Merchant Class Ships
{{short description|Science-fiction role-playing game supplement}}
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|system=Classic Traveller
|genre=Science fiction
|designer={{Unbulleted list|Ross Babcock|J. Andrew Keith|Jordan Weisman}}
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Merchant Class Ships is a 1982 role-playing game supplement for Traveller published by FASA.
Contents
Publication history
Merchant Class Ships was written by Ross Babcock, J. Andrew Keith, and Jordan Weisman and was published in 1981 by FASA as a boxed set containing a 16-page pamphlet, three large map sheets, and counters; it was published again in 1986 by Seeker as a pamphlet, three large map sheets, and counters.{{Cite book |last=Schick |first=Lawrence |title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games |publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991 |isbn=0-87975-653-5 |pages=336 |author-link=Lawrence Schick}}
Reception
William A. Barton reviewed Merchant Class Ships in The Space Gamer No. 58.{{Cite magazine |last=Barton |first=William A. |date=December 1982 |title=Capsule Reviews |magazine=The Space Gamer |publisher=Steve Jackson Games |issue=58 |page=45}} Barton commented that "For the merchant-minded Traveller, Merchant Class Ships is a worthwhile investment, and, with the minor exception of the box weight, I can give it my highest recommendation."
Bob McWilliams reviewed Merchant Class Ships for White Dwarf #36, giving it an overall rating of 8 out of 10 for the novice, and 7 for the expert, and stated that "the plans themselves and the supporting material show continuing improvement over past efforts from the company."{{cite magazine | last =McWilliams | first =Bob | title =Open Box | magazine =White Dwarf | issue =36 | pages =27 | publisher =Games Workshop | date = December 1982 }}