The FCI Consumer Guide

The FCI Consumer Guide
The Freedonian Consumer Institute Product Research Division Consumer Guide, Volume 1
DesignersSteve Harmon
PublishersFASA
Publication1982;
43 years ago (1982)
GenresScience fiction
SystemsClassic Traveller

The FCI Consumer Guide is a 1982 role-playing game supplement for Traveller published by FASA.

Contents

The FCI Consumer Guide (short for The Freedonian Consumer Institute Product Research Division Consumer Guide, Volume 1) is a supplement that describes equipment including tools and accessories for weapons, as well as equipment such as life support gear, clothing, communications gear, and vision aids.[1]

Publication history

The FCI Consumer Guide was written by Steve Harmon, and was published in 1982 by FASA as a digest-sized 48-page book.[2]

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed The FCI Consumer Guide in The Space Gamer No. 52.[1] Barton commented that "All in all, The FCI Consumer Guide could prove to be one of the more useful supplements yet published for Traveller."[1]

Bob McWilliams reviewed The FCI Consumer Guide for White Dwarf #36, giving it an overall rating of 9 out of 10 for the novice, and 7 for the expert, and stated that "This booklet collects together a great deal of useful information suitable for any type of Traveller campaign."[3]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ a b c Barton, William A. (June 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. No. 52. Steve Jackson Games. p. 34.
  2. ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 333. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  3. ^ McWilliams, Bob (December 1982). "Open Box". White Dwarf. No. 36. Games Workshop. p. 27.