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1979 · 2-3 players · 120min · weight 2.70 · 312 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
2891
Name
Starfire
Year
1979
Rank
7576
Min players
2
Max players
3
Playing time
120
Min playtime
30
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
2.697
Num weights
33
Bayes avg
5.64651
Average
6.94119
Users rated
312
Num owned
722
Wanting
23
Wishing
58
Num comments
151
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (5)
Action PointsHexagon GridModular BoardSimulationVariable Player Powers
Categories (3)
Science FictionSpace ExplorationWargame
Description (881 chars)

The Starfire series is a wargame which simulates combat in space at sub-light speed. Ships are made up of various combat and non-combat systems each represented by a letter (or combination of letters). A "word" makes up a ship. As damage is done between ships, letters are crossed off from left to right within the "word" until the ship is destroyed. Movement is on an "endless" hex map, and occurs in 6 impulses. Galactic travel is accomplished through "Warp Points" which connect star systems in a random manner. The game includes scenarios for a fictional future ("Future History") of the conflicts between the Terrans of Earth and the other races of the galaxy. Also included are ship construction rules for designing custom ships for open fleet battles. Re-implemented by: Starfire (3rd Edition) Galactic Starfire Solar Starfire

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.