''Diaspora'' is a "Hard" Sci-fi role-playing game based on the ''

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'' engine from

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History

VSCA Publishing in Canada released the first edition of the science-fiction game, ''Diaspora'' in 2009. The game used the third-edition of ''

''. ''Diaspora'' was one of the ''FATE'' games to include a method to collaboratively create a campaign among the players, and gave extensive rules for collaborative creation of worlds in space. Fred Hicks noted that ''Diaspora'' was one of his favorites, and got it into wider distribution by reprinting it through

in 2010.

Reception

M Harold Page reviewed ''Eternal Lies'' for '' Black Gate'', and stated that "Buy ''Diaspora'' if you want to enjoy exploring a Hard Science Fiction universe and don't have much patience for fat rule books and fiddly minutiae." ''Diaspora'' won the 2010 Gold

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for "Best Rules".

References

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