- BGG rank
- BGG #3,554
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Star Fleet Battles
- 2 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 4.2/5
- 1979
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Expansion for Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Edition Basic Set
Star Fleet Battles: Module T – Tournament Battles
2000
Rules assistance for Star Fleet Battles: Module T – Tournament Battles
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–12 players
- 12+
- Complexity 4.2/5
Rules assistant for Star Fleet Battles: Module T – Tournament Battles
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Star Fleet Battles: Module T – Tournament Battles is an expansion for Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Edition Basic Set released in 2000 for 2–12 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Stephen V. Cole and Steven P. Petrick and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
Part of the Star Fleet Battles Captain's Edition line. From the back of the cover: Module T includes everything you need to compete in deadly SFB tournaments: - SSDs: Completely updated for the Millennium, including entirely new ones. - Detailed rules on every aspect of tournament competition. - Judging Standards and Procedures: How to run an SFB event, and how to be sure that judge is running a fair tournament. - Tournament Scenarios: Six special battles just right for deciding who in your group is the Top Phaser. You have no friends; you have no allies. - Tournament Tactics: Detailed information from the experts on how to fly any of the tournament ships to final victory. - Stellar combat map, special tournament play aids, plus 216 special tournament counters and 108 extra ammunition counters. - Federation & Empire: The official tournament scenario and rules.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.
Questions and answers
Star Fleet Battles: Module T – Tournament Battles 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.
The catalogue lists Star Fleet Battles: Module T – Tournament Battles for ages 12 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.
Star Fleet Battles: Module T – Tournament Battles has a complexity rating of 4.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy 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.
Star Fleet Battles: Module T – Tournament Battles belongs to these categories: Wargame, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are 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: Module T – Tournament Battles are: Stephen V. Cole and Steven P. Petrick. 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: Module T – Tournament Battles as an expansion for Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Edition Basic Set. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Edition Basic Set to use it. Check that your edition of Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Edition Basic Set is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.