
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Silent Death Campaign Supplement: Renegades – the Espan Rebellion
- 2–8 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 1995

1995
Rules assistance for Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
For 2 players

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Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition is a board game released in 1995 for 2–8 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Kevin Barrett and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Hexagon Grid.
From the publisher website: Silent Death: The Next Millennium is an exciting, quick-playing, and easy-to-learn table-top game of star fighter combat set against the backdrop of a disintegrating high-tech empire in the far future. The universe of Silent Death: TNM is our own future 9,000 years from now. Space travel is common for those species that hold the technology, and humans have come to live on hundreds of worlds all across the Orion arm of our galaxy. This Deluxe Box Set allows for a wide diversity of weapon types, crew quality, and tactical situations. Exciting new features include ship-building rules that allow you to design ships from scratch and 24 updated, beautifully illustrated ship designs.
Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition supports 2–8 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.
The listed playing time for Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition is 120 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.
The catalogue lists Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition has a complexity rating of 2.9 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.
Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, 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 Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition are: Kevin Barrett. 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 Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.