
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,554
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Star Fleet Battles
- 2 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 4.2/5
- 1979

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Captain's Log #9 is an expansion for Federation & Empire released in 1991. 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.
From the back: GHOSTLIGHT: DAY ONE is the story of a Federation F-8 fighter squadron on the first day of the Klingon invasion. Also included: a Ghostlight scenario, a description of the battle in game terms, and the class history of Federation Strike Carriers. STAR FLEET DATABASE: Communications, announcements, product releases and schedules, Why?, Decisions of the Board of Proposals, Ask Kommodore Ketrick, Conventions and Tournaments, Battle Force 900 (Carrier Groups), and Just Say No! DOOMSDAY: Even more information on the new Doomsday Edition of Star Fleet Battles. Explosion Strengths. Ten more questions from players. A list of rules changes from the new rulebook and notes on why they were made. SCENARIOS: The Federation learns fleet tactics in the Battle of Adanerg. The first Kzinti carrier. Fighter pilots attack a convoy to cries of Tang Chi! Hydrans learn there is only one way to skin a cat. Pirates raid a planet defended by fighters. Romulans and Gorns learn the meaning of Cloaked Friendship. Andromedans assault an ISC base. TACTICS: The largest selection of term papers in the history of Star Fleet Battles, including special sections on fighters and wild weasels. The Tactics Board. Victory at Origins. Ask Uncle Ardak about fighter tactics. Squadron Leader Karsh explains how fleets should engage enemy fighter squadrons. FEDERATION & EMPIRE: Questions and Answers. A detailed example of carrier operations. The largest selection of Tactical Notes ever! Commentaries. Preview material from Total War. Kzinti CVs in DF&E. Romulan and Kzinti Options. Designer's notes on the new carrier rules. And the Four Powers War. FOUR NEW CARRIER SSDs: The Romulan SeaHawk-B Light Carrier, Kzinti DDV First Carrier, Lyran Siberian Lion CVA, Gorn Tyrannosaurus-V CVA.
Captain's Log #9 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 #9 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 #9 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.