- BGG rank
- BGG #17,556
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Victory by Any Means: Campaign Guide
- 2–99 players
- 300 min
- Complexity 3.9/5
- 2004
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Rules assistance for Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–8 players
- 180 min
- 11+
- Complexity 4.0/5
Rules assistant for Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition
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Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition is an expansion for Starmada X released in 2005 for 1–8 players, 180 minutes per game, and ages 11 and up. It was designed by Jay Waschak and Tyrel Lohr.
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About the game
This book provides the rules links you need to play a campaign using a combination of both Starmada Space Tactical System and the Victory by Any Means Campaign Guide. It also includes the rules that you will need to design your own Starmada ships for use in a campaign game, so that you can hurl them mercilessly against your opponents’ defenses. Not only do you now have the rules to play a Starmada campaign in great detail, the materials and ships for the Wars of the Boltians and Kuissians setting are also included. Requires both VBAM: Campaign Guide and the Starmada Tactical System. Expands: Victory by Any Means: Campaign Guide Expanded by: Stars Divided: Terran Civil War (Victory by Any Means: Campaign Guide also required)
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Publishers
- VBAM Games
- M Twelve Enterprises, Inc.
Questions and answers
Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition supports 1–8 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 Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition is 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 Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition for ages 11 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.
Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition has a complexity rating of 4.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy 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.
Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition belongs to these categories: Economic, Wargame, and Territory Building. 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 Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition are: Jay Waschak and Tyrel Lohr. 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 Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition as an expansion for Starmada X. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Starmada X to use it. Check that your edition of Starmada X is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.