Two obstacles to interstellar flight were solved in the 22nd Century: Hyperdrives to actually get us to other planets, and cloning technology to replace our bodies and brains from backups in the inevitable situation something goes wrong on the trip. Peacetime advancements released the vast resources of a sea of stars like a cosmic piñata. We need capable explorers. The more dangers that present themselves, the more opportunities for lowly travelers to ascend to become true heroes. There're a lot of emergencies happening on board your starship. Will you be a hero when the time arises?
Battlestations is a tabletop starship simulator – a multi-map board game that simultaneously features ship-action in space AND the events on board the ships involved in the conflicts. It is also a roleplaying game in which your characters grow throughout campaigns, picking up experience points, upgrades, and new abilities.
The game rules are very simple but they allow for complex RPG-like imaginative choices like teleporting to an enemy ship, hacking their helm controls and steering their ship towards a black hole before ejecting yourself out the air lock. Inside the box is an infinity of alien worlds to explore, rickety spacecrafts to upgrade, and a rowdy crew of lifelong comrades to adventure with.
One player takes on the role of "the enemy", and works against the other players who are cooperating with each other.
Battlestations Second Edition Boxed Game - What's in the Box
PDF:
- 01x Quick Start Booklet (This teaches players the basic rules as they play.)
- 01x Basic Campaign Booklet (This includes basic and advanced rules as well as 40+ missions.)
Paper:
- 01x Basic Campaign Booklet [Hardcover] (Available as an add-on; includes additional art and lore)
- 04x Space Maps (hex-grid)
- 48x Ship Modules (full color, double-sided)
- 12x Cargo Modules
- 08x Pre-made Characters Cards (Possibly more.)
- ??x Various Equipment Tokens
- 01x Plot Twist Deck
Plastic:
- 08x Six-sided dice
- 51x Minatures in total
- 24x Profession bases (These snap onto the miniatures.)
Minatures:
- 02x Miniature: Standard Starship
- 01x Miniature: Custom Starship
- 01x Miniature: Powered Armor
- 04x Miniature: Zoallan
- 04x Miniature: Tentac
- 04x Miniature: Silicoid
- 04x Miniature: Xeloxian
- 04x Miniature: Canosian
- 04x Miniature: Human Female
- 04x Miniature: Human Male
- 08x Miniature: Bot
- 01x Miniature: Fungaloid
- 01x Miniature: Whistler
- 01x Miniature: Meeks
- 01x Miniature: Kerbite
- 01x Miniature: Crocodillian
- 01x Miniature: Cheetoid
- 01x Miniature: Gorilloid
- 01x Miniature: Diploid
- 01x Miniature: Lupinoid
- 01x Miniature: Trundlian
- 01x Miniature: Elephantoid