Flagship (magazine)
UK magazine
Flagship was an independent magazine for gamers that was published from 1983 to 2010, originally published bimonthly in the UK for play-by-mail game (PBM) players, and then in the U.S. and in France. In 2002, it expanded its coverage to other types of games.
History
Flagship began publication in the UK in October 1983, becoming the first editorially independent PBM magazine the month before Gaming Universal's first issue was published in the United States. The editor for the initial Winter 1983 issue was Nicky Palmer who produced it in collaboration with Chris Harvey. In 1985, the magazine launched an American edition under the editorship of Bob Bost, which allowed the magazine to emphasise and promote international connections between PBM players. In early 1994 Joey Browning became editor of the American edition. AT Jeux published a French version of Flagship.
Carol Mulholland assumed editorial duties as of issue No. 70, and in 2002, the magazine expanded coverage to encompass other types of games such as boardgames, card games, computer games, and others.
Shortly after publishing issue 130 in 2010, Mulholland suffered a serious illness and the magazine ceased publication.
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