Starfire is a series of games that simulate combat in space at sublight speed. Galactic travel is accomplished through "Warp Points" which connect star systems in a random manner. Ships are made up of various combat and non-combat systems each represented by a letter (or combination of letters). A "word" makes up a ship. Movement is on an "endless" hex map, and occurs in 6 impulses. As damage is done between ships, letters are crossed off from left to right within the "word" until the ship is destroyed. Imperial Starfire is a set of campaign rules for the 1992 Edition of Starfire, including universe generation, alien races, research, economics, communications, intelligence operations, supply, etc. etc.

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