Star Fleet Battles Expansion 3 adds to the Star Fleet universe with a new race (the Wyn); rules for creating minefields and using minesweepers; tenders for pseudo fighters; new weapons; 86 new ships; 26 new ship diagrams and 104 die-cut counters.
Expanded rules and errata for previously published material are also included.
[1] This is not a standalone product, and in order to use the material, players need the Designers' Edition of Star Fleet Battles, and the first and second expansions.
In Issue 61 of The Space Gamer, Craig Sheeley was excited by some of the new concepts, including minefields that shoot at enemy ships.
"[1] In Issue 14 of the UK games magazine Imagine, Doug Cowie listed the various expansions included in the package, but warned players that the 14-scenario campaign was "for those with the stamina.