The Traveller Website Review
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Next up is Terry Mixon's ...

    Spinward Marches Trade Map
    (http://www.ghg.net/tmixon/Trade)

Okay, a very quick review here ... this site is what it  says  it
is.  A single function with little that is extraneous.  The  HTML
is basic (not even a proper  in-window  heading)  and  there  are
almost no graphics on the front page.  Thus the front page  loads
fast.

The purpose of this site is to present you  with  a  map  of  the
Spinward Marches showing the major shipping routes.  This can  be
viewed as a series of subsector GIFs or as a single sector GIF in
all its glory.  The rule system used is GT:Far Trader as fixed by
Jim Maclean.  Thus the maps show trade routes from 8 to  12  BTN.
When I say  'fixed'  I  mean  it  includes  all  relevant  eratta
including junking the WTN+5 rule, and adding GWPx10  for  smaller
worlds.  The fixed trade rules are also available from this  site
as a TXT file.  (I do wonder about  the  amount  of  cross-border
trade between the Imperium and some Zhodani worlds but  this  has
more to do with the Far Trader rules than with this website.)

In addition to  the  Spinward  Marches  there  are  also  preview
versions of Reft Sector and Deneb.  These are works  in  progress
showing the larger trade routes only.

Summary: This site is a must for merchant campaigns based in  the
Spinward Marches and using the Far Trader rules.

Improvements: A  few  cosmetic  adjustments  to  the  front  page
wouldn't go  amiss.  Beyond  that,  to  make  this  site  a  true
resource for  merchant  campaigns  it  would  benefit  from  some
articles on trade (perhaps something to explain that trade volume
with a Zho planet, maybe something exploring the effect temporary
and otherwise of the 5FW,  more  101  cargos,  a  bulk  freighter
design, etc).



Regards PLST