Time Tripper (1980)

!!!TimeTripper!!! is a cooperative or solitaire game in which a Vietnam era squad or single soldier is teleported through time and space to battle everything from T-Rexes to Hell's Angels to Psionic Flesh Eating Plants.

From an SPI advert in 1980:

TimeTripper simulates the adventures of a U.S. infantryman, who accidentally creates a time warp that transports him to famous battles of the past and to fantastic battles of the future. Though armed with modern weaponry, the TimeTripper must husband his resources as he encounters the fearsome Tyranosaurus Rex, the Greek hoplites, Nazi infantry, and the futuristic Timepolice. Rules cover travel through time, missile and melee combat, endurance and experience; the game also includes rules for TeamTripper play and for a Timemaster. TimeTripper includes an 11' x 17' sheet with Battlefield and Time Displays, 100 cardboard playing pieces, rules and playing aids.
Buyers Guide for TimeTripper
Age Range: 12 years through adult
Number of players: 1 to 4 (highly suitable for solitaire)
Average playing time: One to three hours
Complexity: Moderate (3.2)
For purposes of comparison; the game of Monopoly is considered to have a complexity rating of 2.34

Game Contents

• Rules:
  • Rules
  • Battles
  • Charts & Tables
• Battlefield Display / Past and Future Time Displays / Record Track
• 2 six-sided dice
• 100 counters:
  • 16 x Tripper record track counters (for Alf, Nell, Skag and Tim):
    • 4 x Player / player dead
    • 4 x Weight carrying
    • 4 x Experience
    • 4 x Current endurance
  • 1 x Tripper in time
  • 1 x Flux / Flux aligned
  • 5 x Tree / Shellhole
  • 6 x Stun / Move away
  • 41 x Enemy counters:
    • 6 x Dinosaur / horse
    • 5 x Buffalo / horse
    • 1 x Sabretooth tiger / horse
    • 1 x T. Rex / horse
    • 14 x Melee soldier
    • 14 x Missile soldier
  • 27 x Equipment counters:
    • 4 x Missile weapon ammo
    • 4 x .357 Mag / .25 pistol
    • 4 x .357 ammo / .25 ammo
    • 1 x Shotgun
    • 1 x Shotgun ammo
    • 1 x M16
    • 1 x M16 ammo
    • 1 x Mk 72 rocket
    • 4 x M1 grenade
    • 4 x M26 grenade
    • 1 x Claymore
    • 1 x Radio
  • 3 x blanks