Galaxy: Alpha (game)
| Designers | Bruce Lockhart (co-designer) |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Intergalactic Games |
| Years active | 1984 to unknown |
| Genres | science fiction |
| Languages | English |
| Systems | human-moderated |
| Players | unlimited |
| Playing time | unlimited |
| Materials required | Instructions, order sheets, turn results, paper, pencil |
| Media type | Play-by-mail |
Galaxy: Alpha is a science fiction play-by-mail PBM game available for play by 1984. Bruce Lockhart of Intergalactic Games co-designed the game as an improvement on the PBM game Starmaster by Schubel & Son. A human-moderated, open-ended game of medium to high complexity, the game had a massive gameplay setting. Players focused on expansion by conquest with combat as a central feature. The game received various reviews in gaming magazines of the 1980s, receiving low marks for its poorly written rulebook with high marks for gamemaster support and generally for the game overall.