
- BGG rank
- BGG #7
- BGG rating
- 8.6
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
- 3–6 players
- 240–480 min
- Complexity 4.4/5
- 2017

Rules assistance for Star Trek: Ascendancy – The Dominion War
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Star Trek: Ascendancy – The Dominion War is an expansion for Star Trek: Ascendancy released in 2022 ages 14 and up. It was designed by Andrew Haught and Phil Yates.
Through their Vorta commanders and Jem'Hadar super soldiers, the Founders rule as Gods, bringing order to the galaxy. The discovery of the Bajoran Wormhole brought this ancient civilisation onto conflict with the more youthful civilisations of the Alpha Quadrant. Expansion to the popular Star Trek: Ascendancy game, The Dominion War Variant adds the Dominion as a playable civilisation, the Bajoran Wormhole leading to he Gama Quadrant as a new area to explore and a Dominion war variant that changes the playing field by dividing the civilizations into two rival alliances with players striving to see their Alliance dominate the opposing Alliance. The expansion contains everything you need to add the Dominion, and another player to your games of Star Trek Ascendancy. Discover the Gamma Quadrant via the Bajoran-Idran Wormhole Systems, encounter new Exploration Cards, plus more Space Lanes and Resource Nodes! —description from the publisher
The catalogue lists Star Trek: Ascendancy – The Dominion War 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.
Star Trek: Ascendancy – The Dominion War has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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 Trek: Ascendancy – The Dominion War belongs to these categories: Wargame, Territory Building, and Movies / TV / Radio theme. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Star Trek: Ascendancy – The Dominion War and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Star Trek: Ascendancy – The Dominion War are: Andrew Haught and Phil Yates. 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 Trek: Ascendancy – The Dominion War as an expansion for Star Trek: Ascendancy. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Star Trek: Ascendancy to use it. Check that your edition of Star Trek: Ascendancy is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.