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Struggle For The Throne: Star Trek Iii

A political conflict game has players use bribery, assassination, spying, threats, battle, and deals to gain power before an emperor dies. Intense diplomacy gives way to a final battle to the death when the succession crisis ends.

Wargames Movies / TV / Radio theme Science Fiction Modular Board Player Elimination

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.5/5

Rating

5.74

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 4.0/5

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?

The Klingon Emperor is dying, and the Struggle For The Throne has already begun between the powerful Thought Admirals. Each Admiral uses bribery, assassination, spying, accusation, threats, battle, and even making deals to gain power while the Emperor lives.

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The Klingon Emperor is dying, and the Struggle For The Throne has already begun between the powerful Thought Admirals. Each Admiral uses bribery, assassination, spying, accusation, threats, battle, and even making deals to gain power while the Emperor lives. The diplomacy is intense, for when the Emperor dies, there will be a battle to the death.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.5/5
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Credits

Designers

2
David F. Tepool Jordan Weisman

Publishers

1
FASA

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