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Imperial Starfire

Imperial Starfire

Starfire Design Studio · 1993Expansion
2360–900 min12+ yrs4.3/5 complexity6.7 BGG321CouplesStrategy
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How do you play Imperial Starfire?

Imperial Starfire is an expansion for Starfire (3rd Edition) (1992 Edition). It included campaign rules for Starfire (3rd Edition), such as universe generation, alien races, research, economics, communications, intelligence operations, supply, etc.

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Imperial Starfire box art
official art · Starfire Design Studio

Imperial Starfire is an expansion for Starfire (3rd Edition) (1992 Edition). It included campaign rules for Starfire (3rd Edition), such as universe generation, alien races, research, economics, communications, intelligence operations, supply, etc.

The Starfire series is a series of games that simulate combat in space at sublight speed. Galactic travel is accomplished through "Warp Points" which connect star systems in a random manner. Ships are made up of various combat and non-combat systems each represented by a letter (or combination of letters). A "word" makes up a ship. Movement is on an "endless" hex map, and occurs in 6 impulses. As damage is done between ships, letters are crossed off from left to right within the "word" until the ship is destroyed.

game anatomy
Complexity4.3 / 5
BGG rating6.7 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
360–900 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Imperial Starfire?
Imperial Starfire is a economic game, for 2 players, taking ~360–900 minutes, featuring hexagon grid. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Imperial Starfire — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Imperial Starfire support?
Imperial Starfire is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Imperial Starfire take?
A game of Imperial Starfire takes about 360–900 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Imperial Starfire for?
Imperial Starfire is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Imperial Starfire?
Imperial Starfire has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 4.3 out of 5.
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