- Original Release: 1984
- Developer: David F. Tepool, Jordan Weisman
- Publisher: FASA
- Original Platform: Board Game
Struggle for the Throne is a Klingon-themed board game. It’s a game about scheming and subterfuge to begin with, then turns into full on war. You start off with a small fleet and can request more from the Emperor (determined by playing influence cards and a dice roll). The other Klingon houses can also badmouth your name and cost you fleets. Your only goal is to get rid of all enemy fleets.
While Klingons would claim that this has no honour and is what Romulans would do, it really does fit in well with how we see Klingons act in the show.
At the start of the game, there are no ways to directly attack other Klingons – the Emperor keep things in line. At some point, a player can play the “Emperor is dead” card. Players then twist their action cards to the other side and an all out civil war breaks out, with the new actions being direct confrontations.
It’s a really neat and unique concept, and fits well with the Klingons.
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