From issue #66 of Dragon (October 1982) comes this full-page advertisement for Gangbusters. I haven't played the game in decades, but it was a favorite of mine for a couple of years after its original release back in 1982. Though I haven't (yet) done so, I occasionally get the hankering to pull it off the shelf and play it again. It's a fun little RPG with a lot to recommend it.
That was a game that I always wanted to try…in some ways that was an easier fit in the 80s than Westerns. The western film had declined to a degree, whereas the gangster film took off anew in the late 60s. It never really went away, I guess.
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Loved this title, but only played a few times circa 1982, since everyone wanted to get back to D&D. I now see great potential to use this game to cover much more than just the Chicago waterfront. One could set adventures in Shanghai or Berlin too and draw from a rich historical record for both.
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