1983 · Future Combat Simulations
Includes - 28 pages of rules, one 24" x 24" map-sheet, 17 Control Sheet Diagrams, 1 Combat Reference Diagram, 180 counters. An intermediate-level game of tactical space combat. The Designer's Notes state Starbattles is a game that was originally designed as a modification of another game, but meant to be a separate game." That other game is clearly Task Force Games' Starfire. The ship component system here is similar, but components are positioned on a hex diagram rather than being written in a single line.
