Federation Commander: Romulan Border

About this board game

Federation Commander: Romulan Border is a fast-moving starship combat game for 2–8 players, with typical duels taking about 60 minutes. Set in the Star Fleet Universe, it challenges captains to face pirates, Klingons, and the crafty, cloaked Romulans.

This is a complete standalone game and does not require any other product. It is the second base set in the Federation Commander series, alongside Federation Commander: Klingon Border, and other Federation Commander products are compatible with it.

Combat uses the best concepts from the Star Fleet Universe’s space combat tradition while emphasizing ease of play and modern production values. Energy is spent on the fly using a marker on a sliding scale, while laminated ship cards, color-coded charts, and player reference cards help keep essential information accessible during play.

• A typical duel takes about one hour.
• The largest fleet battles take about four hours rather than four days.
• Laminated ship diagrams can be reused without photocopies.
• Expansions add more ships, scenarios, and maps rather than complex new rules.

The set includes a 60-page Rev-4 rulebook, full-color playing pieces, laminated player reference cards, laminated ship cards, mounted double-sided map panels, two dice, paper clips for tracking energy, and a wipe-off marker. The included improvements over Klingon Border include higher-quality maps, the latest revision of the rulebook, a real wipe-off marker, and an expanded Sequence of Play.

With colorful components and streamlined handling of energy and ship information, Federation Commander: Romulan Border delivers substantial fleet battles in a much shorter playing time than its larger-scale inspirations.