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First Edition Rulebook
This rulebook has FIRST CONTACT on the cover and is copyright 1996. It came in the Enterprise-E and Borg Sphere starter sets. Also included were the Enterprise 1701-E Quick Reference, Borg Sphere Quick Reference, and An Example Volley card.

Second Edition Rulebook
This rulebook is copyright 1998 and came in the Vor'cha and Galaxy starter sets. Each ship also had a Captain's Briefing booklet, which had the special rules for the ship and also explained the new dice facets.

Booster Rules
This contains rules for dice in the 10 booster packs for the Enterprise-E and Borg Shere.

Map Fleet Battle Rules
These prototype rules to allow play for two or more players on a square grid map. Playing time is about two to three hours for up to eight people. You will need to purchase or construct a square grid mapsheet (27" x 27" vinyl game mats with 25mm squares are available at most specialty game stores). You'll also need a set of ship dice for each player.

Three download options:
1) Rules & Arc Diagram (18 kb gif file 10/9/98)
2) Rules (3 kb txt file 10/9/98) and Arc Diagram (2 kb txt file 10/9/98)

3) Rules & Arc Diagram (196 kb pdf file 01/26/05)

and explanatory notes (3 kb txt file 10/9/98)

Damaged Ship Rules
These prototype rules allow a matchup between ships that are normally of different point values (for example, 1701-E vs. Vor'cha). These rules have not been playtested. Damaged Ship Rules (2 kb txt file 9/25/98).

Ramming Rules
Here is an idea for using ram attacks (physically propelling your starship into another). Ramming Rules (3 kb txt file 3/5/99)