Suspense & Decision Magazine

The following articles and stories about Galac-Tac have been published in Suspense & Decision Magazine (no longer in publication) and the text is available here for those that would like some additional information about game play, game-based fiction, or just some related historical retrospective.

• Introduction to Galac-Tac (S&D Issue #7, May 2014)
• Quick-Start Guide to playing Galac-Tac (S&D Issue #11, October 2015)
• Galactic Encounters of the PBM Kind: Galac-Tac Returns (S&D Issue #5, March 2014)
• Designing Ships in Galac-Tac (S&D Issue #8, June 2014)
• Galac-Tac Startup: Building Your Nest, or Nurturing Your Roc Eggs (S&D Issue #9, July 2014)
• Galac-Tac: Commands to Conquer (S&D Issue #10, September 2015)
• Galac-Tac: Turn Processing Sequence (S&D Issue #14, January 2017)
• Galac-Tac: The GTac Assistant (S&D Issue #15, February 2017)
     (Sample map from The GTac Assistant)
• Galac-Tac: Interpreting Combat Reports (unpublished)
• Ridin' Out the Storm (episodic fiction in the Galac-Tac universe)

  Episode 1 (S&D Issue #10, September 2015)		Episode 12 (S&D Issue #23, January 2023)
  Episode 2 (S&D Issue #11, October 2015)		Episode 13 (S&D Issue #24, March 2023)
  Episode 3 (S&D Issue #14, January 2017)		Episode 14 (S&D Issue #25, May 2023)
  Episode 4 (S&D Issue #15, February 2017)		Episode 15 (Published January 2024)
  Episode 5 (S&D Issue #16, March 2017)		Episode 16 (Published April 2024)
  Episode 6 (S&D Issue #17, September 2017)		Episode 17 (Published July 2024)
  Episode 7 (S&D Issue #18, August 2019)		Episode 18 (Published November 2024)
  Episode 8 (S&D Issue #19, September 2019)		Episode 19 (Published March 2025)
  Episode 9 (S&D Issue #20, July 2022)		Episode 20 (Published July 2025)
  Episode 10 (S&D Issue #21, September 2022)		Episode 21 (Published October 2025)
  Episode 11 (S&D Issue #22, November 2022)

AI-generated Media

The following video and audio presentations have been generated by AI but provide a great introduction to the game!

This first item is a video slide-show presentation of just the basics of Galac-Tac. Its purpose is to help you learn about the general concepts of the game and see if it would be interesting to you.

What is Galac-Tac like? (a slide-show of game basics)

The second item is a simulated audio podcast presentation. It's a bit longer, but covers a lot more detailed information about playing in Galac-Tac: the various ingredients making up the game and why they exist, what kind of balancing decisions need to be made and how to decide between them, how to execute the various specific activities needed and what they accomplish, and the pros and cons of most kinds of decision-making that you'll need to employ when playing the game. It's an excellent summary of the rule book and related conceptual factors and is recommended for all new players.

A deep dive into Galac-Tac (a podcast discussing game mechanics)