
- BGG rank
- BGG #741
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Star Trek: Ascendancy
- 3 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2016

Rules assistance for Starfire: Sky Marshal #2
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Starfire: Sky Marshal #2 is an expansion for Starfire (3rd Edition) released in 1997 ages 12 and up. It was designed by Ken Burnside, Marvin Lamb, Scott D. Orr, Drew South, Donald Clarke, William Wells, Jeffery S. Jones, Todd Dillen, David M. Everett, and Oerjan Ohlson and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Player Elimination, and Dice Rolling.
This supplement to Starfire 3rd Edition was the first publication from the Starfire Design Studio (SDS). Its rules presage the changes that the SDS introduced in 3rd Edition Revised. The most important features are a set of rules for combining the unique tech system from the Akelda Dawn expansion with the traditional tech system (for both tactical and strategic/campaign games), and new rules for the campaign system (Imperial Starfire), including an abstracted Commercial Freighter Network (CFN).
The catalogue lists Starfire: Sky Marshal #2 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.
Starfire: Sky Marshal #2 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Territory Building, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Player Elimination, and Dice Rolling. 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 Starfire: Sky Marshal #2 are: Ken Burnside, Marvin Lamb, Scott D. Orr, Drew South, Donald Clarke, William Wells, Jeffery S. Jones, Todd Dillen, David M. Everett, and Oerjan Ohlson. 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 Starfire: Sky Marshal #2 as an expansion for Starfire (3rd Edition). Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Starfire (3rd Edition) to use it. Check that your edition of Starfire (3rd Edition) is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.