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Captain's Log #8 is an expansion for Federation & Empire released in 1990. It was designed by Stephen V. Cole, Ray D Olesen, Frank M. Crull, Keith Velleux, Scot McConnachie, and Owen Riley and its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection and Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
From the back: FICTION: Two exciting stories with four scenarios. Eascape from the holdfast portrays an early Klingon attempt to steal web technology. The Battle of Olsen's Reach describes the cease fire in which the Federation almost surrendered. DATABASE: Questions, answers, examples, Why?, Battleforce 2000. SCENARIOS: Five more exciting new battles for Star Fleet Battles. TACTICS: Term papers, Ask Uncle Ardak, Victory at Origins. FEDERATION & EMPIRE: A new scenario, commentaries, notes on the new edition, and optional rules. SPECIAL FEATURE: playtest counters for space control ships. NEW SHIPS: Federation War Destroyer and Battle Frigate.
Publishers
- Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.
- Task Force Games
Questions and answers
Captain's Log #8 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Movies / TV / Radio theme, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection and Hexagon Grid. 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 #8 are: Stephen V. Cole, Ray D Olesen, Frank M. Crull, Keith Velleux, Scot McConnachie, and Owen Riley. 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 #8 as an expansion for Federation & Empire. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Federation & Empire to use it. Check that your edition of Federation & Empire is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.