Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but cooperation is not a major focus.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.8

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but cooperation is not a major focus.

Replay value

Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. The game allows players to improve their strategy over time, discover new tactics, and offers a consistent and engaging experience regardless of the number of players. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the investment.

Luck profile

The Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator has a moderate level of randomness impact, with random elements having a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, 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. Overall, the game has a relatively low influence of luck, making it suitable for players who prefer a more strategic and decision-driven experience.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

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.

Mechanism

4

Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Simultaneous Action Selection

Family

1

TV Shows: Star Trek (various)

Type

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Wargames

Media

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