''Rogue Trooper'' is the name of a British
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based on the ''
2000 AD'' comic strip
of the same name. It was released in 1987 and published by
Games Workshop
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Gameplay
In the comic,
genetically
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created soldiers (Genetic Infantryman) are battling on Nu-Earth in the far future on the side of the
Southers, a war without rules and where
chemical
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and
biological weapons
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are used with such frequency that the
atmosphere
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is lethal. At the Quartz Zone Massacre, the enemy
Norts - with the help of a treacherous Souther - launched an attack that massacred all but one of the Genetic Infantrymen. He became
Rogue Trooper
''Rogue Trooper'' is a science fiction strip in the British comic book, comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons in 1981. It portrays the adventures of a "Supersoldier, Genetic Infantryman" named Rogue ...
and set out to hunt down the traitor on his own side who helped mastermind the massacre.
Although there was only one surviving Genetic Infantryman in the comic, the boardgame is for several players and thus takes a bit of artistic liberty and declares there were actually several survivors. The opposing players control one Rogue Trooper each and must hunt down the traitor across the devastated wastes of Nu-Earth. The winner is the one who finds and kills the traitor.
It employed a board separated into
hex map
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areas representing different parts of Nu-Earth. Plastic miniatures represent the GIs and a card-system is employed for revealing who or what lay in each of the areas as the players explore the planet.
Reception
Jervis Johnson reviewed ''Rogue Trooper'' for ''
White Dwarf
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'' #89, and stated that "it's fun, can be played to a finish in 2-3 hours and all the players are involved right up to the end. C'mon Gunnar, we've got a traitor to find..."
Reviews
* ''
Casus Belli
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'' #40 (Oct 1987)
See also
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''Rogue Trooper'' computer games
References
External links
''2000 AD'' factfile on the game*
Board games introduced in 1987
Games Workshop games
Board games based on works
Rogue Trooper
Science fiction board wargames
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