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Rules assistant for Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module P1
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Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module P1 is an expansion for Federation & Empire released in 1991. It was designed by Stephen V. Cole, Ray D Olesen, Frank M. Crull, and Keith Velleux and its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection and Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
From the front cover: This is the first of a series of informal modules containing various material from future Star Fleet Battles products. The "P" stands for: Preview, Prototype, and Playtest. Contents include: Chaff, Chain Reactions, Death-Riders, The Frax, Hydran DD Variants, Scenarios, Tournaments, Total War Rules, and F&E Setup Charts.
Publishers
- Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.
- Task Force Games
Questions and answers
Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module P1 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. 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 Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module P1 are: Stephen V. Cole, Ray D Olesen, Frank M. Crull, and Keith Velleux. 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 Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module P1 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.