Iron Stars: The Merchant War Board Game | BoardGames.com | Your source for everything to do with Board Games

Description

The Merchant War is the first supplement for Iron Stars. Here, you will find much to expand upon the basic Iron Stars game, including:

* A detailed history of the Merchant War of 1908-1909 between the United Kingdom and Austria-Hungary;
* The introduction of fast attack craft and His Majesty's Space Station Celestial Queen;
* One dozen new ship designs, including the German Äthermarine and Austro-Hungarian Sternmarine;
* Six new scenarios covering actions of the Merchant War;
* More information about Martians by the best-known chronicler of the Invasion, H. G. Wells;
* Additional rules for combat, including crew casualties and searchlights;
* New special equipment, such as machine guns and poison gas;
* Errata for the original Iron Stars rulebook; and
* Rules for including freighters and Q-ships in your games.

In addition, The Merchant War includes counters for the ships involved in the scenarios provided and an additional mine template.