- BGG rating
- 8.6
Expansion for Star Trek: Into The Unknown – Federation vs. Dominion Core Set
Star Trek: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion
2025
Rules assistance for Star Trek: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 30–180 min
- 14+
Rules assistant for Star Trek: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion
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Star Trek: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion is an expansion for Star Trek: Into The Unknown – Federation vs. Dominion Core Set released in 2025 for 2 players, 30–180 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Michael Gernes and Max Brooke and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Line of Sight.
About the game
Broaden your narrative experience and your starship collection with the new Rising Tensions expansion for Star Trek: Into the Unknown! This exciting follow up to the core set brings the Klingon Empire to the conflict, playable as a standalone faction or as allies for Federation or Dominion forces. Add new officers and equipment to your task forces. Take on new campaign and incident missions designed to test each faction’s battle skill, diplomatic cunning, and thirst for exploration. Engage in evocative and tactical gameplay, realized through new cloaking mechanics and an elegant stealth tracker component! As an unexpected war rages, the conflicts between the powers of the Alpha Quadrant only intensify. Will you rise to the challenge with actions worthy of song? —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- WizKids (I)
Questions and answers
Star Trek: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Star Trek: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion is 30–180 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 Star Trek: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion 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: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion belongs to these categories: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Line of Sight. 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 Trek: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion are: Michael Gernes and Max Brooke. 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: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion as an expansion for Star Trek: Into The Unknown – Federation vs. Dominion Core Set. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Star Trek: Into The Unknown – Federation vs. Dominion Core Set to use it. Check that your edition of Star Trek: Into The Unknown – Federation vs. Dominion Core Set is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.