Shooting Stars (1980) by Yaquinto Games
Out of print. Designed by S. Peek.
Shooting Stars (1998) by A7A Game Engineering
A game of fighter combat by Alan Cutler
and Andrew Finch.
Shuttlewars (1981) by Steve Jackson Games
In this game the Space Shuttle is armed with a laser
and battles three killer satellites in orbit above the
earth.
Sigma Omega (1979) by Game Technology
Out of print. Designed by Marchall Rose.
A tactical and campaign spaceship combat game
which has an unusual way of doing vector movement.
Sky Galleons of Mars (1988, 2001) by Games Design Workshop and by Heliograph Inc.
Related to the Space 1889 role playing game.
Not really a spaceship combat game since the setting is in
the atmosphere of Mars, but is close. Designed by Frank Chadwick.
A related game is Ironclads and Ether Flyers.
Also see Aether Combat for a newer (2000)
set of rules using this setting.
S.L.O.B.S. (circa 2003) by Michael Fisher
"The Simple Large Outer-space Battle System - 40
spaceships on a side, choice of four weapon types
plus carrier strikes. Easy rules, quick set-up,
almost no record-keeping, large-scale mayhem. 2
players." The game is available online at
http://www.naisp.net/users/mfischer/m_stuff7.htm.
Small Spacecraft Combat Rules (1994) by Frank Perricone
The rules can found at http://www.rpglibrary.org/systems/prism/sccrules.html.
These rules are part of the role playing game Prism.
Space Cruisers (circe 2003) by Warp Spawn Games
"Very simple space ship combat." Rules are at
http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/SpaceC.html.
Smugglers of the Galaxy (2004) by Playus Maximus
"Dodging military battlecruisers, escaping space monsters,
and blasting bounty hunters are all in a days work for you,
as captain of your own space freighter in this exciting
board game for up to six players."
A sister game named Conquerers of the Galaxy is planned.
Snapshot by GDW
Out of print. A game of combat between individuals
within starships.
This games has also been included in a book, along with
other games, that includes the rules, map, board and
counter images (reduced in size). See The Classic Games.
Solaris (2003) by Fantasy Flight
A game of collecting gas and mineral samples within the
solar system with limited fuel. Designed by R. Knizia.
3 to 5 players. German edition printed in 2000.
Solar Invasion 2100 (circa 2002) by Warp Spawn Games
Invasion of the solar system for 2 players.
The rules are available for free at
http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/.
Solar Flare (1997) by Wolfhound Games
Only preliminary version available.
Solo Space Gaming by Solo Wargamers Association
In issues 111 and 112 of Lone Warrior
they published a simple set of rules.
Solar Wars (1999) by Peter Jones
A simple set of rules to handle large fleets.
Available at http://freespace.virgin.net/pete.jones/scifi/solarwars.htm.
Sol Cruiser (2000) by Mike Jasinski
Space combat rules using vector movement. These rules are
available on the web at http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Rampart/1966/
Designed by Mike Jasinski. Sort of a cross between 2300 AD
and Triplantary.
Space Race (1983) by FGU
The historical US/USSR race to the moon.
Space Station Zemo by ?
Published in Inquest magazine #41, September 1998.
This is a game of escaping a space station before
it explodes. This game is available online at
http://Inquisition2.tripod.com/.
Space War Campaign Game: Rules for Tactical Space Ship Combat In The 25th Century (1978) by Piker Game Company
Written by Steven Lorenz.
Space Warrior (1980) by Argon Games
Probably out of print.
Packaged in a ziplock bag. A tactical game
of combat onboard spaceships.
Sol Cruiser (2000) by Mike Jasinski
Space combat rules using vector movement. These rules are
available on the web at http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Rampart/1966/
Spacey Gamey (circa 1985) by Gemini Games
Out of print.
"A game of ship to ship combat in outer space."
Space & Fantasy Gamer's Guide (circa 2000) by Joe Scoleri
This is not a game, but rather a book about games.
It is a list of games, miniatures and magazines that
appeared during the 1980's with space and fantasy
themes. I should get myself a copy.
Space Centurians (1971) by Ivan Travnicek
Space Cruisers (circa 2000) by ?
Simple rules available at http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/SpaceC.html.
Space Empires (1981) by Mayfair
Out of print.
A space empire building game. Each race has different abilities,
and spaceships have zones of control! Designed by Neil Zimmerer.
The game was packaged in a 6 by 9 inch Ziplock bag.
Space Fighters (circa 1978) by Kurtick
"An obvious Star Wars ripoff."
Rebel fighters attact the Empires Death Ship.
The map shows the surface of the Death Ship.
Space Fleet - Warp One & Two (1995) by Faysylwood Press
Also printed in Shadis magazine (May 1995).
Designed by David Shaw.
Space Fury by ?
Space hex. based fighter combat. The rules can be found at
http://members.tripod.com/~lkraz/Sfury.html.
The Cooperative Game Of Space Future (1979) by Family Pastimes
Probably out of print. A family game where you
cooperate with a teamate to complete a mission.
Space Insurrection by Warp Spawn Games
A strategic space game. The rules can be found at
http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/.
Designed by Floyd Krassner.
Space Nazis from Hell (1993) by Just Plain Wargames
Designed by P. Lidberg.
Space Opera (1998) by McSuffus
A galactic conquest type of game. 2 to 6 players.
Space Quest by Tyr Gamemakers and by Operational Studies Group
Squadron Commander 3600 (1997) by Mariner Games
Available in U.K. and Europe from Brigade Models.
Designed by Patrick Doyle.
Starbattles Mainline (1983) by Future Combat Simulations
Out of print.
Very simular to Starfire except ships were shown by diagrams
made of hexagons instead of a string of characters. It came
Folio format. Stock number was SB-1.
- Starbattles (Battleline)
- Starbattles (ROTEX)
- Starbattles (SOLEX)
- Starbattles (CODEX)
- Alpha Supplement
- Omega Fanzine
- Starbattles: Designer
- Control Sheet Diagrams
- Spare Parts
StarCraft: The Board Game (2007) by Fantasy Flight
The players fight for the domination of nine worlds
using a diceless combat system. Includes plastic
figures, cards and multiple boards.
The main board shows the Starcraft galaxy plus
nine smaller boards for specific planets. Players
control Terran, Protoss or Zerg space and ground
units to fight for control of the nine planets.
In 2008 an expansion was released named StarCraft:
Typhon Promotion.
Starcross (1982) by Ragnarok Enterprises
Out of print.
A galactic conquest game.
Starfall (1979) by Yaquinto
Out of print. Designed by S. Peek.
A strategic level game with some spaceship combat.
StarFight by Beer & Pretzel Games
"A fast game of spaceships combat."
All products are sold as PDF files only.
Starfighter (1997) by Camelot Games
Includes rules for ships from Star Trek and Star Wars.
This is a remake of Deep Space Navigator.
StarFighter: The Corporate Wars (2002) by ?
Demo'ed at GenCon 2002. Uses cards to represent ship systems.
Starfire by Task Force Games and Starfire Design Studio
Around 2002 this game morphed into an online based
game. There are a couple of books written by David
Weber set in this game's universe.
Starfleet Command (1973) by M. Scott
Out of print. 100 copies printed.
Starforce Alpha Centauri (1974) by SPI
Out of print. Starforce Trilogy game #1.
Has 3 dimensional tactical and strategic combat.
The setting is the 20 light years around earth.
Designed by Redmond Simonsen.
Starforce One (1980) by ?
"An Action Take Along Game." ...compelete game in one
book with popup of battle scene, spinner, scanner and
video range finder."
Starforce Trilogy by Decision Games
This will be a updated and deluxe version of the SPI Starforce
Trilogy. This trilogy includes the games Star Force, Star
Soldier and Outreach. Not yet available.
Starleader/Assault (circa 1982) by Metagamming
This is a game of man to man combat aboard a spaceship.
Starmageddon (circa 2002) by Warp Spawn Games
This game combines Galax and another game of
giant robot combat. Writeen by Matt R. Wolf.
The rules are available for free at
http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/.
Starrunner (circa 1985) by American Games
Out of print.
Designed by Jonathan C. Hauff. A game of sumggling in space.
Starship Combat (1974) by D. McGath
This game included a 20" by 30" playing sheet, an
adhesive counter sheet, 12 pages of rules and the
Combat Results Table/Major Damage Table card. The
following scans were provided by Tom Wargo.
Starship Troopers by Avalon Hill Games
This game as it comes in the box does not involved
anything about spaceships, but there is additional
rules that were printed in the Avalon Hill General
Vol. 13, No. 6, magazine that has rules about the
spaceship Rodger Young.
Starship Captain (1982) by Standard Games and Publications
"Combat Between Starship Fleets in the Far Future."
A simple game of tactical combat between small fleets
composed of four types of multi-hex ships.
Starship and Empire (1976) by R-Squared
Out of print. Designed by J. Roti.
For 2 to 4 players, and includes both tactical and strategic play.
Starship Design and Combat (1994) by Jeff Freeman
These are rules posted to Fidonet or perhaps V-Net.
Star Ace by Pacesetter Games
Star Command (circa 1977) by Clavius Pub. and Gamescience
A tactical spaceship combat game. Designed by Mike Scott.
This game could be combined with Strike Team Alpha to include
surface combat also.
Star Command: The Board Game by Triple Star
Star Cruiser (1989) by GDW
See 2300AD. Designed by Frank Chadwick.
Star Destroyer by ?
This is a game in the Star Wars universe. It was never
published since it was finished when West End Games
started to have problems. The only copies are those
the author has and gave out.
Starlord (1972) by Flying Buffalo
Designed by Gary Bedrosian and Lee Elmendorf.
A strategic game for 2 to 4 players.
Optional play by mail rules.
Starlord (1977) by Gamma Two Games
This is the same game as Star Wars.
This may also have been self published in 1971 by G. Bedrosian.
"Two players move their spaceships across the star systems,
obtaining resources to build new ships, and avoiding enemy
ships and black holes." Designed by Tom Dalgliesh, Lance
Gutteridge, Ron Gibson, John Gordon and A. Dalgliesh.
Star Explorer (1982) by FGU
A cross between a board game and a role playing game.
"A sort of Oregon Trail-like system in a pseudo-Star Fleet setting."
Can be played solitaire. Designed by Leonard H. Kantern
and Douglas Bonfort. One to four players. Each player has
the role of playing a starship captain with the mission of
exploring new worlds. FGU may still have copies of this game.
Star Fighters (2978) by M.S. Kurtick
The Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire fought
over the surface of a giant space station.
Star Fist (1991) by Steve Jackson Games
Star Gate (1979) by SPI
Out of print
"The Final Space Battle for Galactic Freedom"
Space Capsule #2. Designed by John Butterfield.
Star gates are used to move to various plains
and dimensions. A ship to ship combat game.
Starfleet Battles: The Next Generation by Matt Brock
The rules and more can be found at
http://www.red-jack.com/~sfbtng/indexsfb.html.
It appears that these rules adapt Star Fleet Battles
to the Star Trek: Next Generation time period.
Starfleet Aces by Amarillo Design Bureau
Not yet available. This is as of 2003 a game planned to be
released in 2004. It is based on the Ace of Aces (airplane
combat game) and possibily Lost Worlds (man to man combat).
First is to be spaceship combat, then individual combat and
last starfighter combat.
Starship Tactical Combat Simulator by FASA
In 2001 FASA indicated that they planned to release
this game along with the whole line of associated role
playing game. It woule use the game mechanics as
the old game.
Starwars (1977) by Gamma Two Games
"An interstellar game of the future."
This game was also released as Starlord.
For ages 8 and up. Instructions in French
and English.
Star Kings by Columbia Games
A game in developement as of 2002. Like most Columbia Games
this game will use wooden blocks. It will use a game system
adapted from Wizard Kings.
Star Patrol, Mission Master Pack by Terra Games
Out of print.
Authorized and approved by Gamescience.
Star Probe/Star Empires (1975/1977) by TSR
Out of print.
Two related games with a third that never appeared.
Star Probe is a solo game of interstellar exploration.
Star Empires adds operational and tactical combat,
and came in a zip-lock bag. Designed by Brian Blume,
John M. Snider, Richard Snider and Greg Svenson.a
- Star Probe
- A game of space empire building with rudimentary
spaceship combat rules between scout ships. (1974)
- Star Empires
- A campaign game that includes fleet battles,
economics and research. (1977)
Star Quest Galactic Combat in the 22nd Century (1979) by Operational Studies Group
Out of print.
"Galactic Combat in the 22nd Century."
Two to six players. Designed by E. Curran.
Starsight (1978) by Alliance Pub.
Out of print. This game is an unusual mix of tactical
and stragtic which are played on a triangular map. The
weapons have a range of at least across the whole board,
which is 4 light years! Moves are usually written 5 turns
in advance. There are also simple resource rules in the
game where planets are mined for resources to build and
power ships. It appears to be a fun though not at all
realistic game.
Star Raider (1975) by Dave Casciano Co.
Out of Print. A "strategic exploration and
conquest game." Designed by Dave Casciano.
Star Smuggler (1982) by Dwarfstar and by Heritage
Out of print.
"A Complete Programmed Adventure For One Player"
A game that includes rudimentary spaceship combat.
The game can be downloaded from http://dwarfstar.brainiac.com/ds_starsmuggler.html
Star Strike by ICE
Out of print. Catalog # 9010.
ISBN 1-55806-051-0
Can be used with Space Master role playing game.
Star Strike (circa 2003) by Conquest Gaming
A game of interstellar conquest for 2 to 4 players.
Star Strike by ?
A game of interstellar exploration and conquest.
There are 4 map sections each printed on both
sides which makes 48 possible map combinations.
Simultaneous movement with diceless combat.
Star Take (circa 2002) by New Millenium Games
A German game designed by H. Georg Rausch.
Star Trader (1982) by SPI and TSR
Out of print. Published in Ares #12 magazine.
This was considered part of Universe role playing game.
While starships could fight each other, must of the
competition took place in other forms.
Designed by Nick Karp.
Isaac Isimov Presents Star Traders (1982) by Steve Jackson Games
Out of print. Designed by D. Ladyman & Steve Jackson.
A game about transporting goods around the galaxy.
Product number 1304.
Star Trek II: The Enterprise Encounter (1985) by FASA
There may have been more than one of the Star Trek II games.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1983) by Tsukuda Hobby
A Japanese game based on the second Star Trek movie.
Links:
Star Trek III (1984) by FASA
Designed by Costikyan, Kaufman, & Ford. 2nd edition in 1985.
This game consisted of three solitaire games named The
Kobayashi Maru, Free Enterprise, and The Sherwood Syndrom.
