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Star Trek: Tactics is a series of multi-player or multi-team table games that are manufactured by WizKids.
Star Trek: Tactics[]
Star Trek: Tactics premiered at retail in February 2012 and includes thirty-three ships from the Federation and Klingon factions.
The starter kit and booster pack ships utilize the "Clix" system of game play and are compatible with WizKids' long-running series of "HeroClix" games. In the starter game, two or more players command multi-generational fleets of starships while representing either the Federation Starfleet or the Klingon Defense Force.
Booster pack ships are sold in sealed "blind boxes" without printed information about which ship is inside, similar to the marketing model used by gashapon toy manufacturers in Japan. Unpainted versions of all of the ship molds from the first Tactics game were released earlier in the Star Trek: Fleet Captains game. Later installments of Tactics saw WizKids introduce a number of Star Trek starship designs which had not been produced as licensed miniatures before.
The company released the Star Trek: Attack Wing game in August 2013. [1] Apart from being mounted on different stands, many of its painted ships are very similar to those released in the Tactics line. Unlike Tactics, Attack Wing's Federation ships do not have names or registry numbers painted onto their hulls and can be used to depict a number of different starships. In 2016, mono-colored versions of some of these starship molds were used again for WizKids' Star Trek: Frontiers game.
Starter Set[]
Includes a 2011 Core Rulebook, a 2011 Powers and Abilities card, two double-sided maps, two dice, and the following starships:
- 101 – USS Enterprise-A – Constitution-class Refit
- 102 – USS Rhode Island – Nova-class
- 103 – IKS Rotarran – Klingon Bird-of-Prey
- 104 – IKS Bortas – Vor'cha-class
Booster Packs[]
Common starships[]
- 001 – USS Defiant – Defiant-class
- 002 – IKS Somraw – Raptor-class
- 003 – USS Yeager – Saber-class
- 004 – USS Equinox – Nova-class
- 005 – IKS Ch'Tang – Klingon Bird-of-Prey
- 006 – USS Yosemite – Oberth-class
- 007 – IKS Korinar – Klingon Bird-of-Prey
- 008 – USS Pegasus – Oberth-class
- 009 – USS Sutherland – Nebula-class
- 010 – USS Reliant – Miranda-class
Uncommon starships[]
- 011 – IKS Klothos – D7-class
- 012 – USS Excelsior – Excelsior-class
- 013 – IKS Maht-H'a – Vor'cha-class
- 014 – IKS Gr'oth – D7-class
- 015 – USS Voyager – Intrepid-class
- 016 – IKS T'Ong – K't'inga-class
- 017 – USS Montgolfier (β) – Saber-class
- 018 – USS Prometheus – Prometheus-class
- 019 – USS Bellerophon – Intrepid-class
- 020 – USS Hood – Excelsior-class
Rare starships[]
- 021 – Kronos One – K't'inga-class
- 022 – USS Enterprise-E – Sovereign-class
- 023 – IKS Negh'Var – Negh'Var-class
- 024 – USS Sutherland – Nebula-class
- 025 – USS Venture – Galaxy-class
- 026 – USS Reliant – Miranda-class (unique Khan dial)
- 027 – Regency 1 – Negh'Var-class
- 028 – HMS Bounty – Klingon Bird-of-Prey
Organized Play Kit[]
- 100 – Warship Voyager – Intrepid-class – (unique dial)
The promotional Star Trek: Tactics Organized Play Kit was made available to retailers for tournament play in early 2012. Three copies of the Warship Voyager model and five copies of an additional double-sided map were included.
Star Trek: Tactics II[]
In January 2013, WizKids released a new game with thirty-six ships including vessels from the Breen, Cardassian, Dominion, Federation, Ferengi, Klingon, Romulan, and Vulcan factions.
Unpainted versions of the Romulan ship molds from the Star Trek: Tactics II game were previously released in the Star Trek: Fleet Captains expansion, and several of the other factions' ship molds were repeated from the earlier Star Trek: Tactics game. "Cloaked" ships are made from translucent plastic.
For Tactics II and its subsequent iterations, many ship names were introduced specifically for the game or were appropriated from non-canonical Star Trek works, in consultation with CBS.
Starter Set[]
Includes a 2012 Core Rulebook, a 2012 Powers and Abilities card, game tokens, two dice, two double-sided maps, and the following starships:
- 101 – USS Fearless – Excelsior-class
- 102 – IKS Drovana – Klingon Vor'cha-class
- 103 – IRW N'Ventnar – Romulan D'deridex-class warbird
- 104 – 4th Division Cruiser 1 (β) – Jem'Hadar battleship
Booster Packs[]
Common starships[]
- 001 – RIS Vo (β) – Romulan scout ship (decloaking)
- 002 – IKS Ning'tao – Klingon Bird-of-Prey
- 003 – RIS Praetus – Romulan Bird-of-Prey (22nd century)
- 004 – 5th Wing Patrol Ship 6 – Jem'Hadar fighter
- 005 – RIS Apnex (β) – Romulan science ship
- 006 – Kraxon – Cardassian Galor-class
- 007 – RIS Pi – Romulan scout ship
- 008 – Ni'Var – Vulcan Suurok-class
- 009 – Gor Portas (β) – Breen interceptor
- 010 – IRW Jazkal – Romulan Bird-of-Prey (22nd century) (cloaked)
- 011 – USS Intrepid – Constitution-class
- 012 – Krayton – Ferengi D'Kora-class Marauder
Uncommon starships[]
- 013 – IKS Koraga – Klingon Bird-of-Prey
- 014 – IRW Haakona – Romulan D'deridex-class warbird
- 015 – Ti'Mur – Vulcan Suurok-class
- 016 – USS Defiant – Defiant-class (cloaked)
- 017 – RIS Talvath – Romulan science ship
- 018 – Kornak (β) – Cardassian Keldon-class
- 019 – Tal'Kir – Vulcan D'kyr-type
- 020 – IKS B'Moth – Klingon K't'inga-class (cloaked)
- 021 – Robinson (β) – Jem'Hadar fighter
- 022 – Reklar – Cardassian Galor-class
Rare starships[]
- 023 – 2nd Division Cruiser 15 – Jem'Hadar battle cruiser
- 024 – Heart of Stars – Romulan D'deridex-class warbird (cloaked)
- 025 – Rav Laerst (β) – Breen interceptor
- 026 – IRW Khazara – Romulan D'deridex-class warbird
- 027 – USS Enterprise – Constitution-class
- 028 – 4th Division Battleship 2 (β) – Jem'Hadar battleship
- 029 – IRW Valdore – Romulan Valdore-type warbird
- 030 – D'kyr – Vulcan D'kyr-type
- 031 – USS Enterprise-D – Galaxy-class
Organized Play Kit[]
- 100 – Battleship Enterprise – Galaxy-class USS Enterprise-D – (unique dial)
The promotional Star Trek: Tactics II Organized Play Kit was made available to retailers for tournament play in early 2013. Three copies of the Battleship Enterprise model and five copies of an additional double-sided map were included.
Star Trek: Tactics III[]
In October 2013, WizKids released a new game with thirty-three ships including vessels from the Bajoran, Borg, Federation, Kazon, Klingon, Romulan, and Species 8472 factions, including assimilated vessels with combined team abilities from both the Borg and the original species' faction. A number of ship molds have been repeated from earlier Star Trek: Tactics games.
Starter Set[]
Includes a 2013 Core Rulebook, a 2013 Powers and Abilities card, game tokens, two dice, two double-sided maps, and the following starships:
- 101 – USS Enterprise-D – Galaxy-class
- 102 – Ogla Razik – Kazon-Ogla Predator-class
- 103 – Scout 255 – Borg scout ship
- 104 – Assimilator 84 – Borg type 03
Booster Packs[]
Common starships[]
- 001 – Einstein – Type 7 shuttlecraft
- 002 – Scout 608 – Borg scout ship
- 003 – Interceptor Five – Bajoran interceptor
- 004 – PWB Aj'rmr – D'deridex-class Romulan Warbird
- 005 – USS Raven – Raven-type
- 006 – IKS Toral – Klingon Bird-of-Prey
- 007 – Sakharov – Type 7 shuttlecraft
- 008 – Akorem – Bajoran vessel
- 009 – Nistrim Raider – Kazon-Nistrim raider
- 010 – USS Hathaway – Constellation-class
- 011 – Interceptor Eight – Bajoran interceptor
Uncommon starships[]
- 012 – Enterprise NX-01 – NX-class
- 013 – Halik Raider – Kazon-Halik raider
- 014 – Assimilated Vessel 80279 – Assimilated Klingon Bird-of-Prey
- 015 – Ratosha – Bajoran scout ship
- 016 – USS Stargazer – Constellation-class
- 017 – Columbia NX-02 – NX-class
- 018 – Bioship Alpha – Species 8472 bio-ship
- 019 – Assimilated Vessel 77139 – Assimilated USS Raven
- 020 – Sphere 4270 – Borg sphere
- 021 – IRW Avatar of Tomed (β) – D'deridex-class Romulan Warbird
Rare starships[]
- 022 – Relora Sankur – Kazon-Relora Predator-class
- 023 – Soong – Borg type 03
- 024 – Assimilation Target Prime – Partially-assimilated USS Enterprise-D
- 025 – Bioship Beta – Species 8472 bio-ship
- 026 – Sphere 3095 – Borg sphere
- 027 – Queen Vessel Prime – Borg Queen's ship
- 028 – Tactical Cube 138 – Borg tactical cube
Organized Play Kit[]
- 100 – Tactical Cube 5651 – Borg tactical cube
The promotional Star Trek: Tactics III Organized Play Kit was released in October 2013 and included three copies of the Borg tactical cube miniature and five copies of an additional double-sided map.
Star Trek: Tactics IV[]
In October 2017, WizKids released a new game with thirty-two ships. An Organized Play Kit also premiered on the day of the game's release. The Xindi faction was introduced in this game.
Most starship models in this set feature a metallic paint base coat while the "cloaked" vessels are made of a darker translucent plastic than previous Tactics releases. All of these sculpts were previously released in earlier iterations of this game, Attack Wing, or the Expeditions game.
Starter Set[]
Includes a new Core Rulebook, a Powers and Abilities card, game tokens, two dice, two double-sided maps, and the following starships:
- 101 – USS Enterprise – Constitution-class (refit)
- 102 – USS Hood – Excelsior-class
- 103 – IRW Gal Gath'thong (β) – Romulan Bird-of-Prey
- 104 – IRW Algeron – Romulan D7-class
Booster Packs[]
Common starships[]
- 001 – 1st Wave Attack Fighters – Federation Attack Fighter Squadron
- 002 – 3rd Wing Attack Ship – Jem'Hadar fighter
- 003 – USS Valiant – Defiant-class
- 004 – USS Lakota – Excelsior-class
- 005 – IKS Pagh – K'vort-class
- 006 – Tholia One (β) – Tholian ship (22nd century)
- 007 – Diaspora – Xindi-Insectoid starship
- 008 – ISS Enterprise – Constitution-class
- 009 – ISS Avenger – NX-class
- 010 – Sphere 936 – Borg sphere
- 011 – IRW Belak – D'deridex-class
Uncommon starships[]
- 012 – Prakesh – Galor-class
- 013 – USS Thunderchild – Akira-class
- 014 – USS Phoenix – Nebula-class
- 015 – IKS Toh'Kaht – Vor'cha-class
- 016 – IKS Amar – Klingon warbird (cloaked)
- 017 – Kohlar's Battle Cruiser – Klingon D7-class
- 018 – Azati Prime – Xindi-Aquatic cruiser
- 019 – IRW Gal Gath'thong (β) – Romulan Bird-of-Prey (cloaked)
- 020 – Prototype 01 – Romulan drone ship (cloaked)
- 021 – Scorpion 4 – Scorpion-class Attack Fighter Squadron (cloaked)
Rare starships[]
- 022 – USS Enterprise – Constitution-class (alternate reality)
- 023 – Fighter Squadron 6 – Federation Attack Fighter Squadron
- 024 – Chang's Bird-of-Prey – prototype Klingon Bird-of-Prey (cloaked)
- 025 – Xindus – Xindi-Reptilian warship
- 026 – Bioship Omega – Species 8472 bio-ship
- 027 – Scimitar – Reman warbird (cloaked)
- 028 – IRW Vrax – Valdore-type
Release Day Organized Play Kit[]
- Scimitar – Reman Warbird Alternate Character cards × 3 (competitive prizes)
- 1st Wave Attack Fighters – Hideki-class Attack Squadron Alternate Character cards × 10 (participation prizes)
- Maps × 5
- Addendum/Instruction Sheet
Expansion[]
Away Team Expansion Pack[]
A seven-figure Tactics expansion pack was released in August 2012. These figures were previously released in the Star Trek: Expeditions game with "Clix" bases.
Star Trek Movie Mini-Game[]
A Tactics "mini-game" was released in April 2013 which included two figures.
See also[]
External links[]
- Wizkids Heroclix Star Trek: Tactics IV – Official Star Trek: Tactics IV site
- Star Trek: Tactics at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works