Starship Duel I (1984)

Starship Duel is a board game created by FASA in 1984, which features starship combat between two ships from the Star Trek universe. The game is significant because it is one of the earliest board games to feature space combat, and it was released in conjunction with the release of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

Game Components of Starship Duel:

– Two navigation wheels
– Two ship cards
– Two damage charts
– Two sets of damage markers
– Two sets of maneuver markers
– Two sets of range markers
– Two sets of firing markers

Game Setup of Starship Duel:

– Each player chooses a ship and takes the corresponding ship card, damage chart, and set of markers.
– The navigation wheels are placed in front of each player.
– The range markers are placed on the table between the players.
– The maneuver markers are placed on the navigation wheels.
– The firing markers are placed on the ship cards.

Gameplay Mechanics of Starship Duel:

– Players take turns making maneuvers and firing weapons.
– Each turn consists of three phases: the maneuver phase, the firing phase, and the damage phase.
– During the maneuver phase, players secretly choose a maneuver on their navigation wheel and place the corresponding maneuver marker on the wheel.
– During the firing phase, players can fire their weapons at the enemy ship if it is within range.
– During the damage phase, players resolve any damage that was inflicted during the firing phase.

Game Objective of Starship Duel:

– The objective of the game is to destroy the enemy ship.

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