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[[Image:SFBF.jpg|thumb|''Star Fleet Battle Force'' main box cover.]]
'''''Star Fleet Battle Force''''' is a card-based starship combat game system, produced and developed by [[Amarillo Design Bureau Inc.]] It allows fast-paced multiplayer combat between vessels of various factions in the [[Star Fleet Universe]], such as the Federation, the Klingon and [[Romulan Star Empire (Star Fleet Universe)|Romulan]] Empires, the Gorn Confederation, Kzinti Hegemony, [[Tholian Holdfast]] and Orion Pirates. The game is based on the races that appear in the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' television series.<ref name="fict-rel">
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{{Quotation|''[Star Fleet Battle Force]'' is a very intrigu[ing] mix of rules that simplify miniature space based games while maintaining a level of detail that preserves the flavor and excitement of the Star Fleet universe.<ref name="fict-rel"/>|Clay Richmond}}
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The game provides a card for each starship, with the weapon types, hull boxes, victory points and special abilities - such as a Romulan or Orion ship's Cloaking Device - as well as cards representing various weapon types, such as Phasers, Photon Torpedoes and Disruptors. In addition, there are a number of special cards included, with various play effects per card; e.g., Klingon players are vulnerable to a possible mutiny, or the "Organian Cease Fire" card.<ref name="mil"/>

The game also contains reference cards, damage counters to be placed on starship cards to represent destroyed systems, and color starship, weapon and event cards.<ref name="mil"/> Seven fleets - Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Gorn, Kzinti, Tholian and Orion are included - the last two have only 3 ships each, the others have six.  ([http://www.starfleetgames.com/Promo.pdf Sample cards for ''SFBF''.])

Rules are provided for any number of players from one to six, including special rules for solitaire play.<ref name="fict-rel"/><ref name="mil"/>  The rules are divided into "Basic Rules" and "Advanced Rules" allowing players to learn the advanced rules at a pace that is suitable for themselves, and also include a glossary for those unfamiliar with the technology and terminology of the setting.<ref name="fict-rel"/>

The following titles are currently in development.

* ''Star Fleet Battle Force - Carrier Force''
* ''Star Fleet Battle Force - Strike Force''
* ''Star Fleet Battle Force - Invasion Force''

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.starfleetgames.com/sfbf.shtml ''Star Fleet Battle Force'' Home Page] at Amarillo Design Bureau
* [http://www.starfleetgames.com/discus/ ''SFBF'' forum (under ''Star Fleet Battle Force'')]
* {{bgg|1901|''Star Fleet Battle Force''}}

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