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Rules assistance for Star Fleet Battles Reinforcements
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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- Complexity 2.3/5
Rules assistant for Star Fleet Battles Reinforcements
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Star Fleet Battles Reinforcements is an expansion for Star Fleet Battles (Commander's Edition) released in 1984. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
Star Fleet Battles Reinforcements provided 432 additional 1/2" counters to the Star Fleet Battles Commander's Edition. It included alternate color Kzinti, Lyran, and Orion Pirate counters for use with alteranate clans. The back cover of Star Fleet Battles Reinforcements included Five (5) full color planets that could be cut out and placed on the standard 30x42 hex map. Planets included: Eleven (11) hex planet (Gas Giant about the size of Saturn) Seven (7) hex planet (Gas Giant) Five (5) hex planet (Gas Giant about the size of Uranus) Three (3) hex planet Three (3) hex planet
Mechanics
Publishers
- Task Force Games
Questions and answers
Star Fleet Battles Reinforcements has a complexity rating of 2.3 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.
Star Fleet Battles Reinforcements 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 catalogue lists Star Fleet Battles Reinforcements as an expansion for Star Fleet Battles (Commander's Edition). 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 (Commander's Edition) to use it. Check that your edition of Star Fleet Battles (Commander's Edition) is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.