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Abbreviation for A Call to Arms, a apaceship combat game produced by Mongoose Publishing. Originally produced to support their Babylon 5 license. It is now in it's 3rd edition and is no longer connected with the Babylon 5 setting. It now supports the Twilight Imperium setting.

Original definition 1 January 2011 9:28 AM by Delthos.