''IISS Ship Files'' is a 1981 role-playing game supplement published by

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for ''

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'', written by Bob McWilliams.

''IISS Ship Files'' is a book of deck plans for six types of spaceships, presented as being from the files of the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service.

Publication history

Shannon Appelcline wrote that ''Traveller'' "made its way into the UK through

imports and then through British reprints that began as early as 1979; Games Workshop even put out a few original accessories for the game: ''IISS Ship Files'' (1981), '' Personal Data Files'' (1981), and ''Starship Layout Sheets'' (1981).

Reception

Robert McMahon reviewed ''IISS Ship Files'' for ''

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'' #27, giving it an overall rating of 10 out of 10, and stated that "''IISS Ship Files'' deserves full marks for giving the best ship plans for ''Traveller'' yet." William A. Barton reviewed ''IISS Ship Files'' in '' The Space Gamer'' No. 48. Barton commented that "''IISS Ship Files'' is a strong first offering from Games Workshop's ''Traveller'' folks."

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