“Card game version of INVALID OBJECT ID=, type=thing. Opposing Noble Houses vie for domination in this quadrant of space.” Each player starts with one Homeworld Card, one Leader Card, four Power Tokens, and a hand of eight cards drawn from the deck. The game is played in the following phases: Intrigue, Event, Duel, Attack (Military or Political)...
At the beginning of the game, players are dealt a hand of five cards and receive 9 shield tokens. On their turn, players must play or discard a card. They may play attack, defense or special cards. Players must always keep a hand size of 5 cards. Players are eliminated when they lose all their shields. The last player with at least one shield token wins....
From the Publisher: The Asteroid Rebellion is slowly being crushed by the forces of Terra. In a desperate bid for survival, the rebels outfit an asteroid with heavy weapons -- including the secret gravity warper -- and send it on an earth-grazing orbit. The Terran fleet comes out to do battle with Star Fist. From the Designer: This is an intermediate-level...
Lifted from Amarillo's order page :- "A melding of Star Fleet technology and a classic naval card game system. Ships are marked with various weapons; if you have a matching weapon card you can fire it at the enemy. Various defenses and attack bonuses apply. Advanced game mechanics allow some weapons to use several different cards (Plasma R can fire plasma...
Star Fleet Battle Manual (SFBM) is a Tactical level Space Combat miniatures wargame for two or more players with spaceships familiar to fans of Star Trek (the original series). SFBM is easily confused with the much better-known and much more complex "Star Fleet Battles" boardgame. Although the theme is the same, and some of the mechanics are quite similar...
Initial publication of the games in the Star Fleet Battles series. This was one of the first Task Force Games Pocket Games. It was re-implemented and expanded several times after the original "Pocket Game." This is the classic game of tactical Starship combat set in the Star Trek universe (the original TV show), though you will never see "Star Trek"...
From the back: CAPTAIN'S LOG #1 features the short story and scenario, "Objective: Juggernaut," by Christopher Allen. This story creates a unique background for a five player situation which requires skill in combat and finesse in diplomacy. Involved are the Federation, Tholian, Klingon, Orion and the fearsome extra-galactic Juggernaut. Also included in...
CAPTAIN'S LOG #2 features the short story and scenario, REFINER'S FIRE, by James Ashauer. The story details the Romulan attempt to destroy the Gorn Heavy Cruiser Reptilicon as a prelude to an invasion of the Gorn Confederation. The decisive battle occurred at the Gorn/Federation border. The Scenario allows up to four players to recreate this climactic...
The Commander's Edition of Star Fleet Battles was produced as a box set with counters, map, basic Ship System Display (SSD) sheets and a 96 page rulebook. This is the separate "Rulebook Only" version with a blue 3-ring binder, available for previous owners of Star Fleet Battles who had the counters, map and the basic SSD sheets. The rulebook was designed...