[RPG]: Paranoia Flashbacks, reviewed by Travire (4/5)

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12638.phtml

Neil Lennon's Summary:

A collection of the best Paranoia adventures from the last 20 years. Well worth its high price tag.

Go to the full review for more information.

[Allen Varney]

This book is a worthwhile investment for any Paranoia GM and will provide many long hours of gaming fun. It's Paranoia’s greatest hits Volume One, and I only hope that one day there will be a Volume Two.

PARANOIA Flashbacks 2 will be published in March 2007. It includes updated reprints of Ken Rolston's Orcbusters (1986), Erick Wujcik's Clones in Space (1986), and Edward S. Bolme's The People's Glorious Revolutionary Adventure (1989), all illustrated with brand new art by Jim Holloway.

FB2 will complete the restoration of basically all the worthwhile material from the original West End Games PARANOIA line. There are still a few good bits in The DOA Sector Travelog and elsewhere, and Greg Costikyan's rules for bot player characters in Acute PARANOIA, but right now there are no plans for more reprints after Flashbacks 2.

[Travire]

Originally Posted by Allen Varney

PARANOIA Flashbacks 2 will be published in March 2007. It includes updated reprints of Ken Rolston's Orcbusters (1986), Erick Wujcik's Clones in Space (1986), and Edward S. Bolme's The People's Glorious Revolutionary Adventure (1989), all illustrated with brand new art by Jim Holloway.

FB2 will complete the restoration of basically all the worthwhile material from the original West End Games PARANOIA line. There are still a few good bits in The DOA Sector Travelog and elsewhere, and Greg Costikyan's rules for bot player characters in Acute PARANOIA, but right now there are no plans for more reprints after Flashbacks 2.

Excellent news ! I still have fond memories of the wandering monsters from Orcbusters, playing cards, waiting for their turn to wander.

What I actually meant though was that, with the revival of the line by Mongoose Publishing perhaps one day there will be so much new material another compilation will be necessary. Here's to another 20 years of Paranoia !

[devlin1]

Originally Posted by Allen Varney

PARANOIA Flashbacks 2 will be published in March 2007. It includes updated reprints of Ken Rolston's Orcbusters (1986), Erick Wujcik's Clones in Space (1986), and Edward S. Bolme's The People's Glorious Revolutionary Adventure (1989), all illustrated with brand new art by Jim Holloway.

FB2 will complete the restoration of basically all the worthwhile material from the original West End Games PARANOIA line. There are still a few good bits in The DOA Sector Travelog and elsewhere, and Greg Costikyan's rules for bot player characters in Acute PARANOIA, but right now there are no plans for more reprints after Flashbacks 2.

That is some pretty awesome news. I always loved Orcbusters -- more than my players did, I think. As the GM, it was a hilarious read. To this day, I get laughs telling people about the Wandering Monster Table. And Acute Paranoia is chock-full of good stuff, so it's good to know that some of the best of it is seeing the light of day again. Thanks!

Man, I gotta run a Paranoia game again one of these days....