Another game from Sierra Madre:

>Here's a write up on THE ARTIFACT:
>
>THE ARTIFACT, Sierra Madre Games
> 
>THE ARTIFACT is a space opera* using the Last Frontier game system (published 
>by Fat Messiah Games). Three to eight players take over such roles as the Mad 
>Scientist, the Space Pirate Captain, the Phone Company, or a mystery Alien. 
>Because the format is four way blind, and the players are uncertain of each 
>other's motives, the fog of war is a formidable obstacle in this new gaming 
>genre.
>
>The action takes place on a space warehouse at the edge of an unnavigable 
>region of the Galaxy known as the Coal Sack. The mad scientist in charge of 
>the facility is trying to sell the Artifact, an alien navigational buoy, to 
>space pirates. The scientist wins if he completes the deal while keeping his 
>illegal activities secret from the Phone Company, who has a couple of agents 
>on board the station somewhere.
>
>Victory for the Phone Company depends upon who their secret employers are. 
>His agents may be just innocent employees here to fix the phone lines, they 
>may be working for a rival Museum, or they may work for the Government or 
>private agencies. 
>
>The Pirate Captain's motives are more transparent; he needs to get the 
>Artifact by trade, artifice, or force. Even with his overwhelming firepower, 
>this is not easy. One of his men may be a government informant. The Artifact 
>may not be all it seems. Loss of contact with his men may mean they have 
>turned against him, or alien bugs have laid eggs on their disemboweled 
>remains. A clank outside may signal imminent explosive decompression, or just 
>a sailmaker robot on the outside hull doing its job.
>
>Aliens may or may not be on board; their nature is unknown. The ship's 
>computer may or may not be a sentient character working with its own victory 
>conditions. One's partner may be a trusted companion or a shapeshifting fiend 
>in disguise. The ship's security system, robots, and self-destruct countdown 
>may be puppets for unknown agencies.
>
>The Artifact is a gripping drama, full of surprises and mayhem. No two games 
>are alike, full of sabotage, sneaksuits, bluster, kamikaze aliens, EMP and 
>plasma guns, boobytraps, hacking, and the prospect of the space station being 
>blown up bit by bit by pirate cannon. The action never falters until the last 
>lifeboat is away, the final alias revealed, and the last storeroom explored. 
>The Artifact is available for $25 from Sierra Madre Games, see 
>http://www.io.com/~wasson/smg.html
>

cheers,
Rick


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