From the manual: Starfleet Command will give you the opportunity to command starships from one of six different races, from the Federation to the Hydran Kingdoms. Your mission will be to utilise all the weapons, systems and officers at your disposal in order to survive encounters with the enemy and bring your ship back to base. [...] As you may know, Starfleet Command is loosely based on a popular board game called Star Fleet Battles from Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc. .