“Abstract skirmish level combat with Star Trek theme. Each figure represents a single man (or alien). Victory: You win if you kill all opposing men.”

The game is played on an 8x8 grid or chessboard. Each player starts with a team of eight men. Miniatures or counters, which are marked by race and officer type, are used to represent the combatants. Statistics are given for four types of teams: Federation, Klingon, Romulan, and Borg. Each player chooses one type of team at the start of the game. The players draw a hand of cards from a common deck and card play determines when units may move, attack, and defend.