Astra Titanus Rulebook
[1.2] Unit Counters: The square counters represent the
[1.0] INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
During the Exodus Wars of 2149-2160, four human
empires fought over territory, resources and technology.
After a decade of fighting, the war-weary empires were
ready for peace. Along the frontier that stretched for
hundreds of lightyears, military forces prepared to stand
down and return home... A frontier that was soon broken
by gigantic alien war machines called... STAR TITANS.
Astra Titanus is a one-player game of space opera
starship combat. Formed by the collective militaries of
four interstellar empires, the Terran Defense Force (TDF)
is large, its crews are experienced, and its technology is
advanced by years of wartime R&D. And most TDF fleets
are completely out-matched by a single Titan.
A Titan will steadfastly drive towards an objective. The
player must stop the Titan from destroying its objective
target. If the Titan is destroyed before the target is
blasted apart, the player is victorious.
The only advantage the TDF has is that Titans are
controlled by computer programs (represented by cards)
and are fairly predictable. Players match the strength of
the Titans by wisely using (and sacrificing) their units.
[1.1] Game Contents: Astra Titanus includes the
following:
• (1) 11"x17" map
• (40) 5/8" square unit counters
• (20) 1/2" square missile counters
• (28) 5/8" round markers
• (20) Titan cards
• (4) 8½"x5½" Titan Status Boards
• (1) Rulebook
• (1) Scenario booklet
You will need to provide several six-sided dice.
USING THESE RULES
New gaming terms, when they are initially defined, appear in dark red
lettering for quick referencing.
The instructions for this game are organized into major “Rules” sections
as shown in large blue CAPS font, and represented by the number to the
left of the decimal point (e.g., rule 4.0 is the fourth rule). These rules
generally explain the game’s components, play procedures, core systems
and mechanics, how to set it up, and how to win.
With each Rule, there can be “Cases” that further explain a rule’s general
concept or basic procedure. Cases might also restrict the application of a
rule by denoting exceptions to it. Cases are an extension of a Rule shown
in the way that they are numbered. For example, Rule 4.1 is the first Case
of the fourth Rule.
Important information is in red text.
Examples are in blue text and this font.
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various units, terrain and objectives. TDF units include
important game statistics. Counters track the location of
units on the map. Facing does not matter.
The TDF Battleship (BB) has a Combat
Strength of 5, a Range of 4, a Defense of 10, a
Move of 4, and has two Missiles.
There are two types of TDF starships: the larger capital
ships and smaller escorts. When hit, capital ships are
flipped to the reverse side with the starship image and
damaged statistics. Escorts have a wormhole icon on the
reverse side and are destroyed with one hit.
Damage Capacity Defense
Objective Name
Objectives are the usual target for a Titan. An objective is
destroyed when it has been hit a number of times equal
to the damage capacity.
Titans are represented by an individual
counter. There are three different known
types of Titans (from largest to smallest):
Atlas, Rhea and Hyperion-classes.
[1.3] Missile Counters: The small square counters
represent salvos of nuclear-tipped TDF anti-ship missiles.
Missile Image Missile Image
(Front) (Reverse)
Explosion Movement
TDF Battleships (BB) and Missile Destroyers (DDM) can
fire missile salvos. Each missile counter has a launch side,
with an Explosion value of 3 and a Move of 3. The
reverse side of the Missile counter has an Explosion value
of 2 and a Move of 5.
[1.4] Markers: TDF capital ships are marked
with wormhole markers during the Jump Out
Movement Phase as notification that this ship
will be moving later in the turn.
Titan markers are placed on the appropriate Titan Status
Board to track the current level of damage to the Titan.
Enough markers are provided to play two Titans.
Defensive Primary Spinal Titan Drive Omega
Lasers Beams Mount System Weapon
Damage markers are provided to track the
number of hits to an objective target or
legendary starship.
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[1.5] Titan Status Boards: The Titan Status Board is used [1.7] Map: The map represents the area of space the TDF
to track damage to the Titan. will defend from the Titan. It is covered in hex shapes to
regulate position and movement. The half-hexes along
Omega Titan type the edge of the map do not count for movement and
Weapon rules cannot be used by any units, TDF or Titan.
Weapon
Track start damage
tracks
Weapon
statistics Drive
damage
Drive start
track
Variant Drive start

Titan weapon statistics vary by weapon type. The large Set up hexes are marked with letters (TDF) or numbers
number is the combat strength. The superscript number (Titan). Set up markings have no effect on game play.
is the range (Spinal Mount range varies). The number
next to the shield is the Defense. The top edge of the map is designated 0°, right 90°,
bottom 180°, and left 270°.
The tracks display damage to the Titan’s
weapons and FTL drive systems. The [2.0] SET UP
appropriate system marker starts on the Select a scenario and see the scenario write-up for the
first space on the left (drive markers start Track space number and types of units. Place the TDF units on the
on the top row). When a system takes map according to the scenario set up instructions. Capital
damage, that marker is moved one space to the right. ships are placed with their undamaged side facing up.
The available number of systems is equal to the first Place two missile markers on each Battleship (BB) and
number visible to the right of the marker. When the Missile Destroyer (DDM).
marker is on or past the 1 space, that system is destroyed
Remove the Titan Repair and Titan Recharge card from
and cannot be used.
the deck of Titan cards. Shuffle the remaining cards and
An undamaged Atlas-class Titan has 3 Spinal Mount weapons, 4 draw eight cards face-down. Shuffle the Titan Repair and
Primary Beams, 8 Defensive Lasers and a Drive of 3. Titan Recharge cards into the smaller pile. Place the
[1.6] Titan Cards: These cards control the movement and remaining face-down cards on top of this stack. All the
actions of the Titan. If the Titan card draw deck is ever cards are placed near the map to form a draw deck. Pile
depleted, the discard deck is reshuffled to form a new the missiles counters, the wormhole and damage
draw deck. markers separately near the map.
Activate Omega Place the appropriate Titan Status Board next to the
Titan Movement Weapon
Start map, and place the four Titan damage markers on the
left-most starting spaces on the tracks.
Titan Movement
Destination If this is your first game, start the Titan Drive marker on
Primary Beams the Variant Drive starting space. This will slow the Titan’s
Targeting Priority movement and make it easier to destroy.
Spinal Mount
Range [2.1] Asteroids: Asteroids are placed on the map if
Defensive Laser
designated by the scenario. There are two set ups for
Targeting Priority
Spinal Mount asteroids: fields and belts. Asteroids are the reverse side
Card Number Targeting Priority of all unused Titan and objective counters. Move
asteroids placed on units during set up to adjacent hexes.
Dead in Space Fields: Randomly drop the asteroid counters from
Repair about 12”-24” over the center of the map. Flip all
counters so the asteroid side is visible and place in the
nearest hex.
Belt: Place the asteroids within the designated hex
columns (L-N or K-M), with at least 3 hexes separation
between asteroids.

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[3.0] SEQUENCE OF PLAY
A turn is comprised of a series of phases. Each phase is
completed in its entirety before the next phase begins.
1. FTL Jump Out: Determine which TDF units will
move this turn [4.1].
2. Draw Titan Card: The top card of the Titan card
deck is revealed [5.0].
3. Titan Movement: The Titan moves [6.0].
4. TDF Attack: TDF units within range of the Titan
perform non-missile fire [7.1].
5. Titan Attack: The Titan targets and attacks TDF
units within range [8.1].
6. Missile Phase: TDF Missiles move/launch [9.0].
7. FTL Jump In: TDF units marked with wormholes
are moved [4.3].
8. Victory Point: Victory or defeat is checked,
otherwise play continues [10.0].
9. End Phase/Repair: TDF units and Titans may
attempt repairs [11.0].
[4.0] TDF MOVEMENT
TDF starships use a wormhole generator to ‘jump’ space
and move faster-than-light (“FTL”). TDF sub-light drives
would take many turns to move one hex on the map.
[4.1] Jump Out: During the FTL Jump Out Phase, select
the starships that will be moved later this turn. Escorts
are flipped to the reverse side, displaying the wormhole
icon. A wormhole marker is placed on each capital ship
that will be moved.
[4.2] Jumping: Starships marked with a wormhole cannot
attack, launch missiles or be attacked. They do not
interact with any other units or terrain while jumping.
[4.3] Jump In: During the FTL Jump In Phase, select one
of the marked starships to move. A starship must move a
minimum number of hexes equal to ½ Move, but no
more than their maximum Move. Starships do not move
through the intervening hexes between their starting hex
and destination hex. After moving, flip escorts face up or
remove wormhole
markers. Repeat until all
starships have been
moved.
A TDF battleship has a
movement of 4. It must move
at least 2 hexes, but could
move up to 4. The + are all
valid destination hexes.
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[4.4] Restrictions: A TDF starship cannot jump into the
hex of another starship or Titan. After movement, only
one starship is allowed per hex. Starships cannot jump
into an asteroid hex. Jumping into a hex adjacent to an
asteroid counter is dangerous. Roll a die and on a result
of %-^, destroy that starship.
[5.0] TITAN CARDS
Most Titans are controlled by AI programs and alien
computers. These Titans follow rigid rules and rarely
deviate from their programming. Titans, by their very
nature, are goal orientated.
[5.1] Titan Card Uses: Titan cards determine the
movement, attack preferences, special actions and spinal
mount attack range each turn. One card is drawn at the
beginning of the turn. The same card is used to
determine movement and attack actions for the turn. At
the end of the turn, the current card is discarded.
Card #10 is drawn. It will be used to determine Titan movement,
combat, and if the Titan is immobilized, it will repair two Drive
spaces at the end of the turn [5.5].
[5.2] Omega Weapon: Titans immediately use the
Omega Weapon when a Titan card with an Omega
Weapon symbol is drawn and the logic condition on the
Titan Status Board is met and the Omega Weapon
marker is not in the used box. The Omega Weapon
marker is moved to the used box after use.
Card #2, with an Omega Weapon symbol, is drawn. The Hyperion-
class Titan has an unused Omega Weapon. It immediately checks to
see if the logic condition (“If there are at least two adjacent capital
ships within range 5.”) is true. If it is, the Omega Weapon is used; all
adjacent capital ships within range 5 take a strength 5 attack [8.3].
[5.3] Omega Recharge Card: If the Recharge Omega
Weapon card is drawn, and the Omega Weapon has been
used, it is immediately recharged. If not used, a
replacement card is drawn instead and the Recharge card
is shuffled back into the Titan card deck.
[5.4] Titan Repair Card: When the Repair Systems card is
drawn, all damaged systems (weapons and drive) are
immediately repaired one space (damage markers are
moved one space to the left). If there are no damaged
systems, a replacement card is drawn instead and the
Repair card is shuffled back into the Titan card deck.
The Titan Repair card is drawn when the Defensive Laser damage
marker is covering the 3 on a Hyperion-class Titan. The Titan
currently only has two Defensive Lasers available. After the marker
is moved one space to the left (now covering the 4), the Titan gains
an additional laser.
[5.5] Dead-in-Space Repair: If the Titan card features a
Dead-in-Space symbol, then during the End
Phase/Repair, if the Titan Drive marker is on Dead in
Space, the Titan Drive is repaired a number of spaces
equal to the number in the Dead in Space symbol [11.2].
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[6.0] TITAN MOVEMENT
Titans are moved through space by gigantic stardrives
powered by unobtanium. Titans use a hyperspace
network for FTL travel, but the network does not operate
near the mass of stars and Titans must make the final
approach in normal space. Titans occasionally travel
between systems at sub-light speeds.
[6.1] Titan Movement: Titans move according to the
movement graphic on the drawn Titan card, up to a
maximum number of hexes based on the current Drive of
the Titan.
Movement example of a Hyperion with a Drive of 3. With a Drive of
2, it would have stopped before moving up to the next row.
If, by moving, the Titan would move to a hex column to
the right of the target, the Titan instead moves towards
the target by the shortest possible path. Titans stop
before moving into the same hex as a colony or moon.
Unless allowed by scenario rule, the Titan cannot move
off the map. The Titan stops moving at the map edge.
Hyperion-class Titans with a Drive of 4 move one
additional hex in the direction of the arrow on their
movement diagram.
Movement example of a Hyperion with a Drive of 4.
[6.2] Starship Devastation: If a Titan moves into a hex
with a non-jumping TDF starship, roll a die:
!-% The TDF starship is destroyed.
^ TDF starship immediately Jumps Out [4.1]
[6.3] Asteroid Devastation: If a Titan moves into a hex
with an asteroid counter, remove the asteroid.
[6.4] Objective Devastation: A Titan that stops
movement in the same hex as a space station (“Tau” or
“Zeta” objectives), destroys the station. A Titan cannot
move into the same hex as a moon or colony, and
therefore cannot devastate those objectives.
[6.5] Titan Drive Damage: After completing movement,
the Titan loses one Drive for each TDF starship, asteroid
and space station destroyed by devastation this turn.
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[7.0] TDF COMBAT PROCEDURES
TDF warships use a variety of energy beam and kinetic
kill weapons. The TDF also use long-range nuclear tipped
missiles that can accelerate at thousands of gravities.
Weapons have a Combat Strength and Range. The
greater the Combat Strength, the easier it is for the
weapon to penetrate the Defense of the target.
[7.1] TDF Procedure: All TDF starships not jumping [4.2],
and within range [7.2], can attack the Titan. The TDF
player announces which unit or units are attacking and
the targeted system. The TDF player can target the
Defensive Lasers, Primary Beams, Spinal Mount or Drive.
The Omega Weapon cannot be targeted. Combined
attacks are announced [7.3] and the combat roll is made
[7.4]. If the attack is successful, damage is applied to the
Titan [7.5]. Each unit can attack once per turn.
[7.2] Range: The attack range is the shortest number of
hexes between the attacker and the defender, not
counting the hex of the attacker. Range can be counted
at any time. Only targets within the weapon’s range can
be targeted and attacked.
The maximum range of a CA’s attack is 3. When damaged, the CA can
only attack to a range of up to 2.
[7.3] Combined TDF Attacks: Multiple TDF units within
range can attack the same target. Pick one starship as the
primary attacker. For each attacking starship beyond the
first, add +1 to the Combat Strength of the primary
attacker. A unit can attack or participate in a combined
attack once each turn.
A BB (Strength 5) combines fire with a BCH (+1), BC (+1) and CA
(+1) for a total Combat Strength of 8.
[7.4] Combat Roll: Add the result of one die roll to the
Combat Strength. If this total is equal to or greater than
the Defense of the target, the target is hit and damaged.
If the result is lower, the attack misses.
A DD has a combat strength of 2. If it targets the Defensive Lasers of
a Rhea (Defense 8), it would need to roll a ^ to hit. It could not hit
the Primary Beams (Defense 9) or Spinal Mount (Defense 10).
[7.5] Titan Damage: For each hit, the appropriate
damage marker is moved one circle to the right. If the
Drive marker is on the right-most space of a higher row,
it is moved to the left-most space of the next lower row
when damaged. The number of systems available is equal
to the first number to the right of the damage marker –
the number underneath the marker does not count. A
system is destroyed if the damage marker is covering the
last number. The Titan is destroyed when all systems
are destroyed. (Note that the Omega Weapon cannot be
targeted or damaged.)
The first three hits to an Atlas’ Spinal Mount will only damage
armor. The fourth hit will reduce the number of spinal attacks to 2.
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[7.6] Legendary Starships: Starships with
exceptional crews and officers or starships
with advanced technology are set up by
scenario rule with a "Legendary" marker. This marker
adds +1 to Combat Strength, Range and Defense. A
Legendary capital ship takes two hits to damage
(flipped), and two more hits to destroy. A Legendary
escort is destroyed after two hits.
[7.7] Asteroid Effects: If a line from the center
of the primary attacker's hex to the center of
the defender's hex crosses one or more hexes
containing an asteroid counter, subtract 2
from the Combat Strength. If the line crosses one or
more hexes adjacent to an asteroid counter, but doesn't
cross the actual asteroid hex, only subtract 1 from the
Combat Strength.
[8.0] TITAN COMBAT PROCEDURES
Titans are armed with batteries of defensive lasers,
primary energy beam projectors and massive spinal
mount cannons. The spinal mount cannons are capable
of “extinction-level event” attacks on inhabited planets.
They have meters of armor plating protected by energy
screens. Each type of Titan also features a special
weapon, branded “Omega” by TDF analysts, capable of
devastating attacks or altering fundamental forces of
nature in local space.
The Titan card lists the priority targets to attack for the
each weapon system on the Titan.
[8.1] Titan Attack Procedure: Titans choose their targets
based on the targeting priority lists on the current Titan
card. Starting with the top of the Defensive Laser
column, the Titan targets the closest named unit and
makes one combat roll [8.3] against the target. The Titan
then selects the next unit on the list and repeats until (a)
all units on the list are destroyed or out of range, or (b)
all weapons have been used, or (c) the Titan runs into a
stop sign. If the bottom of the list is reached, the Titan
returns to the top of the list and continues.
You may find it helpful to use a spare die to track Titan attacks.
If there are no more listed targets within range, the Titan
combines all remaining Defensive Lasers and fires at the
closest capital ship within range [7.2].
The Titan then repeats the process with the Primary
Beams. If there are no more listed targets within range,
the Titan fires at the closest target of any type (including
the objective Target) within range.
The range of the spinal mount weapons is determined by
the large range number on the card in the spinal mount
target priority column. If the objective Target is within
range, the Titan will always fire at the objective first. Any
remaining spinal mount weapons are fired at the
targeting list.
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The  symbol at the bottom of list indicates the Titan
will STOP attacking with the current weapon and attack
with the next weapon type.
If there are multiple targets at the same range, randomly
select one target by die roll. DDM and DD are considered
equal priority. BCH and BC are considered equal priority.
The Titan is using card #09 to
determine targets. First, one
Defensive Laser will fire at a missile,
if one is in range. If not, or after that
attack is resolved, it will target a legal
DD or DDM. It will then target a FF,
CA and FF (in that order) until it runs
out of Defensive Lasers. If there are still targets, it will continue from
the top of the list. Once it runs out of Defensive Lasers, it will move
to Primary Beam attacks. If there are still Lasers available, but no
more targets in that column, it will combine all remaining Defensive
Lasers and attack the closest BC or BCH, BB, or CA (whichever is
top-most). It will then move to Primary Beams. It could attack the
same CA twice with Primary Beams. Regardless, it will stop
attacking with Primary Beams when it reaches the stop sign.
[8.2] Combined Titan Attacks: Multiple Titan weapons
can attack the same target when there are no more
listed targets within range. For each weapon beyond the
first, add +1 to the Combat Strength of the attack.
[8.3] Combat Roll: Add the result of one die roll to the
Titan’s Combat Strength. If this total is equal to or
greater than the Defense of the target, the target is hit
and damaged. If the result is lower, the attack misses.
[8.4] TDF Damage: An escort or a damaged capital
starship is removed with a hit. An undamaged capital
starship is damaged and flipped to the reverse side.
[9.0] MISSILE COMBAT
In addition to light-speed energy weapons, the TDF
employ giant nuclear-tipped missiles. Without having to
worry about crew or radiation shielding, the missiles are
capable of thousands of Gs of acceleration.
During the Missile Phase, TDF missiles launched the
previous turn are flipped to the Move 5 side
and moved. Any of these missiles that fail to
reach the targeted Titan are removed due to
fuel depletion. Then the TDF player may
launch new missiles by placing them adjacent to the
firing TDF ship on their Move 3 side in the hex closest to
the targeted Titan and moving them towards the target.
[9.1] Missile Equipped Ships: TDF units equipped with
missiles have one or more missile icons (“dots”) next to
the unit name. The number of dots equals the number of
missile salvos (i.e., number of missile counters) loaded
during set up. There is no reloading. If a unit with two
unfired missiles is damaged, it loses one of the unfired
missiles. If a damaged ship is repaired, it does not gain
any additional missiles.
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[9.2] Launching Missiles: Missiles are launched during
the Missile Phase. A single missile counter represents
dozens of missiles in a “salvo”. To launch a missile salvo,
place it in a hex adjacent to the launching ship. All missile
equipped ships may only launch one missile salvo per
turn. In scenarios with multiple Titans, the TDF player
must declare which specific Titan is being targeted when
each missile is launched.
[9.3] Missile Movement: A missile counter is moved by
the least number of hexes (if there is a choice, the TDF
player decides) towards their targeted Titan equal to
their movement. Missiles move 3 hexes during the first
Missile Phase and 5 additional hexes during the Missile
Phase of the following turn. If they enter the hex of their
target, they impact. If the target moves into a hex
containing a missile targeted on it, the missiles impact.
[9.4] Missile Asteroid Effects: If a missile moves into an
asteroid hex, the missile is immediately destroyed.
[9.5] Missile Defenses: Missiles in flight can be targeted
by the Titan's weapons. Missiles are Defense 7 and are
destroyed with one hit.
[9.6] Missile Damage: For each missile salvo that
impacts, roll a number of dice equal to the Explosion
value of the missile counter (3 or 2) and consult the
following chart. If the targeted Titan has one or more
Defensive Lasers, roll one less die for the first missile
counter that impacts the target each turn.
! Miss
@-# 1 Drive hit†
$-% 1 Defensive Laser hit†
^ Rhea-class Titan
1 Primary Beam hit†
† No effect if system destroyed.
[10.0] VICTORY OR DEFEAT
If the Titan has fulfilled its victory condition at the end of
a turn, the TDF player loses the game. The standard
victory condition is the destruction of all objective
targets (starbases, moonbase and colony planet).
If the Titan is destroyed (all systems are destroyed; i.e.,
all markers are on or past the 1 space), the TDF player
wins the game.
If all objective targets and Titans are destroyed
simultaneously, the Titan is victorious.
[11.0] TITAN REPAIR AND DAMAGE CONTROL
Titans are capable of absorbing an enormous amount of
damage. Auto-repair systems will repair any amount of
damage to a Titan given enough time. TDF Engineers and
damage control parties do their best.
[11.1] Titan Dead in Space Repair: If the Titan
“Dead in Space” symbol appears on the Titan
card, and the Titan Drive is 0 (i.e., the Titan is
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immobilized), repair the Titan Drive system the number
of spaces listed on the Titan card (move the Drive marker
to the left).
[11.2] TDF Repair: The TDF player may attempt to repair
capital ships damaged on a previous turn during the
End/Repair Phase. The TDF announces the damaged
capital ship to repair and rolls one die. On a result of %+,
the capital ship is flipped back to its undamaged side. (A
Legendary ship is repaired of one hit.) The TDF player can
attempt to repair each previously damaged capital ship
once per turn.
[11.3] End Phase: Once all units have been repaired or
attempted repairs, the phase is over. The next turn
begins with the next FTL Jump Out Phase [4.1].
REFERENCE
TDF Unit (Capital Ships and Escorts) Designations
Battleship (BB)
Heavy Battle Cruiser (BCH)
Battle Cruiser (BC)
Heavy Cruiser (CA)
Missile Destroyer (DDM)
Destroyer (DD)
Frigate (FF)
Titans
Atlas-class Titan
Weapons: Spinal Mount (x3), Primary Beam
(x4), Defensive Laser (x8)
Drive: Speed class 3
Omega: Destroy 1d3 (roll 1 die, divide by 2,
round up) escorts within range 3.
Weapons: Spinal Mount (x2), Primary Beam
(x3), Defensive Laser (x6)
Drive: Speed class 3
Omega: “Weapon Range” is any Titan weapon.
Hyperion-class Titan
Weapons: Spinal Mount (x1), Primary Beam
(x2), Defensive Laser (x4)
Drive: Speed class 4 (bonus at Drive 4, [6.1])
Omega: The targeted capital ships do not have
to be in range of any Titan weapons.
Hyperion Titans have lower Defenses
CREDITS
Game Design & Documentation: Chris Taylor
Development: Alan Emrich
Graphic Design: Scott Everts
Unit Art: Abraham Katase
Playtesting: Art Bennett, Michael Bourgeois, Scott Everts, David
Finnigan, Fiona Finnigan, Kameron Gibson, Lance McMillan, Jason
Rider, Nathaniel Taylor, Diane Upshaw, Oliver Upshaw
Proofreading: Hans Korting, Leigh Toms, Gary Sonnenberg, Ian
Wakeham