Star Empires

Star Empires is a 1977 board wargame published by TSR.

Gameplay

Star Empires is a game about the exploration of an immense star cluster, a sequel to Star Probe. Players start the game with control of a civilization which is just beginning interstellar exploration.[1]

Reception

Norman S. Howe reviewed Star Empires in The Space Gamer No. 14.[1] Howe commented that "It may be a coincidence, but this game emerges just when Star Wars is gaining popularity. This may account for my reaction to it. So go out and buy this game. Build an empire, use Nova Bombs and Planetbusters."[1]

Martin Easterbrook reviewed Star Empires for White Dwarf #4, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "The basic philosophy of the rules is similar to that in Dungeons & Dragons in that they do not seek to limit your actions to a set of permissible rules but instead try to supply you with a means of representing the effect of any action that you might wish to make. That someone should have attempted this is not surprising; that it should be done so well is amazing!"[2]

gollark: Surely this would imply that you should break rules in a way which is *non-obviously* beneficial to you, as well.
gollark: Huh, I skimread that as "at least" and got completely the wrong idea.
gollark: I think this is one of those things where relative ability matters more than absolute ability.
gollark: It seems that some people are consistently more likeable across domains, for whatever reason.
gollark: "Magically be likeable to people who have power in whatever area you're doing stuff" in then.

References
  1. Howe, Norman S. (November–December 1977). "Reviews". The Space Gamer. Metagaming (14): 41.
  2. Easterbrook, Martin (December 1977 – January 1978). "Open Box". White Dwarf. Games Workshop (Issue 4): 12–13.
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