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Star Frontiers: Knight Hawks

This board game of starship combat was published as part of the Knight Hawks supplement for TSR's Star Frontiers role playing game. It is however playable as a stand alone game.

Players

2

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

2.7

Rating

6.41

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The game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Teach 2.9

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.7

More strategic control

Table feel

The game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Star Frontiers: Knight Hawks has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, expansions available, strategic depth, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with room for players to improve their strategy over time. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Star Frontiers: Knight Hawks is 7.33, indicating a moderate level of luck in the game. Random elements have minimal impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

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Credits

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Designers

1
Douglas Niles

Artists

1
James Holloway (I)

Publishers

1
Tactical Studies Rules (TSR)

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