As a long-time Star Trek: Attack Wing player, I was cautiously optimistic when I heard that WizKids was doing another Star Trek miniatures game.
I always enjoyed Attack Wing (it is one of my favorites!), but lightning doesn’t always strike twice of course. Or is that never strikes twice… I’m not good with clichés.
Star Trek: Into the Unknown is a game for 2 players out-of-the-box, and games can take a good chunk of time: possibly up to 2 or even 3 hours.
Though it can be shorter, especially the single ship intro mission. Each game is meant to represent an episode of the show, including a division into “acts.” The game begins with an overture, which sets the stage for the situation with mission objectives for both sides.
At a certain point in the game, there is a second act which is a complication that alters the rules for the remainder of the game.