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Strategist Pick
Federation Ship Recognition Manual
Requires:Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator
Designed by L. Ross Babcock, III, Forest Brown
Published by FASA
Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Players: Two-Player Only Games
TV Shows: Star Trek (various)
Players
2
Play Time
60 min
Complexity
3.2 / 5
Rating
7.4
Year
1985
Community Snapshot
Medium complexity
~60 min
7.4 on BGG (33)
Categories
Designed for 2 players and playable in ~60 min, Federation Ship Recognition Manual delivers a medium experience that earned a 5.5 on BGG.
How It Plays
Hexagon Grid
The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.
Simultaneous Action Selection
Everyone chooses their action at the same time and reveals together — no waiting around, and plenty of surprises.
About This Game
The Federation Ship Recognition Manual expands on the ships types seen in the base game Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator, adding new variants for every Federation ship in that product, including new shuttles, starships, freighters, and starbases. As with the base Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator itself, this is ostensibly an "expansion" for the Role Playing game, in that it provides more data than just the combat element requires. 3-dimension views are provided for all craft, along with extensive historical notes and background.…
Source: BoardGameGeek