Brief History

Ares was a science fiction wargame magazine published by SPI (Issues 1-11), and then TSR (Issues 12-17), between 1980 and 1984. Each issue contained a wargame and articles. An Ares section was added to Dragon Magazine from issue #84 (April 1984) to issue #111 (July 1986).

"The magazine that I feel was a real lost opportunity was Ares." -- Redmond Simonsen

Magazine Issues

1. WorldKiller
2. The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora
3. Barbarian Kings
4. Arena of Death
5. Citadel of Blood
6. Voyage of the B.S.M. Pandora
7. Rescue from the Hive
8. Ragnarok
9. DeltaVee
10. The Return of the Stainless Steel Rat
11. Albion: Land of Faerie
12. Star Trader
13. Damocles Mission
14. The Omega War
15. Nightmare House
16. The High Crusade
17. Mongoose & Cobra (no game)

Magazine Covers

Issue #1 WorldKiller	Issue #2 The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora	Issue #3 Barbarian Kings	Issue #4 Arena of Death
Issue #5 Citadel of Blood	Issue #6 Voyage of the B.S.M. Pandora	Issue #7 Rescue from the Hive	Issue #8 Ragnarok
Issue #9 DeltaVee	Issue #10 The Return of the Stainless Steel Rat	Issue #11 Albion: Land of Faerie	Issue #12 Star Trader
Issue #13 Damocles Mission	Issue #14 The Omega War	Issue #15 Nightmare House	Issue #16 The High Crusade

Links

• Ares entree on RPG Geek - includes articles listings
• Greg Costikyan's listing of SPI Ares issues
• Mark Boone's cover images and article listings
• Ares tags on BoardGameGeek

Geeklists

• Ares Magazine
• Ares: 1-16
• Ares Magazine Games

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