Operation Star Fleet Command
INTRODUCTION –
Operation Star Fleet Command: A
Strategic Level Space Combat Game
is a simulation of space combat in
the Star Trek Universe. Set during a
time period of roughly the end of
the original series (TOS) to the
Wrath of Khan (ST:2), it supposes a
situation without Organian
interference.
The universe of the game is drawn
from the influences of FASA’s
wonderful Star Trek RPG, as well as
the Star Fleet Technical Manual by
Franz Joseph Designs, and the Star
Trek Maps from the 1980’s. The
ships of the different fleets are
based on those from FASA’s Star
Trek Combat Simulator, as well as
those from that game’s fan
community.
The core mechanics of the game
use Avalon Hill’s Victor In the Pacific
and War At Sea system. (A great set
of games that every gamer should
play at least once.)
Operation Star Fleet Command has
been a labor of love. I have been
playing Star Trek based combat
games since the mid-70’s,
beginning with Lou Zocchi’s Star
Fleet Battle Manual. For years I
hoped for the perfect strategic level
game set in the Star Trek Universe,
but it never happened. Yes, I played
Federation Space for several years,
but I found the game to be too
simple without being elegant, with
cheap production value even for
the 80’s. I never tried Federation &
Empire since it is based on Star
Fleet Battles; and even though I
played Star Fleet Battles from its
beginning I find the game slow,
overly complex, and not really Star
Trek. Unfortunately FASA never
released its planned Operation
Armageddon, so I will never know if
that was the game I dreamed of.
After 30 or so years I finally decided
to make my own game. This is the
game my friends and I would have
played to death during our high
school and college years. No, it isn’t
perfect; but what game is? It makes
use of a solid rule system, and is set
in a Star Trek-like universe that I
grew up with. Feel free to tweak it
to your heart’s content.
But play it in the spirit it was
intended – with fun. Grab a few
friends, put on some music (the
sound tracks from the first few Star
Trek films, and maybe TRON, the
original Battlestar Galactica and
Buck Rogers for the right
atmosphere), and spend a few
hours defending the Federation.
Michael Reitz
2014
Operation Star Fleet Command: A
Strategic Level Space Combat Game
is not intended as a challenge to
any copyright. It is a fan-based
labor of love. Duplication is for
personal and private use only.
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1. OBJECT -
2. THE MAPBOARD –
2.1. The gaming surface is made of two
boards. The Mapboard and the
Battleboard.
2.2. The Mapboard portrays the various
sectors of space making up the
different star faring powers, and their
major and minor planets/bases. It is
divided into five domains and 23
sectors. The domains are bordered by
bold colored lines matching each
owning power: Federation – blue,
Klingon – orange, Romulan – red, Gorn
– green, and Tholian – yellow. Sectors
are separated by colored lines and
labeled. Major planets are red, and
minor planets are teal. Planets have a
name and an income value. Major 2.4. Various control markers are used to
planets may have a white circled indicate control of areas.
number representing repair points and 2.4.1.Rectangular control flags are
a space dock symbol. placed in each sector to indicate
2.2.1.The Triangle sector is a neutral who control that sector that turn.
sector, unowned by any power at 2.4.2.Large circular control counters are
the beginning of the game. placed on major planets/bases
2.3. Each sector, major or minor planet can when an enemy force captures it.
be controlled by any power, and each If the planet/base is control by the
sector, major or minor planet can original power then no counter is
change side from turn to turn; with the used.
following exceptions. 2.4.3.Small circular control counters are
2.3.1.In the two player game Romulan placed on minor planets/bases
space may not be controlled by when an enemy force captures it.
Klingon forces and vice versa. If the planet/base is control by the
Federation, Gorn and Tholian original power then no counter is
space may only be controlled by used.
their own forces, or by Klingon or 2.5. Each planet or base may only be used
Romulan. by the player who controls it that turn.
2.3.2.In the three player game Except –
Federation, Gorn and Tholian 2.5.1.Sherman’s Planet, Eden, and
space may only be controlled by Nimbus III are neutral at the
their own forces or by Klingon or beginning of the game and may
Romulan.

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be used by any power, unless

controlled.
2.6. As a general rule, ships move into
sectors during turns and return to
friendly planets/bases between turns.
2.7. The Battleboard is the area used for
record keeping, construction/repairs,
and provides an area for combat.
2.7.1.The Economic/VP Track is used to
keep track of each powers current
Victory Points and its economic
level.
2.7.2.The Space Docks represent each
force’s major planet/base where
construction and repairs can
occur. The circled number is the
number of repair points as well as
the number of new constructions
that can occur during a turn. Place
the new constructions on the
dock during the reinforcement
phase. Ships that are being
repaired are placed here during
phase 2.
2.7.3.The Battlefield is where ships are (red), Gorn (green), and Tholian
placed during a battle. Remove (yellow). The above diagram explains
the ships from the sector, place the ship counters.
then here, and put the Battle Attack Factor – Number of dice the
Marker in the sector. ship rolls when attacking. A white circle
2.7.4.The Turn Track is used to keep indicates that the ship receives a +1 to
track of the current game turn. all its attack dice. An asterisk means
Each turn represents six months. that the ship may control a sector if it
The circled numbers at the is on patrol
bottom of some turns indicates Defense Factor – Number of damage
the game year for what points a ship can have without being
reinforcement units may be destroyed. Must have more damage
constructed. points to be destroyed. A white circle
3. PLAYING PIECES – means that it may reallocate targets. A
3.1. Ships – The game contains a large black circle (may be around the white
number of counters that represent the circle if it is a destroyer) means the
ships of the various powers; Federation ship can cloak. An asterisk means that
(blue), Klingon (orange), Romulan it has one free repair point.

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Movement Factor – The ship’s
movement number that must be rolled
below when making Speed Rolls. A
white circle indicates that its patrol
distance is equal to its raiding distance.
An asterisk means it may not be sent
on raids.
Marine Units Capacity – The number
of space marine units that the ship can
carry, if any.
Deployment Number – The game year
that this type of ship may enter the
game, or later, if constructed.
Starting Force – If the vessel type is
marked with an asterisk, the ship is
deployed at the beginning of the game.
Vessel Type – The type of ships in the
game are DN – Dreadnaught, CC –
Command Cruiser, CA – Heavy Cruiser,
CL – Light Cruiser, FF – Frigate, DD –
Destroyer, SC – Scout, AS – Assault
Ship, FDR – Fleet Repair Dock, and
Outposts.
Silhouette & Vessel Class - The
silhouettes of the vessels are to scale.
3.1.1. The ship counters are printed on
both sides. The front side is
printed in solid color and is used
to represent that a ship is
“patrolling”. The white side is
used when a ship is “raiding”.
3.2. Ship Types - Many of the ship types
have special abilities.
3.2.1.Dreadnaughts – may not be sent
on raids, but may control a sector
alone if “patrolling”.
3.2.2.Command Cruisers –may control
a sector alone if “patrolling”.
Receive a +1 to attack rolls.
3.2.3.Heavy Cruisers – may control a
sector alone if “patrolling”.
3.2.4.Light Cruisers – may control a
sector alone if “patrolling”.
Receives one free repair during
the repair phase.
3.2.5.Frigates – May “patrol” at the
“raiding” distance (Two sectors
distant with a speed roll for a
third.
3.2.6.Destroyers – May take the place
of a target during defense if they
haven’t been chosen as a target
themselves– reallocate.
3.2.7.Scouts – add +1 to every ship’s
attack roll for their side in a
sector, if their side has a superior
number of scouts. Stop cloaked
vessels from raiding through a
sector if present, and keep
cloaked ships from freely
disengaging.
3.2.8.Assault Ships – may transport
space marines.
3.2.9.Fleet Repair Docks – may repair
one point of damage between
combat rounds to a ship in their
force. May repair
one point of
damage during
the End Phase.
3.3. Orion Pirates – These
counters represent
pirate attacks that may
be purchased. They
have an unlimited
range and receive +1
to their attack.
3.4. Space Marines – have
no attack factor, or
movement factor.
They have only a defense.
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3.5. Control Pieces 4. ORDER OF APPEARANCE CHARTS –
– The rectangular
pieces are used to
denote sector control,
the large circular pieces
are used to indicate
control of major
planets/bases and for
VP’s; the small circular
pieces are for control
of minor planets/bases;
the black back ground
circular pieces are for
economic levels; and
the numbered colored 5. SEQUENCE OF PLAY-
squares are for task
force groupings.
3.6. Damage
Indicators – The small
square markers are
used to keep track of
damage, mark disabled
and destroyed ships.
3.7. Extra Markers
– The Turn marker is
used on the Turn Track
of the Battleboard, and
the Condition Red
marker is place on the
Mapboard to indicate
where the current
battle is being fought.
4.1. The order of appearance charts (OA)
indicate what ships and units each
power has at the start of the game,
and where they must be placed.
4.2. The lower section of the chart lists the
cost of constructing replacement units
and for new construction.
4.3. More advanced ships may enter the
game on the turn indicated, if
constructed. They may be constructed
the turn before so that they may be
placed on the given turn. The Turn
Track list the turns.
In each phase of the turn the order of play
is Klingon, Romulan, Federation, Gorn,
Tholian.
1. Reinforcements
2. Patrolling & Repairs
3. Move Space Marines
4. Raiders
5. Orion Pirates
6. Combat
7. End Phase
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5.1. Reinforcement –
5.1.1.Place ships that were constructed
during the previous turn on the
board. They should be placed at
the planet/base they were
constructed at. Repaired ships
should also be placed on the
board.
5.1.2.Purchase new constructions on
the space dock, for the next turn.
Adjust economic levels.
5.2. Movement Sequence –
5.2.1.The Klingon player moves his
“patrol” ship from planets/bases
to space (colored side up), does
repairs, and turns his “raiding”
ships white side up. After moving,
he makes a Speed Roll for each
patrolling ship that moved an
extra sector. Each “patrolling”
ship should be assigned to a Task
Force. A Task Force may consist of
one or more ships, and a sector
may have more than one Task
Force. Single ships not assigned to
a task force are considered a task
force of one. Then the Romulan
player, then the Federation, Gorn,
and finally Tholian player repeats
the above actions.
5.2.2.The Klingon player now moves
any Space Marine units not being
transported by ship, within a
sector he controls, to any
planets/bases within that same
sector. Repeat for the other
players.
5.2.3.The Klingon player now moves his
“raiding” ships from planets/bases
to space, and after movement he
makes a Speed Roll for his
“raiding” ships that tried to move
an extra sector. “Raiding” ships
should be assigned to a Task force
– either a new one, or one already
present in the sector. Repeat for
the other players.
5.2.4.Klingon and Romulan players may
purchase Orion Pirate units and
then place them in any sector on
the board.
5.3. Combat Sequence –
5.3.1.The Klingon player selects a sector
where he has ships present along
with an enemy force, for combat
to be fought. Once combat begins
in a sector it is fought to the finish
– with only one side remaining in
the sector (planets/bases and
ships at planets/bases don’t
count) – before combat proceeds
to the next sector. Place the
Condition Red marker in the
sector and move combatants to
the Battleboard, if space is
needed. Attacks are conducted by
Task Force, with one or more
attacking Task Forces targeting a
defending Task Force.
5.3.2.The Klingon player allocates all of
his attacking force (from the
attacking Task force(s)) for this
action to their targets. If any
defending destroyers were not
engaged, they may substitute
themselves for an allocated
target. Attacks are resolved and
the appropriate “damage”,
“disabled” and “destroyed”
markers are placed on the targets
affected. These markers do not go
into effect until the end of
“action”, so the defending ships
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get to return fire before the
markers take effect.
5.3.3.Now the defending player
allocates his attack (from his
defending Task Force), with
unengaged enemy destroyers
reallocating, and resolves them,
placing the appropriate markers
as he goes.
5.3.4.At the end of the “action” all
“damaged”, “disabled”, and
“destroyed” markers go into
effect. FDR’s present may repair 1
point of damage.
5.4. After each round of combat in a sector
the following action may be taken
5.4.1.First, any Orion Pirates in that
sector may attack, and are then
removed.
5.4.2.Either player may disengage from
the sector (retreat); and the other
player can pursue or (if already
pursuing) break off the pursuit.
Announce disengagements in play
order.
5.4.3.Un-engaged Task Forces and
individual ships, may join existing
battles.
5.4.4.Finally, non-retreating space
Marine units in the area may
make an invasion.
5.5. Repeat combat rounds (steps 5.3.2 to
5.4.3) until only one side has forces in
the sector (forces at planets and bases
do not count). The victor can assault,
and any Space Marines still on board
assault craft can invade, then the
combat moves to the next sector.
5.6. Conduct combat in all sectors, until
each sector has only one power in a
sector (units at planets/bases do not
count).
5.7. Any Orion Pirate unit that is still in a
sector is removed; it may attack before
it is removed.
5.8. End Of The Turn –
5.8.1.Players place their control flags in
sectors that they control and
refigure their Victor Points (VP’s),
and Economic Levels. The
Economic/VP track is adjusted.
5.8.2.Any Space Marines aboard an
Assault Ship still in space may
invade planets/bases touching
their sector.
5.8.3.Each player, starting with the
Klingon, returns any of his ships
that are still in a sector to friendly
or neutral planets/bases.
5.8.4.If the Gorn or Tholian sectors
were invaded then the Federation
player should make an
Intervention Roll.
5.8.5.The Turn Track is advanced and
steps 5.1 through 5.7.6 are
repeated. At the end of the tenth
turn the game is over. Figure
victory.
6. MOVEMENT
6.1. When a ship moves, whether it is
placed colored side up or down
depends on when it moves during the
turn.
6.1.1.Ships that move during step 2 of
the turn sequence are “patrolling”
ships and are placed colored-side
up.
6.1.2.Ships that move during step 4 are
“raiding” ships and are placed
white side up. Only ships on a
planet/base, white side up, may
move during step 4.
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6.2. Each ship’s “movement” is used only
for making Speed Rolls and during
combat.
6.2.1.Both “patrolling” and “raiding”
ships and Space Marine units
always start their move from a
planet/base by first moving into
the sector that touches that
planet/base.
6.2.2.Ships may then move from that
first sector to an adjacent sector.
6.2.2.1. All “patrolling” ships
must make a Speed Roll if
they move into a second
sector.
6.2.2.1.1. “Patrolling”
Frigates (FF) may move
a second sector
without making a
Speed Roll. They must
make a Speed Roll if
they move a third
sector.
6.2.2.2. “Raiding” ships do not
have to make a Speed Roll to
enter a second sector.
6.2.2.3. Units with an asterisk
next to their movement
factor (DN, Romulan FDR)
may not move as “raiders”.
6.2.2.4. Space Marines may
move between
planets/bases within a
sector their power controls
without an Assault Ship.
6.2.3.“Raiding” ships may move from
the second sector into a third
sector. All ships that move three
sectors must make a Speed Roll.
6.3. Non-cloaked ships must always stop
when entering an enemy controlled
sector. It can move no further that
turn.
6.3.1.Cloaked ships (with a black circle
around their Defense Factor), are
not required to stop when
entering an enemy controlled
sector, if they pass a speed roll. If
an enemy Scout (SC) is present,
add +1 to the roll for every scout
in the sector. If the speed roll is
passed they may move through
the sector as if it were
uncontrolled.
6.4. A Speed Roll: When a Speed Roll is
made for a ship, one die is rolled and
the number is compared to that ship’s
Movement Factor. If the ship’s
movement is higher than the die roll,
then the ship passes the Speed Roll,
and the ship successfully enters the
sector; if the die roll is equal or higher,
then the ship fails the Speed Roll. Note
that a Speed of 7 or 8 always passes.
6.4.1.“Patrolling” ships that fail their
roll enter the sector but are
turned white side face-up – they
are treated like “raiding” ships
thereafter, even ships that cannot
“raid”
6.4.2.“Raiding” ships that fail must
immediately return to a friendly
planet/base.
6.4.3.All Speed Rolls are done at the
end of each step – all “patrolling”
ships move before any Speed Rolls
are made for them, all “raiding”
ships move before any of them
make Speed Rolls.
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6.5. Space Marines not assigned to an
Assault Ship do not move – they can
simply be transferred between
planets/bases within their controlled
sector.
6.6. Orion Pirates may be placed in any
sector, regardless of the distance or
enemy control.
6.7. Movement Restrictions –
6.7.1.Federation forces may not enter
Klingon space unless:
Klingon forces control any one
sector of Federation space; send
more than three ships into any
Federation sector; or -
Klingon forces enter the Sol or
Vulcan sectors. A state of war now
exists between the Federation
and Klingon player until the end of
the game.
6.7.2.Federation forces may not enter
Romulan space unless:
Romulan forces control any one
sector of Federation space; send
more than three ships into any
Federation sector; or -
Romulan forces enter the Sol or
Vulcan sectors. A state of war now
exists between the Federation
and the Romulan player until the
end of the game.
6.7.3.The Federation player may enter
both Klingon and Romulan space
if during any turn both the Klingon
and Romulan forces have
“patrolling” ships in Federation
space. A state of total war now
exists between the Federation
and Klingon/Romulan powers
until the end of the game.
6.7.4.The Klingon player is restricted on
how and when he may send
forces into Federation space. This
is to illustrate the uncertainty of
the Organian presence.
6.7.4.1. The Klingon player may
not send “patrolling” ships
into Federation space until
they have sent a “raiding”
force into at least one sector
of Federation space on a
previous turn.
6.7.4.2. Klingon forces may only
send “raiders” into the
border sectors (Mutara,
Orion, and Risa), the first
time that they “raid”; and
only a maximum of three
ships per sector.
6.7.5.The Romulan player may only
send “raiding” parties of cloaked
ships into Federation space until
they have had a successful “raid”;
one in which at least one “raider”
returns from the raid. This is to
illustrate how the Romulans were
testing the cloaking device. After a
successful raid the Romulans may
send “patrols” and “raiders”
across the border as desired.
7. Combat
7.1. Combat must be fought whenever
opposing sides have forces in the same
area.
7.1.1.Combat is resolved one sector at a
time. Once combat begins in a
sector, combat is resolved only
there until only one of the sides is
left there.
7.1.2.The combat procedure is for both
sides' ships in the area to fire at
each other once, after which
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losses are removed; then both
sides' forces fire again, and then
new losses are removed; and so
on until only one side remains in
that area.
7.1.3.Each time both sides fire, it is
called a "round" of combat. A
round represents one battle.
7.2. Task Forces – Ships in a sector must be
assigned to a Task Force of one or
more ships. Single ships may be
considered a task force of one.
7.2.1.A Task Force that has a control
capable ship (Attack Number
marked with an asterisk) is
considered a Control Task Force
for the rest of the round even if it
loses all of its control capable
ships.
7.2.2.An invading force of “Raiding”
ships may be assigned as an
economic “Raiding” Task Force.
7.2.2.1. If there is an
unengaged enemy Task
Force present in the sector
the economic “Raiding” Task
Force must make a speed
roll of the slowest ship in the
Task Force, before the
combat phase begins. If it
fails a speed roll (+1 to the
roll for each defending SC
present), the defending
player may assign a Task
Force to engage it, thus
keeping it from making an
economic raid.
7.2.2.2. The economic raid costs
the defending player a
number of economic points
equal to the sector’s Income
Value.
7.2.2.3. After the raid the
“Raiding” Task Force is
returned as at the end of the
round. It cannot take part in
the combat round.
7.2.3.At the beginning of combat in a
sector the Klingon player should
assign his Task forces to enemy
Task Forces. He may assign one or
more attacking Task Force to one
defending Task Force. Defending
Task Forces may be left
unengaged.
7.2.4.In a sector where multiple battles
are occurring between different
Task Forces, one round of combat
should be conducted for each
battle. This allows for the victors
of one battle to join another
battle the following round.
7.2.5.At the beginning of a round of
combat unengaged Task Forces
may join a battle.
7.3. Designating Targets - During each
"action," in player order, the player
attacking designates the targets for all
of his attacking units, then he resolves
all of his attacks; the next player
designates his attacks and then
resolves them. The results of both
sides' attacks go into effect only after
the second player has finished
attacking, so his forces have the
opportunity to return fire before the
first player’s attacks take effect.
7.3.1.Each ship can use only its Attack
Factor to attack.
7.3.2.Each attacking ship must execute
its whole attack against only one
enemy ship per action. Different
attackers can attack different
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targets, or they can combine
against the same target.
7.3.3.Defending destroyers (DD), that
are not being attacked, may trade
places with an engaged defender
– reallocating the attack.
7.3.4.Each player resolves his attacks
only after all of his forces have
been assigned to their targets.
Once he has started to resolve
combat he cannot change any
targets for that "action", even if
this means that he ends up
attacking a target that has already
been destroyed.
7.4. Cloaked Ships – Cloaked capable ships
may make a surprise attack.
7.4.1.If a task force only contains
cloaked ships (black circle around
the Defense Factor), and if the
defending force does not contain
scouts (SC), the cloaked force may
make an attack and then
disengage without the defender
attacking.
7.4.2.If the cloaked ships wish to
continue the combat, the
defender gets a normal attack as
in a regular combat round.
7.6. After both players have completed
7.5. Combat Resolution –
7.5.1.Each ship attacks with a number
of "shots" equal to its Attack
Factor.
7.5.2.The attacker rolls one die for each
“shot”.
Results:
7.5.2.1. Roll of "5" DISABLES the
target. A "disabled" marker
is placed on the target.
7.5.2.2. Against all units a roll of
"6" is a HIT. The attacker
rolls again for each HIT,
rolling one die per HIT, and
the number he rolls on this
second die roll is the
number of damage points
suffered by the target. A
"damaged" marker showing
the appropriate number is
placed on the target.
7.5.2.3. Place a Destroyed
marker on a ship when its
“damaged” points exceed its
Defense Factor.
7.5.2.4. A white circle on the
Attack Factor indicates that
when that ship attacks, all of
the “shots” get the attack
bonus. When the die is
rolled for a shot with the
attack bonus 1 is added to
the number rolled, so a 4
becomes a 5 that DISABLES
the target and a 5 or a 6 is a
HIT. Note that 1 is added to
“shot’s” die roll – NOT to the
damage die roll.
7.5.2.5. Outposts cannot be
“disabled”.
their attacks for that “action” all the
combat results markers go into effect.
7.6.1.“Destroyed” ships are removed
from the board.
7.6.2.“Disabled” ships must be placed
on friendly planets/bases.
7.6.3.“Damaged” markers on the same
ship are combined and replaced
by one “damage” marker showing
the appropriate total damage.
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7.6.4.Ships that are “destroyed” and
“disabled” are “destroyed”; ships
that are “disabled” and
“damaged” take their full damage
before returning to a planet/base.
7.7. Effects of Damage –
7.7.1.Each point of damage reduces a
ship’s Movement Factor by 1,
down to the lowest possible
movement of “1” (a zero
Movement Factor remains zero).
7.7.2.A ship’s Attack Factor loses the
attack bonus, if the ship has any
damage.
7.7.3.If a ship has damage points equal
to its Defense Factor, then its
Attack Factor is reduced to one (a
zero Attack Factor remains zero).
7.8. End of a Round –
7.8.1.Orion Pirates get one “shot” with
the attack bonus, against any ship
or planet in that sector. The Orion
Pirates can wait and attack after
any round of combat, but they
attack only once per turn and
then are removed from the board.
Orion Pirates may not be
attacked.
7.8.2.After each round (after Orion
Pirate attacks, if any) either player
may retreat, and the other player
may pursue to continue the
combat. Announce retreats in
player order.
7.8.3.Finally, Space Marine units may
land or make a Planetary Invasion,
which is their only mode of
attacking.
7.8.4.Combat rounds are repeated in
the sector until there is a victor
there.
8. RETREATS
8.1. After each round of battle either player
may retreat from that sector, (the
Klingon player decides first, then the
Romulan, etc.)
8.1.1.When a player retreats, all of his
units must retreat at the same
time, and they are all obliged to
continue to retreat until they
escape or are “disabled” or
“destroyed”.
8.1.2.Cloaked capable ships may retreat
separately, leaving some of their
force behind, if there are no
enemy scouts (SC) present.
8.1.3.A player who’s forces retreat
cannot control a sector; except if
only cloaked capable ships
retreated.
8.2. The retreating player can break his
fleeing ships into groups of one or
more ships.
8.2.1.Each different group flees
separately; it cannot late rejoin
with ships from other groups.
8.2.2.Each group flees at the speed of
the slowest ship currently with
the group.
8.3. When one player retreats, the other
player may pursue.
8.3.1.The pursuing player specifies
which of his ships are pursuing
and which are not pursuing. Each
pursuing ship must be assigned to
the particular group it is pursuing.
It cannot be reassigned to pursue
a different group later.
8.3.2.A ship can pursue a particular
group only if the ship's speed is at
least as great as the retreating
group's. If the ship is slower, then
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that ship cannot continue to
pursue that group.
8.3.3.Ships that were specified as not
pursuing, or that stop pursuing,
cannot pursue for the rest of that
turn.
8.3.4.Cloaked ships may not be
pursued, unless they are
retreating in a group containing
non-cloak capable ships, or if a
scout is present in the sector.
8.4. As soon as a group is not being
pursued, it immediately returns to a
friendly planet/base.
8.5. Each fleeing group fights a separate
battle against pursuers.
8.5.1.Normal combat rounds are
fought, including and affecting
only that group and its pursuers.
Once begun, that group’s battle
continues until it escapes or is
destroyed.
8.5.2.If a cloaked group is being
pursued, and after a round of
combat no Scouts are present in
the pursuing group, the cloaked
group escapes.
8.5.3.After each round, the retreating
group may be split up into smaller
groups, with the pursuer having
the option of splitting up his
forces to pursue. Each split-off
group flees and fights separately
from the others.
8.5.4.After each round, the pursuer may
have any of his ships stop
pursuing the group he just fought.
9. PLANETARY ASSAULTS
9.1. Whenever a player retreats in a sector,
each of his planets/bases touching that
sector is treated as if it were a
retreating group, (each planet/base is
a separate group). The other player
may assign “pursuers” to attack each
planet/base.
9.1.1.Any ships and Space Marines at
the planet/base can be attacked.
9.1.2.Ships under construction and
being repaired may be targeted.
9.1.3.The planet/base may be targeted
as a strategic bombardment for
economic loss. If the shot on a
planet results in “damage”, the
planet may suffer up to twice its
economic value in damage, which
is taken from the power’s
economic level.
9.1.4.Ships at the planet may not return
fire.
9.1.5.The assault consists of two rounds
of combat, and then the assault is
over.
9.1.6.“Disabled” results are ignored.
9.2. A player who has the only forces in an
area may conduct assaults in that area
even if there was no retreat there; he
just acts as if there were a retreat and
assigns his “pursuers” to the
planets/bases touching that sector.
9.3. Each “pursuer” can be used in only one
assault (two rounds) per turn and if it
does assault, it cannot pursue other
groups. A planet/base touching several
sectors could be attacked by separate
planetary assaults from each sector.
(All ships attacking a particular
planet/base from the same sector
must be combined into one assault.)
10. PLANETS & BASES
10.1. A ship that is returning to port
can return to any major planet/base on
the board or any minor planet/base
that touches the sector the ship is in.
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10.1.1. A ship cannot return to a
planet/base that is enemy
controlled.
10.1.2. If a ship has nowhere to return
to, it is removed from the game.
10.1.3. Planets/bases that ships can
return to are listed in each sector
on the board.
10.1.4. Ships may return to different
planets/bases from the same
sector.
10.2. The above rules govern
returning to a planet/base, whether
the ship is returning because of failed
Speed Roll, is “disabled”, or is
retreating; it is the end of turn, or the
ship has to retreat from a port that was
just captured.
11. REPAIRS
11.1. Some damage points can be
removed from ships, if they stay at a
repair base and do not move that turn.
11.2. The total number of damage
points that can be removed at each
repair base is marked in a white circle
in the upper right corner of each repair
base.
11.2.1. The points marked are the total
number of damage points that can
be removed at that base that turn.
Example: Terra can remove 15
points total, not 15 damage points
from each ship. A player may
break up his repair points at a
base to repair more than one ship
at a time, if he wishes.
11.2.2. Each point of damage cost one
economic point to repair.
11.2.3. Ships that are being repaired
should be place on the space dock
square of the Battleboard where
they are being repaired.
11.2.4. Ships that are being repaired
can be attacked during a
planetary assault.
11.3. Ships with damage can still
move. The damage does have its
normal effect on the ship’s speed and
combat abilities.
11.4. Repair points can be used only
at the base listed on each turn. Repair
points that are unused on one turn
cannot be saved up to be used on a
later turn.
11.5. Fleet Repair Docks can affect
repairs during combat rounds and at
the end of the turn.
11.5.1. At the end of each combat
round, if an FDR is present in the
sector, it may repair one damage
point for free on one ship in the
sector.
11.5.2. FDR’s may not repair
themselves or other FDR’s.
11.5.3. FDR’s cannot repair
“destroyed” ships, or remove
“disabled” markers.
11.5.4. In the End Phase each FDR may
repair one damage point for free
from one ship that is present with
it at a planet/base.
11.5.5. FDR’s can repair Outposts.
11.6. Light Cruisers (CL), due to their
light structure, may make one point of
self-repair for free during the end
phase.
12. REINFORCEMENTS
12.1. Reinforcements for the next
turn are purchased during the
reinforcement phase of the preceding
turn.
12.1.1. The earliest year that new ship
models may be placed on the
board is denoted in the upper
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right corner of certain ship
markers.
12.1.2. A ship which can be placed on a
certain year may be constructed
the turn before. The number
indicates the first year that it can
be put into play.
12.2. Reinforcements are constructed
at major planets/bases with the space
dock symbol.
12.2.1. Each space dock may handle a
number of constructions equal to
the repair number. Terra may
make 15 new ships a turn.
12.2.2. Place the ship markers for the
new ships on the construction
square of the Battleboard where
they are being constructed.
12.2.3. The cost of each new
construction is equal to its Attack
Factor plus its Defense Factor, and
can be found on the Order of
Appearance charts.
12.2.4. Space Marine Units may be
constructed at the cost of one
economic unit.
12.2.5. New Space Marine units may be
placed on any originally controlled
planet/base of a power that it
currently controls.
12.2.6. The cost of the construction is
taken from the power’s economic
track.
12.2.7. Ships that are under
construction may be attacked
during a planetary assault.
12.3. Outposts are constructed in
place since they have no Movement
Factor.
12.3.1. During the reinforcement phase
place the new outpost in a sector
that is controlled by a player, with
the “under construction” side up.
12.3.2. During the place Reinforcement
Phase on the following turn flip
the counter face up.
12.3.3. While under construction an
outpost may be attack as if it were
a ship in the sector.
13. SPACE MARINES-
13.1. Space Marines are carried by
Assault Ships. Each Assault Ship may
carry a number of Space Marine units
up to its listed carrying capacity.
13.2. Space Marines may move
without an Assault Ship between
planets/bases within a sector
controlled by their owning player.
13.3. Space Marines do not take part
in sector combat.
13.3.1. Space Marines carried by
Assault Ships are destroyed when
the Assault Ship is destroyed.
13.3.2. Space Marines on a planet/base
may be targeted during Planetary
Assaults.
13.4. Space Marines may “invade”
enemy controlled minor planets/bases;
or major planets/bases that have been
surrounded by enemy controlled
sectors for the last turn.
13.4.1. Space Marines can “invade”
after each round of combat in
their sector, or at the end of the
turn. They can also land on
friendly planets/bases at these
times.
13.5. When Space Marine units
invade an enemy planet/base, they
must immediately fight combat rounds
until one side or the other owns the
planet.
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13.5.1. Each Space Marine unit has a
number of “shots” equal to its
Defense Factor – each damage
point on the unit reduces its
“shots” by 1.
13.5.2. When fighting during an
invasion, each “hit” causes only 1
point of damage – you do not roll
a die for multiple damage caused
by one hit.
13.5.3. An enemy planet/base counts
as a combat unit with one “shot”
per round, the garrison. An enemy
garrison cannot be attacked until
it is the last enemy unit on the
planet. One “hit” on a garrison
knocks it out and converts control.
13.6. Damage does not affect a Space
Marine unit’s ability to invade.
14. CAPTURING PLANETS & BASES -
14.1. A planet/base is captured when
it has been successfully invaded.
14.2. Major planets/bases may only
be invaded if they have been
surrounded by enemy controlled
sectors for the last turn.
14.3. When a planet/base is
captured, the following effects take
place:
14.3.1. All ships at that planet/base
must immediately return to
another friendly planet/base.
14.3.2. Ships under construction are
destroyed.
14.4. Returning ships may land on
planet/base as soon as it has been
captured.
15. CONTROLLING SECTORS -
15.1. At the end of a turn, a player
controls a sector if he has a
“patrolling” ship capable of controlling
a sector (DN, CC, CA, or CL), in that
sector.
15.1.1. If a task force that had a
controlling capable ship in it at the
end of the movement phase, is in
control of the sector then the
sector is controlled even if the
task force no longer has a
controlling capable ship in it. The
task force is considered a
controlling task force.
15.2. “Raiding” ships, ships without
an asterisk by their Attack Factor, or
Space Marines, Orion Pirates, and ships
on a planet/base do not count towards
controlling a sector.
15.3. A ship is “patrolling” if it has its
color side up, and “raiding” if it has its
white side up.
16. ORION PIRATES-
16.1. Orion Pirates may attack after a
combat round or, if they have not yet
attacked, after all other combat.
16.2. Each attacking pirate unit gets
one “shot” with the Attack Bonus; it
may attack any ship, planet/base in the
sector, or the sector itself
(representing commercial raiding.)
Combat effects take effect
immediately; attacked ships do not get
to return fire and unengaged
Destroyers may not reallocate the
attack.
16.3. Attacks against planets and
sectors are treated as Strategic
Bombardments for economic results.
16.4. Each Orion Pirate attacks only
once per turn and is then removed
from the board.
16.5. Orion Pirates can never be
attacked.
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16.6. Orion Pirate units may be
purchased by Romulan and Klingon
players.
16.6.1. Only one Orion Pirate may be
placed in any one sector.
16.7. Orion Pirate units cost one
economic point each.
16.8. Orion Pirates originate at the
planet Rigel. Only Klingon and Romulan
powers may hire them.
16.8.1. As long as the Federation
controls Rigel, Orion Pirates can
be hired and the Federation
receives income. The Federation
can block the hiring of Orion
Pirates by occupying Rigel with
Space Marines, but then doesn’t
receive income for Rigel.
16.8.2. Klingon and Romulan powers
may control Rigel, but then may
not hire Orion Pirates. The Klingon
and Romulan powers may choose
to allow Rigel independence if
they control it, thus loosing
economic and VP’s, but still hiring
Pirates.
17. ECONOMIC & VICTORY POINTS-
17.1. Each sector and planet/base
has an economic rating, which is also
its VP rating.
17.2. Victory Points (VP) of a power is
the current total of all its controlled
sectors and planet/bases.
17.2.1. A sector is controlled if the
power had a “patrolling” ship of a
class able to control a sector (DN,
CC, CA, CL) in the sector at the
end of the turn, or a controlling
Task Force.
17.2.2. A major planet/base is
controlled by an enemy power if it
has been successfully invaded and
all the sectors that touch it are
enemy controlled.
17.2.3. A minor planet/base is
controlled by an enemy power if it
has been invaded and is in, or on
the boarder of an enemy
controlled sector at the end of the
turn.
17.2.4. The VP’s of a planet/base
belong to the controlling player,
even if the sector is under enemy
control.
17.3. Economic rating is added to the
controlling player’s current economic
level.
17.3.1. A player receives the economic
rating of a sector if he controls the
sector.
17.3.2. A player is denied the economic
rating of a planet/base if it has
been invade by the enemy during
the turn.
17.3.3. A player is denied the economic
rating of a planet/base if it is
surrounded by enemy controlled
sectors.
17.3.4. A power always receives the
economic rating of its home
world, until the home world is
captured.
18. NEUTRALS – GORNS & THOLIANS-
18.1. The Gorn and Tholian powers
are considered neutrals in the two and
three player games.
18.2. Neutral powers are played by
the Federation player.
18.3. Neutral powers may not leave
their territories until they have been
invaded by the Klingon and/or
Romulan forces. They may only enter
the domain of the aggressor.
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18.4. The Federation forces may not 19. BORDER PLANETS-

enter a neutral power’s territories 19.1. Border planets (Sherman’s
unless intervention has been obtained. Planet, Eden), are uncontrolled at the
18.5. If a neutral power is invaded by beginning of the game.
the Klingon or Romulan forces then the 19.1.1. Klingon and Romulan forces
Federation player should roll for may invade, but it is not
intervention during the end phase. considered an act of war. The
18.5.1. An Intervention Roll is Federation may “liberate” a
successful if the number rolled is border planet that has been
equal to or less than the number invaded.
of turns since the neutral was first 19.1.2. Border planets are captured if
invaded. So if Tholian space was the sectors surrounding them are
invaded by the Klingons two turns control by one power.
ago, the Federation player would 19.2. The Triangle area of the board
need to roll a 1 or 2 to intervene. may be invaded by the Klingon and
18.5.2. Once an invasion happens an Romulan powers without causing an
intervention roll is made each act of war. The Federation may then
turn until successful; whether the invade. War will not go beyond the
enemy power is currently invading Triangle unless the Total or Limited
or not. war conditions are met.
18.6. If intervention is successful the
Federation may enter the neutral’s
space and may transfer economic
points to the neutral power.
18.7. If a neutral’s home world is
controlled by an enemy power the
neutral’s fleet is subject to takeover at
the end of the turn. Roll one die for
each neutral ship the results
determined as follows:
1,2 = Federation Control
3,4 = Scuttled
5,6 = Enemy Control

Scuttled ships are removed from the

game. Ships under Federation and
Enemy control are moved by and fight
for their controlling power respectively.

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