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1975BGG rank #6,400

Stellar Conquest

by Howard Thompson · The Avalon Hill Game Co

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Players2–4
Time240–480m
ComplexityMedium
Age12+

About the game

What is Stellar Conquest?

First published by Metagaming in 1975 (later as a boxed edition in 1979), Stellar Conquest is considered to be one of the first 4X (eXplore, eXploit, eXpand, eXterminate) board wargames. It plays four, but can be adapted for more players with the addition of extra sets of pieces. It is also possible to replace the deck of stars with random generation tables.

How it plays

Mechanics

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon GridMovement PointsPaper-and-PencilSecret Unit DeploymentSimulationTech Trees / Tech TracksVariable Set-up

On the shelf

Categories

EconomicScience FictionSpace ExplorationWargame

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