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| Year Published |
1975
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| # of Players: |
2 − 4
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| User Suggested # of Players |
Best with 4 players Recommended with 4 players (4 voters) [ poll]
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| Playing Time |
240 minutes
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| Mfg Suggested Ages |
12 and up
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| User Suggested Ages |
(no votes yet) (0 voters) [ poll]
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| Language Dependence |
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (1 voter) [ poll]
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First published by Metagaming in 1975 (later in box form in 1979), this is a classic 4X (eXplore, eXploit, eXpand, eXterminate) board game. Can be adapted for more than four players with extra sets of pieces. It is also fairly easy to replace the deck of stars with random generation tables.
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Magazine References:
Panzerfaust Article Index"
- Number 68 July-August 1975
The Space Gamer Article Index:
- Number 1
- Number 4
- Stellar Conquest - "ATK vs. 3 ESC: A Cursory Discouse on Probability" (Analysis), C. G. Mitchell III
- Stellar Conquest - "The PFS Rip-off vs. Super MB" (Strategy / Variant), Avery Goodman
Box Contents (Avalon Hill edition)
- 1 Rules of play booklet
- 1 21.5" x 23.5" colour board
- 1 pad of Player Record Sheets
- 4 Task Force Cards
- 2 Six-sided dice
- 78 Star Cards:
- 11 blue, numbered 1-11
- 12 green , numbered 12-23
- 20 yellow, numbered 24-43
- 13 orange, numbered 44-56
- 22 red, numbered 57-78
- 520 1/2 inch counters:
- 4 sets (red, yellow, blue, green) of 130 counters each:
- 15 x Scout 1
- 4 x Scout 3
- 12 x Fighter 1
- 5 x Fighter 3
- 3 x Fighter 5
- 12 x Corvette 1
- 5 x Corvette 3
- 3 x Corvette 5
- 16 x Colony 1
- 5 x Colony 3
- 5 x Colony 5
- 4 x Colony 10
- 2 x Colony 20
- 12 x Death Star 1
- 5 x Death Star 3
- 7 x Command Posts
- 15 x Task Force (A-O)
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