# Star Trader

Star Trader is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 180 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. It plays best with 5.

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1982
- **Categories:** Science Fiction, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Commodity Speculation, Trading
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Nick Karp

**Artists:** Redmond A. Simonsen, Timothy Truman

## Expansions

- [Star Trader 7](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-trader-7)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/star-trader)
- [Star Trader in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/star-trader)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3534)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-02. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._