- BGG rating
- 7.2
A Call To Arms: Star Fleet – Federation Fleet Box
2011
Rules assistance for A Call To Arms: Star Fleet – Federation Fleet Box
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 16+
- Complexity 4.0/5
Rules assistant for A Call To Arms: Star Fleet – Federation Fleet Box
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A Call To Arms: Star Fleet – Federation Fleet Box is a board game expansion released in 2011 ages 16 and up. It was designed by Matthew Sprange and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Simulation.
About the game
Publisher Blurb: The Fleet Boxes are designed for use with any game set in the Star Fleet Universe, including A Call to Arms: Star Fleet, Star Fleet Battles, Federation Commander, and Starmada. Each contains enough ships for a complete fleet in these games and will allow players to quickly expand their forces. This box set contains 16 ships for the United Federation of Planets, along with 6 shuttles and a pocket rulebook – all you need to start playing! - Frigate x3 - Light Cruiser x2 - Battle Frigate x2 - Strike Cruiser - Dreadnought - Heavy Cruiser x2 - Battlecruiser x2 - Fast Cruiser - Police Cutter x2 - Shuttles x6 - Pocket Rulebook This product is being done as a joint venture with Amarillo Design Bureau, inc., under the strict terms of their contract with Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Mongoose Publishing
Questions and answers
The catalogue lists A Call To Arms: Star Fleet – Federation Fleet Box for ages 16 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
A Call To Arms: Star Fleet – Federation Fleet Box has a complexity rating of 4.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
A Call To Arms: Star Fleet – Federation Fleet Box belongs to these categories: Wargame, Movies / TV / Radio theme, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Simulation. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of A Call To Arms: Star Fleet – Federation Fleet Box are: Matthew Sprange. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists A Call To Arms: Star Fleet – Federation Fleet Box as an expansion. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to an existing base game and usually cannot be played on their own. Check the box or publisher description for the exact base game required, and make sure your edition of that game is compatible with this expansion.