Star Trek: The Enterprise 4 Encounter (1985)
Star Trek: The Enterprise 4 Encounter
“Star Trek: The Enterprise 4 Encounter” is a combat board game for 2-4 players, published by West End Games in 1985, based on the TV series Star Trek. The game is set in the Star Trek universe and involves players representing the crew of the USS Enterprise, seeking out the powerful being Trelane from the episode “The Squire of Gothos”. Trelane sends each player to a copy of the Enterprise, while the remaining crew members are scattered to various planets.
Game Components of Star Trek: The Enterprise 4 Encounter
The game includes:
– 22″ × 17″ gameboard
– 28 playing pieces: 4 Enterprises and 24 crew members
– 4-page rule sheet
– 4-page “Captain’s Log”, a short story written by Douglas Kaufman
– 25 Adventure cards
– 43 Battle cards
– a Reference card
– 4 cardboard Bridge racks
– a 6-sided die
Game Setup of Star Trek: The Enterprise 4 Encounter
Each player places their Enterprise token on one of the four home planets.
Gameplay Mechanics of Star Trek: The Enterprise 4 Encounter
Players use die rolls for movement, traveling around the board, searching planets for marooned crew members, and seeking to collect one crew member for each of the six ship Divisions (Command, Science, Medical, Security, Navigation, and Communications). Combat is also involved, and once a player has found one crew member for each of the six Divisions, they return to their home planet. The other players engage in a final round of combat to try to steal at least one crew member. If successful, the player with all six crew members wins.
Game Objective of Star Trek: The Enterprise 4 Encounter
The objective of the game is to be the first player to collect one crew member for each of the six Divisions and return to their home planet, while also preventing other players from stealing any crew members.
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