Star Trek Away Missions

 A chance to try out a new game last week... Star Trek Away Missions.  

This pits small squads against each other inside a spaceship after the Battle of Wolf 359 (I have to confess I had no idea what this was!).  There are various expansions but we had Federation vs Borg.  Each side has different objectives which felt very Trek... the Borg were attempting to take control of various systems in the ship, and of course assimilating enemy crew members.  The Federation were (I think) trying to repair various systems.  It felt like it would be possible for both sides to score points without necessarily coming into lots of conflict.

Visually it reminded me a lot of games like Imperial Assault or the Wizards of the Coast collectible Star Wars game.  There were 2 different decks of cards to keep track of, some of which allowed interrupt actions and some giving upgrades and weapons.  These also contained scoring opportunities.  It was a bit tricky keeping track of all of these but that was more to do with my simple brain than the game itself.

Good fun and a close result.  My only reservation is the limited range of scenario settings.  Although the victory conditions and the configuration of the map vary, the games are all set on the same ship which felt a little limiting and maybe a missed opportunity (unless, of course, there are future expansions on the way for this)