Civilization · Exploration

Star Trek: Ascendancy

Boldly go where no one has gone before. In Star Trek: Ascendancy — a board game of exploration, expansion and conflict between the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, and the Romulan Star Empire — you control the great civilizations of the Galaxy, striking out from your home worlds to expand your influence and grow your civilization. Will you journey for peace and exploration, or will you travel the path of conquest and exploitation? Command starships, establish space lanes, construct starbases, and bring other systems under your banner. With more than 200 plastic miniatures and 30 star systems representing some of the Star Trek galaxy's most notable planets and locations, Star Trek: Ascendancy puts the fate of the galaxy in your hands.

3 players180 minages 14heavy difficulty

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What is Star Trek: Ascendancy

The great unknown lies before you; with every turn is a new adventure as your ships explore new space systems, encounter new life forms and new civilizations, make wondrous discoveries, and face challenging obstacles, all drawn from the vast fifty year history of Star Trek. Will you brave the hazards of Rura Penthe to harvest vital resources, race to develop Sherman's Planet before your rivals stake their claim, or explore the mysteries of the Mutara Nebula on an ever-growing, adaptive map of the galaxy. With an infinite combination of planets and interstellar phenomena, no two games of Star Trek: Ascendancy will ever play the same!

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Players: 3
Age: +14
Duration: 180 min
Difficulty: Heavy
Type: Board game
Year: 2016
Mechanics: Action Points · Dice Rolling · Events
Categories: Civilization · Exploration · Miniatures
Designer: Aaron Dill · John Kovaleski · Sean Sweigart
Publisher: Gale Force Nine, LLC · Heidelberger Spieleverlag

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Fiornwell8/10

I really like the game, simple rules, but with many options and decisions to make. Very well themed with the Star Trek universe. The strengths and weaknesses of each faction reflect very well what we see in the different Star Trek shows, and the exploration events are taken from the episodes of the TV series. Although the original game is for 3 players, I think it is preferable to play it with 4 or more since with three there is a certain tendency towards an alliance of two against one and the victory is decided at the end between those two. I definitely recommend this game.

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