The Classic Game of Space Combat
Star Fleet Battles is the flagship of the Star Fleet Universe. It is a game of ship-vs-ship combat in the 23rd century. When playing Star Fleet Battles, YOU take command of a starship, squadron, or even an entire fleet of the Federation, the Klingon Empire, or the Romulan Star Empire ... plus over a dozen other empires, each with their own unique style of combat, starships, weapons, technology, and culture.
Out-Shoot, Out-Think, and Out-Fly your opponent in a deep-space dogfight!
The Star Fleet Battles game system is based on four principles:
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The Ship System Display, graphically presenting all of the systems on your starship.
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Energy Allocation: Every turn, count your energy and spend it wisely. There is never enough.
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Proportional Movement: all starships are in continuous and simultaneous maneuver.
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Damage Allocation: Penetrate enemy shields, and damage is distributed throughout his ship.
Star Fleet Battles is often maligned for its vast rulebook (400 pages of rules, plus hundreds of pages of charts, tables, ship descriptions,and scenarios). This isn't really fair. Starships can do a lot of things, and the rules cover them all: maneuver, combat, tractors, transporters, cloaks, docking, phasers, space amoebas, planets, asteroids, disruptors, warp engines, ion storms, impulse engines, probes, planet killers, mines, Tholian webs, and more. But the rules are well-organized and you don't have to learn more than a few pages on the first day, and never have to learn more of the game system than you want to. The product line is presented in modules, which you can add when you need a new challenge.
Are you ready to fly a starship? Then buy Star Fleet Battles Basic Set and take command!
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