Flagship Magazine is an independent magazine for gamers . Published in the UK, it started in 1983 for PBM

Play-by-mail game

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 players . Since its hundredth issue in 2002, it has extended its coverage to include boardgames, role-playing game

Role-playing game

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s, web games and massively multiplayer online game

Massively multiplayer online game

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s, along with collectible card game

Collectible card game

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s and computer games

Personal computer game

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The magazine comes out bimonthly with game reviews, diaries, news columns and an emphasis on reader feedback.

Founded in 1983 by Nick Palmer

Nick Palmer

Nicholas Douglas Palmer is a British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire from 1997 until he lost the seat at the 2010 general election to Conservative Anna Soubry, by 390 votes.Described by Andrew Roth as "quietly effective", he was...

and Chris Harvey , Flagship has been edited by Carol Mulholland since issue 70. Shortly after publishing issue 130 in 2010 Carol Mulholland suffered a serious illness. The magazine is now in hiatus, and it is uncertain if it will resume publication.

External links

• Flagship Magazine website

Website is currently in the process of being relaunched.