Star Trek: Captain's Chair 2025

How to play Star Trek: Captain's Chair

Star Trek: Captain's Chair is a very heavy and complex game (rated 4.1 of 5 for complexity on BoardGameGeek) that plays with 1–2 players, runs about 60 minutes and is aimed at ages 14 and up. It's a Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme and Science Fiction game where the core of play revolves around Area Majority / Influence, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building and Hand Management. A very heavy card game, movies / tv / radio theme, science fiction game for 1-2 players (~60 min), built around area majority / influence, deck, bag, and pool building, hand management. A notable hobby board game, currently ranked #610 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.

This is an overview of what to expect at the table — not the rulebook. We link to official rules and tutorials rather than reproducing them.