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2013Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart
- Videos
- 55
- Creators
- 38
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players120 - 240 minHeavy weight
Star Trek: Ascendancy
2016Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart
- Videos
- 107
- Creators
- 50
Mainly reviews and playthroughs. Star Trek: Ascendancy is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 42 reviews, 19 how-to-play guides, 26 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 16 other videos.
3 players
180 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
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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Which Star Trek: Ascendancy video should I watch?
Star Trek: Ascendancy has 107 videos from 50 creators: 42 reviews, 19 how-to-play guides, 26 playthroughs, 4 unboxings and 16 other videos. They date from 2015 to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Learn to Play: Star Trek Ascendancy" by Learn to Play Games, which runs 45 min. For a quicker teach, "Star Trek Ascendancy - Federation Faction" by Trueflight Silverwing runs 12 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Star Trek Ascendancy (Gale Force Nine) Review" by MarcoOmnigamer. 25 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Star Trek Ascendancy play through with new Expansions" by The Gamer's Den, one of 26 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Firefly: The Game, Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone, Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery and Firefly: The Game – 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition, also by Aaron Dill. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2016.
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About Star Trek: Ascendancy
From BoardGameGeek:
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!
Designers
Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart
Artists
Katie Dillon, Charles Woods
Publisher
Gale Force Nine, LLC
Categories
Mechanics
Action PointsDice RollingModular Board & Variable SetupPlayer Elimination