[1] According to Shannon Appelcline, "Star Probe (1975) by John M. Snider was scheduled for 1974 but slipped into 1975.
It was a science-fiction board game of the sort that was just emerging as its own new field — as could be seen in Metagaming's The Space Gamer (1975–1980).
"[2]: 16–17 Norman S. Howe reviewed Star Empires in The Space Gamer No.
[1] Howe commented that "It may be a coincidence, but this game emerges just when Star Wars is gaining popularity.
"[1] 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.