Operation: Ace of Clubs

Operation: Ace of Clubs is a 1984 role-playing game adventure for Top Secret published by TSR.

Plot summary

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Ace of Clubs is an adventure in which the player characters pose as students at the Ace of Clubs, a private upstate New York resort which is secretly a spy training facility, to investigate the mysterious deaths of school instructors.[1]

Reception

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Nick Davison reviewed TS006 – Ace of Clubs for Imagine magazine and stated, "This is a disappointment after the excellent Orient Express and unlike that scenario it will not provide many sessions of play. The 'mystery' which the players are given to solve seems a bit too shallow, especially if they are given the rumours suggested at the beginning. Perhaps it is worth missing these out; I did."[2]

Kevin Allen reviewed Operation: Ace of Clubs in Space Gamer No. 74.[1] Allen commented, "Ace of Clubs is another good Top Secret adventure – not great, mind you, but good. Its faults are relatively minor, and it's reusable – which is a major plus, and thankfully getting to be the rule in gaming adventures nowadays. However, despite the novice disclaimer, I recommend players have a couple of missions under their belts before embarking on this one."[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Allen, Kevin (May–June 1985). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer (74). Steve Jackson Games: 43.
  2. ^ Davison, Nick (October 1984). "Notices". Imagine (review) (19). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd.: 21.