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2022 Ranked #1,621

Starship Captains

Spacefaring strategy game where newly promoted captains recruit crew, explore sectors, and manage a patched-up starship. Crew abilities drive every action, so each assignment must keep the ship moving while opening paths to greater adventure.

Strategy Games Science Fiction Space Exploration End Game Bonuses Open Drafting

Players

1-4

Play time

40-100 min

Age

12+

Complexity

2.36/5

Rating

7.20

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 3.7/5

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?

Welcome aboard and congrats on the promotion! Your "new" starship is ready to embark on its first big voyage.

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Welcome aboard and congrats on the promotion! Your "new" starship is ready to embark on its first big voyage. Just scrape off some of the rust, and she'll do fine. And that crew? Might look a little green around the edges, but they're your crew now. Make us proud. The stars are calling...and adventure awaits! As newly promoted Starship Captains, players are in command of their first starship and hungry to prove themselves in a galaxy full of space pirates, grumpy old androids, ancient artifacts, and interplanetary adventures. In this 1-4 player Eurostyle game, which mixes action selection and engine building, you'll manage a diverse crew of cadets, ensigns, androids, and officers — each with different special roles and capabilities. By earning medals, you can promote and train your crew for even greater effectiveness. Similarly, you can upgrade your ship with powerful engine building technology for maximum synergy. What will you do with this enhanced crew and ship? Explore an ever-shifting galaxy full of dangerous pirates and interplanetary missions in order to boost your reputation with three distinct galactic factions for bountiful rewards. Do you have what it takes to deftly command your crew and become the best captain in the cosmos? We'll see! —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–4
Play time
40–100 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.4/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Peter B. Hoffgaard

Artists

4
Roman Bednář Mergen Erdenebayar Ji?í Mikovec Radim Pech

Publishers

1
Czech Games Edition

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