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This 80-page 1991 edition moved the product further toward the current format. This issue is the only one that ever had a "theme" causing a hundred people to ask, every time we do another issue, what the new issues theme is. The fiction story GHOSTLIGHT (about a Federation fighter squadron) came along with an SFB scenario and a "behind the scenes" write-up, in game terms, of what was going on. The idea was to show writers how to make game counters, rules, and hexes into exciting stories. This issue also included the first-ever "class history" article (about Federation carriers).

Also included for SFB were:

• eight more scenarios
• four new carriers
• an example of Federation escort storage
• a lot of articles about the Doomsday rulebook with designer's notes on the changes made and why
• proposals board
• 900-point carrier group battle forces
• and Ask Kommodore Ketrick rules questions.

The SFB tactics section included:

• the Tactics Board
• the largest selection of term papers published to date
• Victory at Origins 1988
• Ask Uncle Ardak
• and Flights vs. Fighters.

The Federation & Empire section included:

• new ships
• Q&A
• an example of carriers in combat
• Kzinti Carrier Tactics
• Tactical Notes (the largest section to date)
• commentaries on the DF&E edition
• preview rules for future products
• the Four Powers War scenario
• and designer's notes for the new DF&E fighter rules.

The original printed issue included a generic space map which is not included in the PDF copy (which is priced accordingly).

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