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Rules assistance for Romulan Ship Recognition Manual
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
Rules assistant for Romulan Ship Recognition Manual
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Romulan Ship Recognition Manual is an expansion for Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator released in 1985 for 2 players and 60 minutes per game. It was designed by Forest Brown and Wm. John Wheeler and its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection, Paper-and-Pencil, and Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
The Romulan Ship Recognition Manual expands on the ships types seen in the base game Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator, adding new variants for almost every Romulan ship in that product, as well as adding a number of new craft. As with the base Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator itself, this is ostensibly an "expansion" for the Role Playing game, in that it provides more data than just the combat element requires. 3-dimension views are provided for all craft, along with extensive historical notes and background. The book was released with two covers, each with the same internal info. In both cases, the cover of this 48-page product features a cutaway of the Romulan 'Whitewind' cruiser. However, the first release version has only the words "ROMULAN SHIP RECOGNITION MANUAL" in red block letters on the cover, while the second version has the "framed" design shared with the 2nd Edition Federation & Klingon SRMs. Indicating the clear tie to the wargame, the last page presents a sheet of counters that you can photocopy and mount on cardboard for use with the tactical game. Expands: Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator
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Questions and answers
Romulan Ship Recognition Manual 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.
The listed playing time for Romulan Ship Recognition Manual is 60 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.
Romulan Ship Recognition Manual has a complexity rating of 2.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Romulan Ship Recognition Manual belongs to these categories: Wargame, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection, Paper-and-Pencil, 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 Romulan Ship Recognition Manual are: Forest Brown and Wm. John Wheeler. 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 Romulan Ship Recognition Manual as an expansion for Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator to use it. Check that your edition of Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.