r/STAgame

335 archived posts · Aug 2016 – Sep 2026

Star Trek: Ascendancy The Game

r/STAgame

A subreddit for discussing Star Trek: Ascendancy by Gale Force Nine. ST:A is a strategy board game of exploration, expansion and conflict between the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire. And now play as the Cardassian Union, the Ferengi Alliance, BORG and more.

Created Aug 11, 2016

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###Welcome to r/STAgame

/r/STAgame is a subreddit for discussing Star Trek: Ascendancy. Which is a 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) strategy board game for 3 players (expansions add Solo, 2 and 4+ player options).

Visit Gale Force Nine for additional in-depth information about Star Trek: Ascendancy.

###Posts Encouraged

Strategies
Captain's logs of your Ascendancy (gameplay text post)
Gameplay videos / live streams / photos
Explanation of rules aka "I don't understand Blank..."

###SubReddit Rules

Please flair your post.
Always maintain a Picard like composure.
Be like Spock don't downvote because of opinion, only downvote if comments or posts are negative in nature or do not contribute to the discussion.
Do NOT post memes.
Generally nothing is removed unless it is unrelated to Star Trek: Ascendancy The Game or breaks the Reddit Content Policy or Reddiquette rules. Posts complaining about other submissions are considered off topic and subject for removal.

###Racial Advantages:

Base Game

United Federation of Planets, Special Rules:

The Prime Directive, The Federation may never Invade Planets or Colonize Pre-Warp Inhabited Systems.
Explore Strange New Worlds, Take 1 Culture when you draw a "Civilization" Exploration Card or discover a new Phenomenon.
Universal Translator (Starting Advancement), When attempting Hegemony, add 1 to your die result.

Klingon Empire, Special Rules:

Death Before Dishonor, Klingons may never Retreat or Surrender a Planet.
Ever Victorious, Take 1 Culture when you defeat 3 or more ships in a Battle.
Disruptor Technology (Starting Advancement), Your Rolls To Hit of 6 always Score a Hit, regardless of the Rival's Shield Modifier.

Romulan Star Empire, Special Rules:

Suspicious, Whenever you receive a Trade Agreement, Exhaust it immediately. Refresh it in the next round’s Upkeep as normal.
Cultural Superiority, Take 1 Culture when you complete an Advancement Picturing a Culture Token.
Romulan Cloaking Device (Starting Advancement), Your Ships have First Strike in Space Battles during your turn.

1st Expansion

Cardassian Union, Special Rules:

Occupation, Cardassian controlled systems only Generate Production if there are Cardassian Ships in orbit.
Annexation, Take 1 Culture each time you Successfully Invade a Planet.
Totalitarian Regime (Starting Advancement), Cardassians Begin with an additional Command, for a starting total of 6 Commands.

2nd Expansion

Ferengi Alliance, Special Rules:

Profit Over Profundity, The Ferengi may never build Culture Nodes, Ferengi never add their Ascendancy level to Hegemony Attempts.
Only Latinum Lasts…, During your Build Phase, the Ferengi may buy Culture for 5 Production each. The Ferengi may build Production Nodes on any available spot regardless of capacity type.
Ferengi Commerce Authority (Starting Advancement), During Resource Generation, gain 1 Production for each rival Controlled System with Ferengi Ships in Orbit.

3rd Expansion

BORG Assimilation, Special Rules (does not add a player. Adds 1&2 player option):

Borg Turn, BUILD PHASE: Place Nodes and New Cubes. COMMAND PHASE: Activate each Borg Cube.
Initiate Battle with eligible Players Ship(s).
Draw and Execute Command Card.
Begin Assimilation, if possible.
TransWarp Hub, If the Transwarp Hub Phenomenon is in play roll a Die during the Borg Build Phase. If the roll is higher than the number of Cubes currently in play, place a new Cube on the Transwarp Hub.
Weapons & Shields, Borg Weapon Levels depend on how many Systems are under Borg control. At the start of each Combat, Cube's Shield Modifier is at 0. At the end of each Round of Combat, increase borg Shields by 1.
Borg Cube: Combat (Cube Attack and Shield Card), Borg Cubes begin Combat with 9 Attack Dice. Cubes lose 1 Attack die for each Hit Scored against the Cube. When Attacking, Cubes Regenerate 1 Die for each 6 they roll. If a Cube losses all 9 dice, the Cube is destroyed.

###Resources and more

GF9 Website
Download Rules (PDF)
ST:A on boardgamegeek (BGG)
r/UnitedFederation (shared traffic between all Star Trek subs)

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