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|name    = Understanding Traveller
 
|name    = Understanding Traveller
 
|alsosee  = [[An_Introduction_to_Traveller|Book 0]], [[The Traveller Book]]  
 
|alsosee  = [[An_Introduction_to_Traveller|Book 0]], [[The Traveller Book]]  
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|author  = Marc Miller
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|canon    = Yes
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|caption  = Originally available free of charge.
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|edition  = 1st
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|footnote = No product number on cover; simply says "FREE" where this would be.
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|format  = Book (Pamphlet)
 
|image    = Understanding_Traveller.PNG
 
|image    = Understanding_Traveller.PNG
|caption  = Originally avaiable free of charge.
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|language = English
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|pages    = 15
 
|publisher= Game Designers Workshop
 
|publisher= Game Designers Workshop
 
|version  = Classic Traveller
 
|version  = Classic Traveller
|author  = TBD
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|year    = 1981
|footnote = No product number on cover; simply says "FREE" where this would be.
 
|format  = Little_Black_Book
 
|canon    = Yes
 
|edition  = Not applicable
 
|language = English
 
|pages    = 15
 
|year    = TBD
 
 
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Traveller rules are descriptions of how the universe works. Players read the rules and play the game a few times to learn what is happening. They then start playing in earnest, seeking out things they want, and working to get them.  
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[[Understanding Traveller]] was a very early advertising pamphlet produced by [[GDW]] for [[Classic Traveller]].  
 
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
No information yet available.  
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Contains an introduction to Traveller as a game system and the Traveller universe. Also contains a catalog of available products by third party publishers and GDW.  
  
 
=== Table of Contents ===
 
=== Table of Contents ===
No information yet available.
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== Meta-history & Background ==
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| Travelller
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| 2
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| The Game System
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| 5
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| Playing Traveller
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| 8
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| Traveller Rule Sets
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| 10
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|-
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| The Traveller Universe
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| 11
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|-
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| Approved for Use with Traveller
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| 12
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| The Complete Traveller lineup
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| 13
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=== Credits (Primary Sources) ===
 
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| Author
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| Marc Miller
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== References & Contributions (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributions (Sources) ==
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
{{Detail}}
 
 
{{Sources
 
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|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]

Latest revision as of 13:12, 6 June 2020

Understanding Traveller
Understanding Traveller.PNG
Originally available free of charge.
Author Marc Miller
Publisher Game Designers Workshop
Version Classic Traveller
Edition 1st
Format Book (Pamphlet)
Language English
Pages 15
Year Published 1981
Canonical Yes
Also See Book 0, The Traveller Book
No product number on cover; simply says "FREE" where this would be.

Understanding Traveller was a very early advertising pamphlet produced by GDW for Classic Traveller.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Contains an introduction to Traveller as a game system and the Traveller universe. Also contains a catalog of available products by third party publishers and GDW.

Table of Contents[edit]

TBD
Section Page/s
Travelller 2
The Game System 5
Playing Traveller 8
Traveller Rule Sets 10
The Traveller Universe 11
Approved for Use with Traveller 12
The Complete Traveller lineup 13

Credits (Primary Sources)[edit]

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit Authors & Contributors
Author Marc Miller

References & Contributions (Sources)[edit]

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.