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Star Cruiser box art
1987 Ranked #18,022

Star Cruiser

A starship combat game has commanders detect targets, manage signatures, fire weapons, and control damage in twenty-fourth-century battles. Sensor rules, masking, armor, and target aspects make information and positioning central to every engagement.

Wargames Science Fiction Wargame Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.75/5

Rating

6.24

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Star Cruiser is a game of starship combat in the 24th century. It can be used as an addition to GDW's RPG Traveller: 2300 or as a stand alone boardgame.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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Star Cruiser is a game of starship combat in the 24th century. It can be used as an addition to GDW's RPG Traveller: 2300 or as a stand alone boardgame. The game includes 180 counters representing battleships, fighters, remote sensor objects, and missiles. The rules cover detection, active and passive sensors, radiated and reflected signatures, masking, target aspect, fire combat, screens, armor, and damage control. A complete guide to starship construction is included.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Science Fiction Wargame

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Simulation

Family

3
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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Frank Chadwick

Artists

4
Steven S. Crompton Bryan Gibson Tom Peters Steve Venters

Publishers

1
Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

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