Battleship Galaxies. U.S. publisher Hasbro takes a lot of grief for publishing umpteen new versions and spin-offs of Monopoly, Risk, Scrabble and many of its other long-lived games, but sometimes that exploration of the familiar can result in a game that marries some loved element of the old with a game that's otherwise new and unexpected.
That's our story for today. "The idea behind Battleship Galaxies really came out of an idea for how we can grow the Battleship brand as a whole," says designer Craig Van Ness. (Colby Dauch and Jerry Hawthorne are credited as co-designers on BGG, but Van Ness' name is the only one on the box.) "We started talking about developing an immersive world. We thought it would be a great place to start, especially for the hobby gamer as that's something that they're familiar with. Paper Minis - Battle! Studio. A star trek "Fleet Captains" board game. WizKids/NECA’s new Star Trek strategic combat game is Star Trek: Fleet Captains, designed by Mike Elliott and Ethan Pasternack.
Fleet Captains is available now and, in today’s guest blog, WizKids/NECA beams you deep into the game’s inner workings. Take on the role of Klingon High Council or Starfleet Command as you send out your ships and crew to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations and to boldly go where no one has gone before. Attempt to complete science missions, gain influence with local inhabitants and engage in combat missions that change with every game. Every location is a new discovery and possibly a new challenge as giant space amoebas, Tribbles and even Q make appearances. LONPOS Braintelligent Co., Ltd. (Lonpos), Lonpos.cc-World, Lonpos.cc-Taiwan, Lonpos.cc-Arab, Lonpos.cc-Australia, Lonpos.cc-Austria, Lonpos.cc-Belarus, Lonpos.cc-Belgium, Lonpos.cc-Canada, Lonpos.cc-China, Lonpos.cc-Cyprus, Lonpos.cc-Czech, Lonpos.cc-Denm.
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