These are holders for the round ship modifiers and other tokens for the star trek fleet captains board game. Fleet captains is a 4x game explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate in which players may select one of the four available factions federation, klingon, romulan, or dominion and explore space, moving their individual starships from location to location and discovering what lies in that part of space. Fleet captain was a title given to a senior captain with a different set of responsibilities than a starship captain. So ready your phasers as we expand into the final frontier and beyond. Rulebook this was a joint project with careos star trek. Fleet captains dominion expansion at miniature market. Wanted to use my micro machines and cant wait for romulans, battlestar galactica, and star wars to be a part of fleet captains. Each player takes the role of a faction or race from the universe. Nemesis and is more adversarial in nature when compared to star trek. This may have been a higher rank than captain or even commodore, although it did not possess a permanent position in the rank hierarchy.
Fleet captains is like a board game version of the show. Fleet captains is one of my favorite games, and is easily my favorite star trek game that is out right now. Fleet captain is a post that may be held by senior captains in federation starfleet. Star trek uniforms are costumes worn by actors portraying personnel from the fictitious organization starfleet in the star trek science fiction franchise. This game plays so fluidly, despite the rulebook seeming a little wonky. Sticking with my theme of star trek games from my last post a couple of weeks ago i thought id talk about the latest addition to my gaming collection. Whether you wish to confront the opposing fleet directly through shiptoship combat or evade the enemy forces while you complete scientific missions. Star trek fleet captains, by wizkids, is not due on store shelves for at. It is easy to edit the openscad file to change holder depth to match your needs. Fleets for xbox one and playstation 4, i am proud to announce that nearly every single one of those gameplay options are now live and available ingame. Fleet captain memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki.
It is not only an excellent game but a great operational starship game in general. Fleet captains is a game for 24 players as they assume the roles of federation or klingon commanders and compete for sector supremacy. The projects goal was not only to create a simple modification, but to design a total conversion to make armada ii a worthy successor to the second bestselling star trek game, star. Fleet captain is a rank of officer in naval services and space forces, most notably federation starfleet and the star navy of the romulan star empire. There is no mention of the romulan expansion on the website, either, despite the fact that it has been out for over a year now. You will explore strange new worlds, complete missions, meet new races of people, and, of course, fight your opponent for controlinfluence in the galaxy. I came across this game a few weeks ago whilst sailing around aimlessly on the internet, it grabbed my like a well placed. Take on the role of a federation commander or battle for glory and the klingon empire each side has 12 different ships 24 total. Fleet captains, players take control of either klingon or federation fleets, exploring space, building outposts and completing. Fleet captain has appeared in several science fiction sources, the most notable of which is star trek. Discover an ancient secret that could tip the scales of power forever. Fleets are an organizational structure used by starfleet captains to coordinate, socialize, and work toward collective goals. As the great tom vasel says, wizkids star trek fleet captains is star trek in a box, and hes not wrong. Were going to boldly go where no man has gone before.
Encounter new civilizations, expand your influence by establishing an outpost or a starbase, and complete missions to secure your victory. Supplemental rule sheet with expansion rules to build upon the base sets game. The game was created by game designers ethan pasternack and mike elliott, produced by wizkids, and was released to general retail in august 2011 game box. Crippled by quality and execution problems star trek fleet captains pits two players or two teams of two players against each other as the longtime traditional rivals of the star trek universe.
Star trek fleet captains board game noble knight games. Beam up for adventure and boldly go into the depths of unexplored space with star trek. Fleet captains is a game for 24 players or two teams of 2 players each as they assume the roles of federation or klingon commanders and compete for sector supremacy. Designed by mike elliot thunderstone and ethan pasternak star trek fleet captains can be played oneonone or in teams of two with one side taking the federation and the other the klingons. Summon your skills in strategy, combat, diplomacy, and leadership to master the adventurous universe of star trek fleet command, the free to play mobile game. I also believe fleet captains is meant to be a 2 player game and playing it with 4 is kinda like playing some of the old final fantasies with two players. The depths of the holders are designed to work with a combination of the base game plus the dominion expansion, which is what we have.
Any star trek fan can tell you that starfleet captains and their crews dont always have time to follow the extensive, common sense based rules of the federation. This game comes as close and you can to capturing the feel of a star trek tv episode in a board game. It truly feels like you are playing a game thats a season of star trek. Players build their fleets and their resource deckeach side has 12 different ships. Star trek fleet captains puts the entire federation or klingon fleet at your disposal as you fight for control over a sector of unexplored space.
Part of the reason for this is that its often difficult to capture the spirit of star trek when trying to adapt it into en existing game genre. Fleet captains dominion expansion on wizkids website, it appears to be legit. Ascendancy is a galactic conquest game set in the star trek universe. Deliberately mixing styles of uniforms from the various series was occasionally. Were a bit late to the party but we recently got in a few games of wizk. Crewmen hurry about the darkened bridge as the red alert. Here are some others i made in the spirit of your good design work. Contains basic rulebook index, action summary, location tile breakdown, ship. The game utilized the clix system of game mechanics first seen in wizkids series of heroclix games. When the borg is breathing down your neck, you dont really have time to check your uniform and make sure its. Beginning today with the release of star trek online.
Fleet captains is an exploration and combat board game by wizkids. This is why trekthemed games end up turning into dull shooters or tactical. As a fleet captain you must choose wisely from a selection of your 12 favorite star trek ships, deploying them strategically to outmaneuver your opponent. The term was used in the 23rd century but was rare by the end of the century and no longer used in the 24th. Fleet captains puts you in the command chair of the famous starships from the star trek.
Fleet captains was a multiplayer table game set within the prime. Fleet captains, a strategic combat game based on the expansive star trek franchise. The style of game will depend heavily on individual player decisions, but no matter what, it will feel like star trek. Fleet captains, designed for two to six players, is set in the prime universe of star trek. A fleet captain retains the rank of captain, but has responsibilities that cover more than one ship. One of the benefits of attending gencon is that you can pick up copies of games before theyre scheduled to be in retail stores.
So without further ado, heres my ranking of the top star trek captains. Fleet captains is a thematic strategy game put out by wizkids that is set in the star trek universe where you can play as the federation, klingons, romulans expansion, or dominion expansion. So ready your phasers as we expand into the final frontierand beyond. One player takes on the role of the klingons and one the role of the federation as they search a new sector of space.
Its time to look back and rank them from worst to best. In the base game, the choices are klingons and federation. Summon your skills in strategy, combat, diplomacy, and leadership to master the dangerous universe of star trek fleet command. Fleet captains, designed for two or four players, is set in the prime. It tosses in some serious fanservice in the form of miniature ship models and flavor text on a huge number of game cards. As a starfleet officer rank, there have only been two fleet captains shown in the entirety of star trek, both from star trek. Fleet captains by mike elliot, bryan kinsella and ethan pasternack wizkids games, 2011 wizkids games amazon. Enter a galaxy on the brink of war as federation, klingon, and romulan forces vie for control of the alpha and beta quadrants. Fleet operations is a popular skirmish and multiplayer orientated total conversion modification for activisions realtime strategy game, star trek. Fleet captains, designed for two or four players, is set in the prime universe of star trek as seen in the various tv series and movies up to star trek. It uses miniature starships with the heroclix system and cards to play,the game includes ships and characters from all 5 star trek series. I loves me some star trek and of course, in compliance with the fandom accords of 2014, im compelled to declare which trek is my flavor.
And, thus, has more entries below than any other version of trek. Costume design often changed between various television series and films, especially those representing different time periods, both for appearance and comfort. Fleet captains is a game for 24 players or two teams of 2 players each as they assume the roles of federation or klingon commanders and compete for sector supremacy so ready your phasers as we expand into the final frontierand beyond. Featuring 24 precisely crafted 3d heroclix starships and over 300 cards, this game is a musthave for any star trek fan. Though every series and movie has had a rich cast, in truth no starship is greater than its captain. Mike will take on the role of the noble federation, while paul and ben. Any captain worth his salt should strive to be accepted into as large and active a fleet as possible. This expansion features twelve new romulan ships molded in color and ten new romulan command decks. Spanning 12 movies and six tv series to date, totaling a whopping 726 episodes across 30 seasons. The voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature duration. The imperial navy of star wars maintains an equivalent senior captain rank of line captain, or captain of the. Its the federation against the klingons in a new sector of space. A fleet can be comprised of up to 50 captains, one. Steam workshop star trek fleet captains with scripting.
We considered the captains featured in various film and tv branches of the star trek universe and tried to rank them based on. An updated rulebook includes rules to allow for threeplayer games. Fleet captains romulan empire, the romulan empire expands its influence into the game of star trek. Fleet captains was a multiplayer table game set within the prime reality of star trek. A versatile hex map allows for many different board setups that can accommodate all sorts of strategies. Fleet captain is an honorary rank, a grade higher than a captain and a grade below a flag officer in most rank structures, although some organizations will refer to a captain as a fleet captain in title only, to show the said captains seniority. Each player begins play with a fleet of ships and starts at. Despite the fact that there is no mention of star trek. Star trek online is known for its fantastic episodic content, celebrity voice actors and space combat, as well as the wealth of gameplay options available to players. It seems to be used as an honorary rank for achievement or valor rather than a higher command rank.
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