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Snapshot
Snapshot, small box and large box
Author		Marc Miller
Publisher		Game Designers Workshop
Version		Classic Traveller
Edition		2nd
Format		Game (6x9 box, 8.5x11 box)
Language		English
Pages		26
Year Published		1979
Canonical		Yes
Available from		DriveThru RPG
Also See		Beowulf class Free Trader
Product no 307, 602

Snapshot is a Game Designers Workshop product.

It is an early game designed for Classic Traveller.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

As the free trading ship Beowulf jumps between the stars, a small band of passengers quietly assemble pistols from parts concealed in their luggage, and then make their way stealthily to the crew's quarters and the bridge... As they near the entrance to the control room, an alarm trips, and shots ring out - the situation instantly becomes a life and death struggle for the control of the ship.

This clash is but one of many possible scenarios in Snapshot, a detailed game of close combat aboard the starships of the far future. Almost any plot is possible: mutiny, boarding parties, hijackings, even piracy. And almost any outcome is conceivable, from ignominious defeat to total victory.

Snapshot is an expansion of the basic personal combat rules in Traveller, enhanced for use with a square grid, and adapted to allow play without a referee. Rules additions make the game completely playable on its own; yet entirely mutable with Traveller adventures and campaigns.

Components include 120 die-cut counters (marked with personal silhouettes from various technological levels), detailed ship plans for both the Traveller Type S Scout/Courier, and the Type A Free Trader. Rules, charts, and scenarios make the game easy-to-play with or without Traveller.

Table of Contents[edit]

*Snapshot (Game)*
Section	Page/s
Introduction	1
The Game	3
Combat	8
Special Rules	12
Characters	15
Scenarios	16
Weapons	20
Armor	25
Ship Plans	26

Library Data Entries (Public)[edit]

Library Data Entries (Automated)[edit]

Library data entries
Beowulf Beowulf class Free Trader Bulkhead Wall Ship's Troop Tranquilizer round

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Early Classic Traveller Game Modules[edit]

These games helped to set the setting of the very early Third Imperium in the early 1980's:

Credits (Primary Sources)[edit]

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit	Authors & Contributors
Game Design	Marc Miller
Technical and General Advice, Assistance and Playtesting	Frank Chadwick, John M. Astell, Tim Brown, and John Harshman
Illustrations	Dick Hentz and Paul R. Banner

External Link/s[edit]

Commentary & Data articles:

EXTERNAL LINK: TBD

Reviews:

INTERNAL LINK: White Dwarf - Issue 16

Other Articles:

EXTERNAL LINK: TBD

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-[[Snapshot]] is an early [[Classic Traveller]] game.
+[[Snapshot]] is a [[Game Designers Workshop]] product.
+* It is an early game designed for [[Classic Traveller]].
-== Description (Specifications) ==
+== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
-As the free trading ship ''Beowulf'' jumps between the stars, a small band of passengers quietly assemble pistols from parts concealed in their luggage, and then make their way stealthily to the crew's quarters and the bridge ... As they near the entrance to the control room, an alarm trips, and shots ring out - the situation instantly becomes a life and death struggle for the control of the ship.
+As the [[Free Trader|free trading ship]] ''[[Beowulf]]'' jumps between the [[star]]s, a small band of passengers quietly assemble [[pistol]]s from parts concealed in their luggage, and then make their way stealthily to the [[crew]]'s quarters and the [[bridge]]... As they near the entrance to the control room, an alarm trips, and shots ring out - the situation instantly becomes a life and death struggle for the control of the [[ship]].
-This clash is but one of many possible scenarios in '''Snapshot''', a detailed game of close combat aboard the starships of the far future. Almost any plot is possible: mutiny, boarding parties, hijackings, even piracy. And almost any outcome is conceivable, from ignominious defeat to total victory.
+This clash is but one of many possible scenarios in ''Snapshot'', a detailed game of close combat aboard the [[starship]]s of the far future. Almost any plot is possible: mutiny, boarding parties, hijackings, even piracy. And almost any outcome is conceivable, from ignominious defeat to total victory.
-Snapshot is an expansion of the basic personal combat rules in '''Traveller''', enhanced for use with a square grid, and adapted to allow play without a referee. Rules additions make the game completely playable on its own; yet entirely mutable with '''traveller''' adventures and campaigns.
+Snapshot is an expansion of the basic personal combat rules in ''Traveller'', enhanced for use with a square grid, and adapted to allow play without a referee. Rules additions make the game completely playable on its own; yet entirely mutable with ''Traveller'' adventures and campaigns.
-Components include 120 die-cut counters (marked with personal silhouettes from various technological levels), detailed ship plans for both the Traveller Type S Scout/Courier, and the Type A Free Trader.Rules, charts, and scenarios make the game easy-to-play with or without Traveller.
+Components include 120 die-cut counters (marked with personal silhouettes from various [[technological level]]s), detailed [[ship plan]]s for both the Traveller [[Sulieman class Scout/Courier|Type S Scout/Courier]], and the [[Type A class Free Trader|Type A Free Trader]]. Rules, charts, and scenarios make the game easy-to-play with or without Traveller.
 === Table of Contents ===
-:{| cellpadding=0
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|+ ''Snapshot (Game)''
 |-
-|Introduction || align="right" |1
+! Section
+! Page/s
 |-
-|The Game || align="right" |3
+| Introduction
+| 1
 |-
-|Combat || align="right" |8
+| The Game
+| 3
 |-
-|Special Rules || align="right" |12
+| Combat
+| 8
 |-
-|Characters || align="right" |15
+| Special Rules
+| 12
 |-
-|Scenarios || align="right" |16
+| Characters
+| 15
 |-
-|Weapons || align="right" |20
+| Scenarios
+| 16
 |-
-|Armor || align="right" |25
+| [[Smallarm|Weapon]]s
+| 20
 |-
-|Ship Plans || align="right" |26
+| [[Personal Armor|Armor]]
+| 25
+|-
+| [[Ship Plan]]s
+| 26
 |}
-== Meta-history & Background (Dossier) ==
+=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
-No information yet available.
+# [[Bridge]]
+# [[Crew]]
+# [[Free Trader]]
+# [[Personal Armor]]
+# [[Pistol]]
+# [[Scout]]
+# [[Ship Plan]]
+# [[Smallarm]]s
+# [[Star]]
+# [[Type A class Free Trader]]
+# [[Type S class Scout/Courier]]
+=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) ===
+{{LibraryEntries}}
+== Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
+No information yet available.
+=== Early Classic Traveller Game Modules ===
+These games helped to set the [[setting]] of the very early [[Third Imperium]] in the early 1980's:
+# [[Asteroid (game)]]
+# [[Azhanti High Lightning]]
+# [[Dark Nebula (game)]]
+# [[Fifth Frontier War (game)]]
+# [[Imperium]]
+# [[Invasion Earth]]
+# [[Mayday]]
+# [[Snapshot]]
+# [[Striker]]
 === Credits (Primary Sources) ===
-; Game Design
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-: [[Marc Miller]]
+!colspan="2"| Credits (Primary Sources)
-;Technical and General Advice, Assistance and Playtesting
+|-
-[[Frank Chadwick]], [[John M. Astell]], [[Tim Brown]], and [[John Harshman]]
+! Credit
-;Illustrations
+! [[Author]]s & Contributors
-[[Dick Hentz]] and [[Paul R. Banner]]
+|-
+| Game Design
+| [[Marc Miller]]
+|-
+| Technical and General Advice, Assistance and Playtesting
+| [[Frank Chadwick]], [[John M. Astell]], [[Timothy B. Brown|Tim Brown]], and [[John Harshman]]
+|-
+| Illustrations
+| [[Dick Hentz]] and [[Paul R. Banner]]
+|-
+|}
+=== External Link/s ===
+''Commentary & Data articles:''
+# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
+''Reviews:''
+# INTERNAL LINK: [[White Dwarf|White Dwarf - Issue 16]]
+''Other Articles:''
+# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
-== References & Contributions (Sources) ==
+== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
 {{Intermediate}}
 {{Detail}}
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-{{MET|}}
+[[Category: Equipment Source]]
+[[Category: Ship Source]]
+{{MET|Game}}