If you are looking for a clean, rules light Sci-Fi ruleset using the 2d6 style task resolution system, this is a great game for you. The rules are well done, they remain vague enough to allow them to be used for many different sub-genre of settings. The overall feel is clearly one that allows GM calls to keep the game feel you want on your table.

I also like how easy it would be to blend/combine this with the other Quantum Engine based games such as Barbaric. Thus, giving you even a greater range of settings.

The Stellagama team did a good job with this Quantum Title.

A very nice pocket RPG. Great to bring along on a camping trip or short vacation for a one shot or 2-3 session run.

This book is a super-simplified version of the Cepheus Engine rules, here called the "Quantum Engine". Instead of just redacting parts of Cepheus Engine (or Cepheus Light or Deluxe for that matter), Stellagama did a pretty good job rewriting it and rebalancing it for an audience that wants much less crunch, and yet keeping it backwards compatible enough that you could repurpose Cepheus content easily. I would highlight the elegant solutions they found to reduce ship design, ship combat and psionics into 1-2 pages each (and yeah it works just fine). That's talent right there.

As with other titles from Stellagama, they stand firmly in 4-star realm by writing a compact, no-nonsense and very playable game that falls short in only two categories: uninspired book layout and rules that assume that the reader knows either Traveller or the Cepheus Engine well. In this case I almost gave them 5 stars regardless, because the conciseness of this book is pretty good, and we need more of this. But there ya go, it's a good game and good purchase with room for improvement.

Considering the price, getting this as a backup to a sci-fi itch is pretty much a no-brainer.

Quantum Starfarer is a quick 33 page sci-fi game and a delightful read. And it's a great primer for jumping into Cepheus Deluxe or any of Stella Gamma's 2d6 based games. And the price point is outstanding. Your gaming to cost ratio more than balances out with this rule set.

The interior is black and white with stock public domain photos and the layout is well done and easy to read. Character creation is simple as is combat, starship building, and world building. The quality is typical of Stella Gamma. Excellent.

And my review is based upon the booklet. Great Stuff!

A GREAT introductory Traveller rules set. Brilliant streamlining job on this. Concise but with just enough detail to be interesting.

Two suggestions at this point:

1. Include a couple of Support Weapons in the Weapon Lists as examples. Plasma Gun and Rocket Launcher would be my suggestions.

2. I couldn't find a tonnage/ammo equivalent for missiles or torpedo magazines. I know it's in Cepheus Deluxe but perhaps a note here:

Missiles cost Cr1200 each, torpedoes Cr5,000 each. A missile rack holds 3 missiles, a torpedo launcher holds one. Each ton of magazine space can accommodate 12 missles or 6 torpedos.

This looks great! I love how the game is so streamlined. For example, compressing the huge list of Traveller or Cepheus Engine skills down to just 7. And combining stats and skills into one thing. Character creation will be a breeze. For the first time in my 40 year Traveller love affair, I can imagine "rolling up" characters and starting an adventure in the same sitting. I also like the character advancement approach, throwing out the traditional approach for something more D&D-like.

This seems like a great system for cinematic games. Whereas Cepheus Engine is great for running an RPG that feels like The Expanse, Quantum Starfarer seems great for running an RPG that feels like Star Wars

This is the most radical Traveller-ish variant that I've seen, and I look forward to trying it out.

Now what I want is a version formatted to make into a Pocketmod format tiny booklet, like this: https://pocketmod.com/howto

Here are a few little issues that snuck through proofreading:

Sheet 1:

"Surgeon: when treating a Seriously Wounded character, the surgeon may throw Heal 6+ to double the recovery rate.." - There is no skill called Heal in this game. Do you mean Knowledge or Technical?

"Each time a player succeeds in a skill throw of at least 8+ and surpasses the target number by 6 or more, the group Hero Points pool gains another point." - I'll be interested to see how this works in play. It's impossible for any character with skill of less than 2.

"PERSONNEL COMBAT" - I think you probably mean "personal" here, not "personnel".

Sheet 4:

"ENCUMBRANCE" - The next line starts "a character may carry a number of major". The "a" should be capitalized. Also, there appear to be at least 2 - maybe more - spaces after the end of that sentence. Just a weird formatting thing...

"Submachinegun(Auto)" - There should be a space before the left parenthesis.

"restores full Lifeblood in 1" - That "r" should be capitalized.