Episode
Sliders: Rules of the Game
Overview
The Sliders become involuntarily apart of a human war game where the only winners are the ones that stay alive.
Details
- Series
- Sliders
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1996-09-20
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Rules of the Game is Episode 1 in Season 3 of Sliders. It aired on 1996-09-20. The runtime is 43 min.
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