game of starship boarding and personal combat derived from Traveller.^[2] Azhanti High Lightning is the third Traveller boardgame published by GDW.^[3] A second edition with new cover art by Chris White was published in 1983.^[4]

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."^[5]

Eric Goldberg reviewed Snapshot in Ares Magazine #1, rating it a 5 out of 9.^[6] Goldberg commented that "Slightly more complicated than necessary, but fairly playable. Adventurers can take half an hour or an afternoon."^[6]

Tony Watson reviewed Snapshot in The Space Gamer No. 27.^[2] 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."^[2]

See also

Traveller boardgames

Notes

1. Credited as Paul Jaquays.