Interstellar Wars
BGG rank
BGG #28,979
BGG rating
4.8

Interstellar Wars

1982

Rules assistance for Interstellar Wars

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 180 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.5/5

Rules assistant for Interstellar Wars

For 2 players

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Interstellar Wars is a board game released in 1982 for 2 players, 180 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement, and Paper-and-Pencil.

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About the game

[From the back cover...] "INTERSTELLAR WARS" is a science fiction wargame that portrays the conflict between two powerful futuristic empires and the players fight for control of star systems in a fast moving and often bloody contest. The combat system encourages the use of light forces to screen the main battle fleets before committing them to full scale battle. There are three scenarios that gradually build up the complexity of the game and the rules cover re-fueling capacity of star systems, tactical options, commander bonuses and the 'Pirates of Hamrinon'! The game is suitable for beginners to the hobby of board wargaming the rules being easy to learn and containing numerous examples of play.

Questions and answers

Interstellar Wars supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.