Star Quest (board game)

[2] In 1977, Cinematronics released a shooter video game titled Space Wars that pitted two players against each other, flying spaceships around a sun, firing missiles, and using hyperjump to move to a random location on the screen.

[3] The following year, Ed Curran and Tom Walcyk designed a microgame based on Space Wars titled Star Quest, which was released by OSG packaged in a plastic bag.

They may use 'hyperspace' movement, in which case their new position on the board is determined randomly — if this is beginning to sound like a noted video space game, there's no coincidence.

Star Quest is the Space Wars video game, put in boardgame format; the differences are rather minimal.

Save your $4; 16 quarters will get you a good number of minutes on the Space Wars machine at your local pinball parlor, and your time will be better spent.