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{{apocrypha}}
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{{Comicstory|
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|seriesissue=[[Shell Game (Dreamwave)|''Transformers, Beast Wars: Shell Game'']] #1
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Beast Wars — Shell Game]]'' #1
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|next=Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Beast Wars
|title=
|title=
|image=ShellGame1a.jpg
|image=ShellGame1a.jpg
|caption=
|caption=The Maximals experience the effect of Dreamwave's bankruptcy on their universe.
|publisher=[[Dreamwave]]
|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]
|date=
|date=
|coverdate=2005
|coverdate=2005
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars cartoon continuity]]
|pencils=[[Don Figueroa]]
|continuity=[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]]
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
[[Magmatron]] and his crew of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s (including the undercover [[Razorbeast]]), set foot near the crashed ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' on [[Earth]]. Magmatron boasts that he will build an army with the abandoned [[Maximal]] [[protoform]]s, and assures that no interference occurs by having [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] sabotage the [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] transporting [[Optimus Primal]]'s Maximals and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] with a [[transwarp agitator]]. Having the authorities on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] mount a rescue mission won't do. Realizing [[Waspinator]] is absent, Magmatron sends [[Transquito]] to take care of him. Razorbeast is put in charge of the activation signal meant to convert the Maximal protoforms into new Predacon warriors. On the side, he tries to alert one of the Maximals on the Autobot shuttle.  
[[Magmatron (BW)|Magmatron]] and his crew of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s (including the undercover [[Razorbeast]]), set foot near the crashed ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' on [[Earth]]. Magmatron boasts that he will build an army with the abandoned [[Maximal]] [[protoform]]s, and assures that no interference occurs by having [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] sabotage the [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] transporting [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s Maximals and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] with a [[transwarp agitator]]. Having the authorities on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] mount a rescue mission won't do. Realizing [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] is absent, Magmatron sends [[Transquito]] to take care of him. Razorbeast is put in charge of the activation signal meant to convert the Maximal protoforms into new Predacon warriors. On the side, he tries to alert one of the Maximals on the Autobot shuttle.  


On the shuttle, [[Rattrap]] awakes, having just experienced an [[Ain't No Rat|interesting dream]]. The other Maximals decide to rib him on the contents of his dream. Primal suddenly decides to recount the events of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] to people who have already lived through it. The Maximals decide to take a well-deserved rest, but Rattrap seemingly begins to hallucinate the presence of unknown Maximals and being on Earth. The unknown Maximals take an angry tone with Rattrap, accusing him of abandoning them and promising that Rattrap would get to know them. Rattrap is still on the shuttle the whole time, and the other Maximals think he's losing his mind. As Rattrap is unceremoniously dumped in a [[CR chamber]], the [[transwarp]] portal the shuttle is entering suddenly beings to fluctuate.  
On the shuttle, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] awakes, having just experienced an [[Ain't No Rat|interesting dream]]. The other Maximals decide to rib him on the contents of his dream. Primal suddenly decides to recount the events of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] to people who have already lived through it. The Maximals decide to take a well-deserved rest, but Rattrap seemingly begins to hallucinate the presence of unknown Maximals and being on Earth. The unknown Maximals take an angry tone with Rattrap, accusing him of abandoning them and promising that Rattrap would get to know them. Rattrap is still on the shuttle the whole time, and the other Maximals think he's losing his mind. As Rattrap is unceremoniously dumped in a [[CR chamber]], the [[unspace|transwarp]] portal the shuttle is entering suddenly beings to fluctuate.  


On Earth, Magmatron thinks back to a meeting with the [[Tripredacus Council|Tri-Predacus Council]] about the [[transwarp wavefront]] hidden from the Maximals and their sending of an [[Ravage (G1)|agent]] to handle the "[[Megatron (BW)|renegade]]". After the meeting with the Council ended, Magmatron mocked the slow-moving triumvirate and received planetary scans from the agent. Razorback too flashes back, but this time to his meeting with [[Lio Convoy]], ordering him to go undercover in Magmatron's inner circle.
On Earth, Magmatron thinks back to a meeting with the [[Tripredacus Council|Tri-Predacus Council]] about the [[transwarp wavefront]] hidden from the Maximals and their sending of an [[Ravage (G1)|agent]] to handle the "[[Megatron (BW)|renegade]]". After the meeting with the Council ended, Magmatron mocked the slow-moving triumvirate and received planetary scans from the agent. Razorback too flashes back, but this time to his meeting with [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]], ordering him to go undercover in Magmatron's inner circle.


On the Autobot shuttle, the Maximals begin to make antagonistic moves against Rattrap. Rattrap, in an attempt to escape the Maximals, runs into hallucinations of the unknown Maximals, who plead with him to go back to Earth. On the exterior of the shuttle, the Transwarp fluctuations allow Megatron to begin breaking free of his [[magno-clamp]] bonds.
On the Autobot shuttle, the Maximals begin to make antagonistic moves against Rattrap. Rattrap, in an attempt to escape the Maximals, runs into hallucinations of the unknown Maximals, who plead with him to go back to Earth. On the exterior of the shuttle, the Transwarp fluctuations allow Megatron to begin breaking free of his [[magno-clamp]] bonds.
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{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* [[Razorbeast]] (4)
*[[Razorbeast]] (4)
* [[Rattrap]] (7)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (7)
* [[Optimus Primal]] (8)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] (8)
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (9)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (9)
* [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (10)
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] (10)
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachina]] (11)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachina]] (11)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (12)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (12)
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (13)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (13)
* [[Tigatron]] (15)
*[[Tigatron (BW)|Tigatron]] (15)
* [[Optimus Minor]] (17)
*[[Optimus Minor]] (17)
* [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]] (18)
*[[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]] (18)
* [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]] (19)
*[[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]] (19)
* [[Lio Convoy]] (24)
*[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] (24)
* [[Polar Claw]] (28)
*[[Polar Claw]] (28)


|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Magmatron]] (1)
*[[Magmatron (BW)|Magmatron]] (1)
*[[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] (2)
*[[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] (2)
*[[Manterror]] (2)
*[[Manterror]] (2)
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==Notes==
==Notes==
* As may be obvious, the plot of this issue was recycled for [[The Gathering issue 1|''The Gathering'' #1]]. The differences are that the television show cast are very less involved in the plot of ''The Gathering'' and that ''The Gathering'' takes place during the cartoon instead of after.
===Production notes===
*[[Simon Furman]]'s script for ''Shell Game'' #1 was made available by the writer himself, and is what the synopsis in this article is based on.
*''Shell Game'' #1 was never released, as [[Dreamwave Productions]] declared bankruptcy before the issue was released.
*[[Simon Furman]]'s first draft script for ''Shell Game'' #1 was made available by the writer himself in 2007, providing the basis for this article's synopsis. Additionally, many years later in 2022, slated artist [[Don Figueroa]] would [https://twitter.com/SketchyFig/status/1584234324169089024 begin sharing] the pages he had drawn for this issue via his [https://twitter.com/SketchyFig Twitter]
*Due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy the numerous plot points set up here are all left unanswered such as the fates of Waspinator and Razorbeast, Rattrap's visions, Magmatron's grand schemes, and how the Maximals got back to Cybertron. (Though we can guess what some of them are from ''The Gathering'')
 
===Recycling===
*As may be obvious, the plot of this issue was recycled for [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[The Gathering issue 1|''The Gathering'' #1]]. The key differences are:
** The television show cast are very less involved in the plot of ''The Gathering'', which is a good way to cut the length to four issues. All plots involving them are thus out or altered.
** ''The Gathering'' takes place during the cartoon instead of after, with a plot device to explain why the casts aren't bumping into each other.  
** "[[Ain't No Rat]]" is explained as Rattrap having 'dreams' from a signal Razorbeast is sending. But "Ain't No Rat" isn't an IDW comic and so 2006-Furman gets to ignore it!
** Exposition is moved around: Magmatron's plan is moved to later in ''Gathering'', while the exposition on the ''Beast Wars'' show is moved to the very start of the comic and is Magmatron filling his troops in.
** Also moved around: Razorbeast's monkeying with Magmatron's signal is moved to the middle, to come before his flashback (and because it's not needed to bring Rattrap in).
** Razorbeast has a quip with Lio Convoy cut out, so he's taking the scene more seriously.
** Multiple scenes are expanded to allow for bigger panels and more room to 'breathe' now the cartoon cast are out.
** The last five pages are devoted to Maximals emerging worldwide and Magmatron declaring a Beast War, as Megatron, Rattrap etc are out.
 
===Real-world references===
 
* Rhinox disparagingly says Rattrap must have "Beast Wars syndrome", as in the chronic illness {{w|Gulf War syndrome}}.


===Covers (4)===
===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A:''' The Maximals from the end of the series; art by ?.
*'''Cover A:''' The Maximals from the end of the series; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and ???.
* '''Cover B:''' The Maximals from the first season; art by ?.
*'''Cover B:''' The Maximals from the first season; art by [[Joe Ng]] and [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover C:''' Megatron from the first season; art by ?.
*'''Cover C:''' Megatron from the first season; art ''allegedly'' by [[Pat Lee]]...
* '''Cover RI:''' Gatefold wraparound battle cover; art by ?.
*'''Cover RI:''' Gatefold wraparound battle cover; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Espen Grundetjern]].


<gallery>
<gallery>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/xmas-wrap/ XMAS (W)RAP! — Simon Furman makes the script for ''Shell Game'' #1 available.]]
*[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/xmas-wrap/ XMAS (W)RAP! — Simon Furman makes the script for ''Shell Game'' #1 available.]


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Magmatron initializes his plans to build an army to conquer Cybertron, and the Maximal Razorbeast must stop him. Sounds familiar!

Synopsis

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Magmatron and his crew of Predacons (including the undercover Razorbeast), set foot near the crashed Nemesis on Earth. Magmatron boasts that he will build an army with the abandoned Maximal protoforms, and assures that no interference occurs by having Drill Bit sabotage the Autobot shuttle transporting Optimus Primal's Maximals and Megatron with a transwarp agitator. Having the authorities on Cybertron mount a rescue mission won't do. Realizing Waspinator is absent, Magmatron sends Transquito to take care of him. Razorbeast is put in charge of the activation signal meant to convert the Maximal protoforms into new Predacon warriors. On the side, he tries to alert one of the Maximals on the Autobot shuttle.

On the shuttle, Rattrap awakes, having just experienced an interesting dream. The other Maximals decide to rib him on the contents of his dream. Primal suddenly decides to recount the events of the Beast Wars to people who have already lived through it. The Maximals decide to take a well-deserved rest, but Rattrap seemingly begins to hallucinate the presence of unknown Maximals and being on Earth. The unknown Maximals take an angry tone with Rattrap, accusing him of abandoning them and promising that Rattrap would get to know them. Rattrap is still on the shuttle the whole time, and the other Maximals think he's losing his mind. As Rattrap is unceremoniously dumped in a CR chamber, the transwarp portal the shuttle is entering suddenly beings to fluctuate.

On Earth, Magmatron thinks back to a meeting with the Tri-Predacus Council about the transwarp wavefront hidden from the Maximals and their sending of an agent to handle the "renegade". After the meeting with the Council ended, Magmatron mocked the slow-moving triumvirate and received planetary scans from the agent. Razorback too flashes back, but this time to his meeting with Lio Convoy, ordering him to go undercover in Magmatron's inner circle.

On the Autobot shuttle, the Maximals begin to make antagonistic moves against Rattrap. Rattrap, in an attempt to escape the Maximals, runs into hallucinations of the unknown Maximals, who plead with him to go back to Earth. On the exterior of the shuttle, the Transwarp fluctuations allow Megatron to begin breaking free of his magno-clamp bonds.

On Earth, the activation signal is sent, and protoforms all around the world are awakened. But as some reveal themselves to be Predacon, other reveal themselves to be still Maximals. Magmatron, realizing the cause, can only look on while Razorbeast runs for his life.

Rattrap, on the shuttle, causes a malfunction in the transwarp drive, sending the shuttle and its occupants back to Earth. Optimus Primal is understandably furious, but must cut his rant short when it's revealed that Megatron is now free!

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Notes

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Production notes

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  • Shell Game #1 was never released, as Dreamwave Productions declared bankruptcy before the issue was released.
  • Simon Furman's first draft script for Shell Game #1 was made available by the writer himself in 2007, providing the basis for this article's synopsis. Additionally, many years later in 2022, slated artist Don Figueroa would begin sharing the pages he had drawn for this issue via his Twitter
  • Due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy the numerous plot points set up here are all left unanswered such as the fates of Waspinator and Razorbeast, Rattrap's visions, Magmatron's grand schemes, and how the Maximals got back to Cybertron. (Though we can guess what some of them are from The Gathering)

Recycling

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  • As may be obvious, the plot of this issue was recycled for IDW Publishing's The Gathering #1. The key differences are:
    • The television show cast are very less involved in the plot of The Gathering, which is a good way to cut the length to four issues. All plots involving them are thus out or altered.
    • The Gathering takes place during the cartoon instead of after, with a plot device to explain why the casts aren't bumping into each other.
    • "Ain't No Rat" is explained as Rattrap having 'dreams' from a signal Razorbeast is sending. But "Ain't No Rat" isn't an IDW comic and so 2006-Furman gets to ignore it!
    • Exposition is moved around: Magmatron's plan is moved to later in Gathering, while the exposition on the Beast Wars show is moved to the very start of the comic and is Magmatron filling his troops in.
    • Also moved around: Razorbeast's monkeying with Magmatron's signal is moved to the middle, to come before his flashback (and because it's not needed to bring Rattrap in).
    • Razorbeast has a quip with Lio Convoy cut out, so he's taking the scene more seriously.
    • Multiple scenes are expanded to allow for bigger panels and more room to 'breathe' now the cartoon cast are out.
    • The last five pages are devoted to Maximals emerging worldwide and Magmatron declaring a Beast War, as Megatron, Rattrap etc are out.

Real-world references

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  • Rhinox disparagingly says Rattrap must have "Beast Wars syndrome", as in the chronic illness [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Gulf War syndrome|{{#if:||Gulf War syndrome}}]].

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