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Star Trek: The Adventure Game

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Star Trek: The Adventure Game is a 1985 board game published by West End Games and based on the original 1960s Star Trek television series. Set within the Organian Treaty Zone, the neutral buffer region the Organians impose between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire after the events of the episode Errand of Mercy, the game casts players as starship captains maneuvering, exploring and contesting that contested frontier space. West End Games released the title during a period when it also held the license for Star Trek's tabletop role playing game line, and this board game offered a shorter, more self contained way to play out Federation versus Klingon conflict without the ongoing character development and campaign structure of the full role playing game.

Facts
Origin Year
1985 2
Playing Time
120 3
Designer
Doug Kaufman 3
Designer
Greg Costikyan 3
Publisher
West End Games 3
Game Category
Adventure 3
Game Category
Movies / TV / Radio theme 3
Game Category
Science Fiction 3
Game Category
Wargame 3
Game Mechanic
Action Points 3
Game Mechanic
Grid Movement 3
Game Mechanic
Hexagon Grid 3
Game Mechanic
Narrative Choice / Paragraph 3
Game Mechanic
Solo / Solitaire Game 3
Game Mechanic
Variable Player Powers 3
Minimum Players
1 3
Maximum Players
2 3
Classification
Player Count
Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Board Game 2
Sources
1. Board Game Matcher: Star Trek: The Adventure Game
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1-2 Players
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2. Star Trek: The Adventure Game (Wikipedia)
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    Star Trek: The Adventure Game is a 1985 board game published by West End Games.
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    Star Trek: The Adventure Game is a 1985 board game published by West End Games.
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3. Star Trek: The Adventure Game (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 120
  • Designer: Doug Kaufman
  • Designer: Greg Costikyan
  • Publisher: West End Games
  • Game Category: Adventure
  • Game Category: Movies / TV / Radio theme
  • Game Category: Science Fiction
  • Game Category: Wargame
  • Game Mechanic: Action Points
  • Game Mechanic: Grid Movement
  • Game Mechanic: Hexagon Grid
  • Game Mechanic: Narrative Choice / Paragraph
  • Game Mechanic: Solo / Solitaire Game
  • Game Mechanic: Variable Player Powers
  • Minimum Players: 1
  • Maximum Players: 2
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