Game Info
Year
2021
Players
1-6
Age
14+
Playtime
30 min
Complexity
2/5
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Description
A cooperative starship battle game set in the Star Trek universe where players create Federation captains and battle Dominion forces across a six-mission campaign
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Overall sentiment (raw)
highly positive
Pros
- deep campaign potential, with an evolving AI and narrative
- strong tie-in to Star Trek lore and fan enthusiasm
- innovative use of a flight-path system for campaign play
Cons
- requires a dedicated group to fully realize the campaign
- availability at launch may be limited
Thematic elements
- campaign-driven, evolving narrative with AI-driven adversaries
- Star Trek universe, Dominion War era
- cooperative-to-semi-cooperative campaign progression
Comparison games
- X-Wing Miniatures (inspiration)
- Star Trek Flight Path titles
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign — players progress through a linked narrative with evolving ships and abilities
- Campaign progression — story arcs and evolving ships/ships upgrades over time
- campaign/diurnal progression — players progress through a linked narrative with evolving ships and abilities
- flight-path/grid system — movement and combat are guided by modular templates
- Grid Movement — movement and combat are guided by modular templates
- simulation of space combat — uses a flight-path/positional model inspired by X-Wing mechanics
- Track Advancement — story arcs and evolving ships/ships upgrades over time
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- Star Trek Alliance Dominion War Campaign is by far my personal favorite campaign-style game.
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