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1983 Ranked #5,805

Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator

A tactical space-combat game has commanders maneuver starships, manage shields, absorb damage, and deploy new weapons. Learn-as-you-go rules build from basic movement into increasingly detailed fleet engagements.

Wargames Aviation / Flight Movies / TV / Radio theme Grid Movement Hexagon Grid

Players

2-6

Play time

30-120 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.88/5

Rating

6.74

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

Step into the command seat of a starship for the Federation, the Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, Gorn Alliance, or an Orion pirate raider with the Star Trek Starship Tactical Combat Simulator.

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Step into the command seat of a starship for the Federation, the Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, Gorn Alliance, or an Orion pirate raider with the Star Trek Starship Tactical Combat Simulator. Using an all new and revised system, the Starship Tactical Simulator provides improved rules for: Movement, Deflector Shields, Detailed Starship Damage, Damage Control, Crew Causalities, New Weapons. The game gives you a fast-paced and detailed game of space combat. The rules are presented in a learn-as-you-go, three part format.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2
Play time
30–120 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Forest Brown David F. Tepool Wm. John Wheeler

Artists

1
Mitch O'Connell

Publishers

2
FASA Games Workshop Ltd.

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