- BGG rating
- 7.7
Rules assistance for Starship Samurai: Shattered Alliances
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 60–75 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.0/5
Rules assistant for Starship Samurai: Shattered Alliances
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Starship Samurai: Shattered Alliances is an expansion for Starship Samurai released in 2019 for 2–4 players, 60–75 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. Its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence.
About the game
Shattered Alliances is an explosive expansion for Starship Samurai, bringing more variety and methods for inflicting humiliating defeat upon your friends! Two new, beautifully sculpted mechs bring new abilities to humble your enemies and combo with your other forces. A whopping forty new action cards will shake up your games with a level of variety that will leave every player guessing at their opponents’ next moves. Many of these new action cards are clan-specific, bestowing even bigger, bolder effects on players allied with the right clans. —description from the publisher
Categories
Mechanics
Publishers
- Plaid Hat Games
Questions and answers
Starship Samurai: Shattered Alliances supports 2–4 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 listed playing time for Starship Samurai: Shattered Alliances is 60–75 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 Starship Samurai: Shattered Alliances 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.
Starship Samurai: Shattered Alliances has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
Starship Samurai: Shattered Alliances belongs to these categories: Science Fiction and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence. 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 Starship Samurai: Shattered Alliances as an expansion for Starship Samurai. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Starship Samurai to use it. Check that your edition of Starship Samurai is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.