Star Explorer (1982)

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Designer	Douglas Bonforte Leonard H. Kanterman
Artist	Bob Charrette Jeff Dee
Publisher	Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU)
Year Published	1982
# of Players	1 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	(Not best with any number) Recommended with 1, 2, 3, 4 players (2 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (1 voter) [poll]
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Category	Adventure Science Fiction Space Exploration Wargame
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter Role Playing
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Star Explorer puts each player in the role of a star ship captain who must command his ship on various missions. The game allows you to modify your ship and crew to best accomplish each mission. A game of exploration and encounter in deep space.
Components include:
16 page rulebook
17x22 map
266 die cut counters
A pad of ship and planetary log sheets
3 dice

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Fantasy Games Unlimited First Edition

Publisher: Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU)

Artist: Bob Charrette, Jeff Dee

Year: 1982

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1	Rules Not sure what to do about disasters	2010-11-20	byteknight	4
3	Rules "Poisonous Atmosphere" clarification	2007-10-25	Finachetto	0
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19	Reviews Star Explorer	2005-07-10	aramis	5

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Starship Logsheet

Improved color logsheet for use with Star Explorer.

VonEpp

2008-03-19

ShipSheet.pdf

Ship Sheet

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2006-03-11

PlanetSheet.pdf

Planet Sheet

OxnardMontalvo

2006-03-11

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Board Game Rank:	4872
War Game Rank:	1503
Num Ratings:	33
Average Rating:	6.65
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