Starship & Empire

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Starship & Empire
Designers Joseph L. Roti
Publishers R-Squared Games
Publication1976;48 years ago (1976)
Players2–4
Playing time340 minutes

Starship & Empire is a 1976 board wargame published by R-Squared Games. [1]

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Gameplay

Starship & Empire is a wargame that involves strategic maneuvering of fleets in a pseudo-3D environment for tactical combat purposes. [2]

Reception

Kevin P. Kenney reviewed Starship & Empire in The Space Gamer No. 7. [2] He described the game as "a multi-level combination of many of the ideas present in other S-F games cleaned up and merged into one of the better of the current onslaught of space/naval wargames". [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Starship & Empire". Boardgamegeek. 1976. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Kenney, Kevin P. (August–September 1976). "Reviews". The Space Gamer (7). Metagaming: 10–11.
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