Starfleet Wars
Starfleet Wars, a space battle game by Superior Models, Inc.
Gameplay
Starfleet Wars, a space battle game featuring five races: Terrans, Entomalians, Avarians, Aquarians and Carnivorans. Starfleet Wars was a dice-rolling simultaneous-action spaceship war game with miniature lead figures.{{cite web|title=Starfleet Wars (1978)|url=http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10228/starfleet-wars|work=Details and facts about the game, including photos|publisher=Board Game Geek|accessdate=22 April 2011}}
=== The Opposing Forces ===
There are five different races, each with their own unique fleets of starships.{{cite web|title=List of Fleets|url=http://www.mondayknight.com/Miniature%20Pages/GalacticKnights/GalacticKnightsShips.htm|work=List of Galactic Knights ships and forces|publisher=Monday Knight Productions|accessdate=22 April 2011}}
- Terran Transolar Federation Navy (TTFN) was crewed by the human race
- Entomolian Imperial Fleet (EIF) was made up of insects
- Carnivorian Republic Star Forces (CRSF) were the race of big cats
- Aquarian Alliance Stellar Forces (AASF) came from the seas, such as fish and sharks
- Avarian United Worlds Navy (AUWN) flew in from the air as different types of birds
= Miniatures =
Lead figure miniatures of each ship in the five different fleets are available to supplement game play. These were made in 1:9600 scale with some latitude built in for the small fighters that would otherwise be too small to model.{{cite web|title=Starfleet Wars Scale|url=http://supergalacticdreadnought.blogspot.com/2011/01/starfleet-wars-scale-part-1-ships.html|work=A three-part series on the scale of ships and fighters|publisher=Super Galactic Dreadnought|accessdate=22 April 2011}}
Publication history
It was sold to Gamemasters in 1997, and then was off the market until Monday Knight Productions re-introduced it.{{cite web|title=Starfleet Wars (Superior)|url=http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Starfleet_Wars_%28Superior%29|work=History of the game Starfleet Wars|publisher=Lost Minis Wiki|accessdate=22 April 2011}} Introduced in 1978 and designed by Wayne Smith and Ron Spicer.
Starfleet Wars was purchased by Monday Knight Productions, and re-released under the name Galactic Knights to avoid confusion with the Star Trek franchise.
Reception
Nick Schuessler reviewed Starfleet Wars in The Space Gamer No. 31.{{cite journal|last=Schuessler|first=Nick |date=September 1980 |title=Capsule Reviews|journal=The Space Gamer|publisher=Steve Jackson Games|issue=31|pages=23–24}} Schuessler commented that "If you can afford the beautiful miniatures, you'll need some rules for play. Starfleet Wars can get you started, after you've done a bit of tinkering. Better still would be to wait for Superior to issue a revised edition."
See also
- [http://starfleetwars.blogspot.com/ A Site Devoted Solely to the Universe of Starfleet Wars]
- [http://www.star-ranger.com/GalacticKnights.htm Latest Information on Galactic Knights from Star Ranger's Starship Combat News]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20010602042904/http://www.stellargames.com/sfwars-intro.htm Starfleet Wars from the Wayback Machine]
- [http://www.armiks.com/perth-pewter/MN-5__Alnavco_Distributors_Scu/mn-5__alnavco_distributors_scu.html Belle Haven Pewter Starfleet Wars Collections from Armik's Fine Collectibles]
- [http://www.thepanzerdepot.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=mk_galactic_knights Galactic Knights Rules, Accessories, and Space Fleets from The Panzer Depot]
- [http://www.nobleknight.com/searchresultsnew.asp?search=galactic+knights Galactic Knights Rules and Miniatures from Noble Knight Games]
- [http://spaceship.brainiac.com/Superior/ Index of Superior Models Starfleet Wars Spaceships]
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