Star Trek: The Correspondence Game
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Star Trek: The Correspondence Game was a for-profit game by Entertainment Concepts, Inc. (ECI), "under exclusive license from Paramount."
While it is a type of choose-your-own-adventure, role-play, fans did not interact with each other in any way.
While there was some sort of "software" involved, it appears that people employed by ECI was writing a form of fanfiction at their end.
Description and Cost
From a 1982 ad:
Would you like to be the CAPTAIN of YOUR OWN starship like the ENTERPRISE?!?
Would you welcome the challenge of solving the mysteries of space, battling the Klingons, and exploring new worlds?!?
This is the adventure of STAR TREK. This is where you'll find alien cultures embroiled in problems that you can solve only after unraveling the secrets of their strange customs. This is where you'll struggle against both the fabric of space and the steel of your starship. This is where you'll find more Klingons andRomulans than you REALLY wanted to!! The mysteries are all here ... and so is the excitement and adventure!
Here's how to bring the adventure to you ...
ECl now introduces a STAR TREK game that you play in the mail!! From the very start, you'll be placed right in the center of the Bridge! Here you'll take the role of CAPTAIN of a Federation Heavy Cruiser, either the Enterprise or one of your own choice! At your disposal will be the tremendous power of a Starship, the technology of the far future, and an entire crew ready to obey your orders on the double!
YOUR PLAYER'S KIT;
- (1) A 24 page rulebook telling you EVERYTHING about your ship and how to play the STAR TREK game!
- (2) A Crew Roster with 400+ crewmembers including name, rank, skills, and duty post!
- (3) A Ship's Technical Description giving you all the details about your own individual starship!
- (4) Your Orders and Adventure to get you started in the most exciting correspondence game ever!
YOUR STAR TREK MOVE:
- (1) Each move we send will be a complete narrative description of what happened as a result of your last actions!
- (2) You'll get a ship status report, detailing Crew Status, Department Status, Technical Status, and Damage Control Reports!
- (3) You will be able to write THREE PAGES of description for ANY ACTION YOU WISH TO PERFORM!! You can use any or all of your crew at YOUR DISCRETION! There are NO special action charges, no limits on what YOU can decide to do!!!
- (4) Each month you'll receive a newsletter telling the stories of the most exciting adventures, giving hints on play, and sometimes running contests with cash prizes!!
ECl is using the acclaimed SILVERDAWN move system to bring you the science fiction role playing game of your dreams! The STAR TREK
Player's Kit is $6, plus $4 for each additional Starship. Each move thereafter is $4. If not completely satisfied, you can return the Player's Kit for a full refund.
ENTER TODAY, and soon you'll be getting your first mission orders from Starfleet Command!}}