
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,561
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Dragonstar Rising
- 1–6 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 1987

Rules assistance for Phoenix Command: Damage Tables – Small Arms
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Phoenix Command: Damage Tables – Small Arms is an expansion for Phoenix Command released in 1987 for 2–12 players. It was designed by Barry Nakazono.
While primarily thought of as a combat system for Leading Edge's Rhand Morningstar Missions RPG, the original Phoenix Command rules were also intended to be used for man-to-man skirmish wargaming, either on the tabletop or a hex map. The Combat Damage Tables for Small arms has been designed for use with the Phoenix Command Combat System.
Phoenix Command: Damage Tables – Small Arms supports 2–12 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.
Phoenix Command: Damage Tables – Small Arms belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Phoenix Command: Damage Tables – Small Arms and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Phoenix Command: Damage Tables – Small Arms are: Barry Nakazono. 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 Phoenix Command: Damage Tables – Small Arms as an expansion for Phoenix Command. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Phoenix Command to use it. Check that your edition of Phoenix Command is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.