![]() Skirmishes between small squadrons are also popular massive fleet battles are possible but require lots of patience and paperwork.ĭue in part to licensing issues and in part to the desired flavor of the game, Star Fleet Battles is based solely on Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, the Franz Joseph Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual (which is where the official SFB licence is tied to) and some other blueprints available in the late 1970s the movies and later series are not considered Star Fleet Battles-canonical and the two 'verses have diverged considerably. The most common scenario played is a one-on-one dogfight of balanced ships, usually heavy cruisers. Gameplay consists of deciding how to allocate a ship's available energy during a turn (speed, shield reinforcement, weapon arming, etc.) and then carrying out the ships' movement and attacks. Movement is simultaneous each "turn" is divided into 32 "impulses" each ship moves on some of these depending on its current speed. The starships are represented by tokens or miniatures on a hexgrid, and by off-board diagrams showing the systems of each ship and keeping track of how badly damaged they are. ![]() ![]() ![]() Star Fleet Battles is a 1979 tabletop space combat game featuring ships from Star Trek. The Classic Federation Heavy Cruiser (Federation Commander version) ![]()
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