Board game · 2016
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…
- Players
- 3
- Duration
- 180 min
- Age
- 14 and up
- Complexity
- Family
Aaron Dill · John Kovaleski · Sean Sweigart · Gale Force Nine, LLC
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01 Intro 00:00 02 Important Info 01:36 03 Basic Overview 02:10 04 Setup 02:52 05 Basic Gameplay 03:53 06 Execution Stage Overview 04:22 07 Impulse Movement and Exploration 04:58 08 Civilization Cards 05:58 09 Hazardous Systems 07:00 10 Rearranging the Galaxy 08:14 11 Warp Speed 09:08 12 Trade Agreements 10:11 13 Fleets 11:15 14 Starbases 12:08 15 Advancement Projects 12:48 16 Build Phase 13:31 17 Space Battles (and combat basics) 15:26 18 First Strike and Rerolls 16:55 19 Retreats and Tactical Maneuvers 17:30 20 Planetary Invasion 18:25 21 Attacking NPCs 20:28 22 Cultural Hegemony 20:52 23 Initiative Stage 21:48 24 Recharge Stage 22:48 25 Winning 23:25 26 Info about expansions 24:21 27 Rankings 24:50 -
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How to Play Star Trek Ascendancy in 23 Minutes
Intro
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Important Info
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Basic Overview
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Setup
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Basic Gameplay
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Execution Stage Overview
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Impulse Movement and Exploration
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Civilization Cards
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Hazardous Systems
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Rearranging the Galaxy
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Warp Speed
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Trade Agreements
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Fleets
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Starbases
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Advancement Projects
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Build Phase
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Space Battles (and combat basics)
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First Strike and Rerolls
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Retreats and Tactical Maneuvers
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Planetary Invasion
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Attacking NPCs
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How to Play Star Trek Ascendancy in 23 Minutes
Cultural Hegemony
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Initiative Stage
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Recharge Stage
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Winning
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Info about expansions
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Rankings
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In brief
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.
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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