Battle for Andromeda

{{short description|1976 board wargame}}

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| subtitle = Conflict for a Trillion Suns!

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| publisher = Taurus

| date = {{start date and age|df=n|1993}}

| players = 1–6

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{{italic title}}Battle for Andromeda: Conflict for a Trillion Suns! is a 1976 board wargame published by Taurus Games.{{cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22871/battle-andromeda-conflict-trillion-suns|title=Battle for Andromeda|publisher=Boardgamegeek|language=English|date=1976|accessdate={{date}}}}

Gameplay

Battle for Andromeda is a spacecraft combat game.

Reception

Steve Jackson reviewed Battle for Andromeda in The Space Gamer No. 11.{{cite journal|last=Jackson|first=Steve|authorlink=Steve Jackson (American game designer) |date=April–June 1977 |title=Reviews|journal=The Space Gamer|publisher=Metagaming|issue=11|pages=41–43}} Jackson concluded that "This game is totally unplayable. It is a disaster. [...] No one should buy this game. It is a perfect example of how NOT to design a game."

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