Star Empires
Star Empires is a 1977 board wargame published by TSR. Gameplay. "Star Empires" is a game about the exploration of an immense star cluster, a sequel to "Star Probe". Players start the game with control of a civilization which is just beginning interstellar exploration. Reception. Norman S. Howe reviewed "Star Empires" in "The Space Gamer" No. 14. Howe commented that "It may be a coincidence, but this game emerges just when "Star Wars" is gaining popularity. This may account for my reaction to it. So go out and buy this game. Build an empire, use Nova Bombs and  Planetbusters." Martin Easterbrook reviewed "Star Empires" for "White Dwarf" #4, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "The basic philosophy of the rules is similar to that in "Dungeons & Dragons" in that they do not seek to limit your actions to a set of permissible rules but instead try to supply you with a means of representing the effect of "any" action that you might wish to make. That someone should have attempted this is not surprising; that it should be done so well is amazing!"