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Rules assistance for Captain's Log #3
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–6 players
- 90 min
Rules assistant for Captain's Log #3
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Captain's Log #3 is an expansion for Star Fleet Battles released in 1984 for 1–6 players and 90 minutes per game. It was designed by Stephen V. Cole, Ray D Olesen, C. Michael Thompson, Josh Spencer, Graeme Cree, and Felix Hack and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
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About the game
Excerpt from the back: This issue of Captain's Log includes the following exciting features: The First Round, an exciting science fiction story by Stephen Kacarides. A related scenario is included and may be played by four players. The Life and Times of Deth O'Kay, a special group of scenarios. Ground Combat is portrayed in a stylized set of game rules. Several scenarios are provided. Major Fleet Battles are presented in the scenarios Titan and the Unicorn and A Time to Live; A Time to Die. Over Twenty New Scenarios are presented in this issue.
Publishers
- Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.
- Task Force Games
Questions and answers
Captain's Log #3 supports 1–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Captain's Log #3 is 90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Captain's Log #3 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Movies / TV / Radio theme, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. 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 Captain's Log #3 are: Stephen V. Cole, Ray D Olesen, C. Michael Thompson, Josh Spencer, Graeme Cree, and Felix Hack. 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 Captain's Log #3 as an expansion for Star Fleet Battles. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Star Fleet Battles to use it. Check that your edition of Star Fleet Battles is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.