# Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Edition Basic Set

Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Edition Basic Set is a board game for 1–6 players. It plays in 180 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–6 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 4.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1990
- **Categories:** Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Wargame
- **Mechanics:** Hexagon Grid, Simulation, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Grid Movement, Movement Points, Dice Rolling
- **Ludoya rating:** 7 out of 10, from 1 reviews

**Designers:** Stephen V. Cole

**Artists:** Michael Winterbauer, Leanna M. Cole

## Expansions

- [Star Fleet Battles: Advanced Missions](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-advanced-missions)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module C1 – New Worlds 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-c1-new-worlds-1)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module C2 – New Worlds 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-c2-new-worlds-2)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module J – Fighters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-j-fighters)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module K – Fast Patrol Ships](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-k-fast-patrol-ships)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Tactics Manual](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-tactics-manual)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module C3 – New Worlds III](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-c3-new-worlds-iii)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R5 – Battleships](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r5-battleships)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R2 – Reinforcements 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r2-reinforcements-1)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module S1 – Scenario Book #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-s1-scenario-book-1)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R3 – Reinforcements 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r3-reinforcements-2)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R4 – Reinforcements 3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r4-reinforcements-3)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R1 – Bases & Auxiliaries](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r1-bases-and-auxiliaries)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module M – Star Fleet Marines](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-m-star-fleet-marines)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module X1 – The  X-Ships](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-x1-the-x-ships)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R6 – Fast Warships](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r6-fast-warships)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module S2 – Scenario Book #2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-s2-scenario-book-2)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module F1 – The Jindarians](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-f1-the-jindarians)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module D3 – Booms & Saucers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-d3-booms-and-saucers)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module Y1 – The Early Years](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-y1-the-early-years)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Campaign Designer's Handbook](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-campaign-designers-handbook)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R7 – Dreadnoughts at War](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r7-dreadnoughts-at-war)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module C4 – Fleet Training Centers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-c4-fleet-training-centers)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module T – Tournament Battles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-t-tournament-battles)
- [Captain's Log #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-1)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Yeoman – Captains Module A+](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-yeoman-captains-module-a)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module Omega 1 – The Omega Sector](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-omega-1-the-omega-sector)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module H1 – Megahex](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-h1-megahex)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module J2 – Advanced Fighters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-j2-advanced-fighters)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R10 – The New Cruisers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r10-the-new-cruisers)
- [Captain's Log #2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-2)
- [Captain's Log #10](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-10)
- [Captain's Log #11](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-11)
- [Captain's Log #8](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-8)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R8 – System Defense Command](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r8-system-defense-command)
- [Captain's Log #9](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-9)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R9 – The Ships That Never Were](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r9-the-ships-that-never-were)
- [Captain's Log #15](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-15)
- [Captain's Log #16](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-16)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module Omega 2 – Omega Reinforcements](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-omega-2-omega-reinforcements)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module G1 – Master Annex File](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-g1-master-annex-file)
- [Captain's Log #13](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-13)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module Omega 3 – The Omega Wars](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-omega-3-the-omega-wars)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module W – Space Battle Maps](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-w-space-battle-maps)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module B – Terrain Maps](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-b-terrain-maps)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module Omega 4 – The Omega Rebellion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-omega-4-the-omega-rebellion)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R11 – Support Ships](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r11-support-ships)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module T – Tournament Book](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-module-t-tournament-book)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module F2 – The Vudar Enclave](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-f2-the-vudar-enclave)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module Y2 – Early Years II](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-y2-early-years-ii)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module D2 – Tournament Tactics](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-d2-tournament-tactics)
- [Captain's Log #4](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-4)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module C5 – The Magellanic Cloud](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-c5-the-magellanic-cloud)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module P5 – Lyran Democratic Republic](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-module-p5-lyran-democratic-republic)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module X1R – X-Ship Reinforcements](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-x1r-x-ship-reinforcements)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module P4 – Marines!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-module-p4-marines)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module C3A – Andromedan Threat File](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-c3a-andromedan-threat-file)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module R12 – Unusual Ships](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-r12-unusual-ships)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module P1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-module-p1)
- [Captain's Log #17](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-17)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module Y3 – Early Years III](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-y3-early-years-iii)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module P3 – Scenarios – 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-module-p3-scenarios-1)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module G3 – Master Annex File](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-g3-master-annex-file)
- [Captain's Log #12](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-12)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module P2 – X-Ships](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-module-p2-x-ships)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module C6 – Lost Empires](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-c6-lost-empires)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module Omega 5 – Omega Flotillas](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-omega-5-omega-flotillas)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module D1 – Veterans Master Ship Chart](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-module-d1-veterans-master-ship-chart)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Stellar Shadow Journal #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-stellar-shadow-journal-1)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module G2 – Master Annexes](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-g2-master-annexes)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module G3A – Supplementary Annexes](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-g3a-supplementary-annexes)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module A – Battlecards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-module-a-battlecards)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module E2 – The Triangulum Galaxy](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-e2-the-triangulum-galaxy)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Omega Master Rulebook](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-omega-master-rulebook)
- [Galactic Conquest: A Star Fleet Universe Campaign Engine](https://www.ludoya.com/games/galactic-conquest-a-star-fleet-universe-campaign-engine)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Module TR – Tournament Reference](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-module-tr-tournament-reference)
- [Captain's Log #41](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-41)
- [Captain's Log #29](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-29)
- [Captain's Log #39](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captains-log-39)
- [Krebiz-1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/krebiz-1)
- [Argonians-1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/argonians-1)
- [Indirigans-1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/indirigans-1)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's SSD Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-ssd-pack)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Module E3 – Borak Star League](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-module-e3-borak-star-league)
- [Krebiz-2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/krebiz-2)
- [Krebiz-3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/krebiz-3)
- [Argonians-2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/argonians-2)
- [Far Side-1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/far-side-1)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Tournament Book 1991](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-tournament-book-1991)
- [Mechad-1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mechad-1)
- [Module R107 The Nicozian Concordance](https://www.ludoya.com/games/module-r107-the-nicozian-concordance)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Shadow of the Eagle – Rulebook:  Captain's Module R4J](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-shadow-of-the-eagle-rulebook-captains-module-r4j)
- [Star Fleet Battles: The Tholian Will – Rulebook: Captain's Module R4T](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-the-tholian-will-rulebook-captains-module-r4t)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Log #33](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-log-33)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Log #31](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-log-31)
- [Krebiz-4](https://www.ludoya.com/games/krebiz-4)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Log #32](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-log-32)
- [Argonians-3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/argonians-3)
- [Star Fleet Marines: Battle Manual](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-marines-battle-manual)
- [Vektreans-1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/vektreans-1)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-fleet-battles-captains-edition-basic-set)
- [Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Edition Basic Set in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/star-fleet-battles-captains-edition-basic-set)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29663)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-17. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._