Ad Astra Games

Ad Astra Games is a company that produces boardgames, miniatures wargames and role-playing games. It was founded in 2004 by Ken Burnside. The chief operating officer is former West End Games founder D. Scott Palter, and the office manager is Sam Pray, husband of horror and gothic romance writer Terri Pray. Ad Astra's licenses include the universe of David Weber's Honor Harrington books (the "Honorverse") and the "Traveller"-based space combat game "". They also publish the magazine "Nexus Journal".

Ad Astra Games produces pewter miniatures in support of the "Attack Vector", "Honor Harrington" and "Traveller" lines, as well as full color source books on the militaries of the "Honor Harrington" Universe, such as "Jayne's Intelligence Review: The Royal Manticoran Navy" and "Jayne's Intelligence Review: The Havenite Republican Navy", as well as other "Honor Harrington" merchandise. The name "Jayne's" is a pun on the naval books by Fred T. Jane.

Other products Ad Astra produces include calendars, tee shirts, patches and window clings for the "Honorverse" product line, and role-playing games set in their various licenses using a variant of the West End Games' "D6" game engine, including "War World", "Tran" and the "Honorverse".

Awards

Ad Astra Games won the 2004 Origins Award for "Best Miniatures Rules" for "" ("AV:T"). [cite web
url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2004/list-of-winners
title=Origins Award Winners (2004)
publisher=Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design
accessdate=2008-03-16] That game engine was adapted to David Weber's "Honor Harrington" Universe (the "Honorverse") for "Saganami Island Tactical Simulator" ("SITS"), first edition. "SITS" second edition uses a streamlined version of those mechanics, to allow several ships to be flown in squadron level actions.

ee also

*List of game manufacturers

References

External links

* [http://www.adastragames.com Company web site]