Ares (magazine)

----Ares was a science fiction wargame magazine published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI), and then TSR, Inc., between 1980 and 1984. In addition to the articles, each issue contained a wargame, complete with a foldout stiff paper map, a set of cardboard counters, and the rules.

There were a total of seventeen issues printed, plus two special issues. The SPI company published the first eleven bimonthly issues (and had prepared a twelfth) before financial difficulties led to the company being bought out by TSR in 1982. A further six issues, published quarterly, were put out by TSR and then publication of the magazine was ceased. However, the "Ares" legacy lived on for another couple of years; a large new section called the "Ares Section" was added to "Dragon" magazine starting with issue #84 (April 1984) and was treated as almost a magazine within a magazine. This special section provided support for science fantasy and superhero roleplaying games such as "Gamma World", "Marvel Super Heroes" and "Star Frontiers". The "Ares Section" ran through "Dragon" issue #111 (July 1986) after which it too was discontinued.

External links

* [http://www.costik.com/spicom/ares.html Greg Costikyan's canonical listing of Ares issues]
* [http://members.aol.com/gamepictures/spiares.htm A complementary listing of Ares issues]