The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (1988)

Alternate title: Ginga Teikoku no Koubou An ambitious multi-player (well, 1-6 player) science fiction game that seeks to recreate the kinds of things you would find in epic-scale science fiction: Giant spaceships with powerful missiles attacking each other, hyper engines that can warp into other dimensions, all-powerful computers, and even ships that can traverse black holes, and so on. The are 23 "victory condition" cards, and you keep your victory conditions secret from the other players. The game includes 6 counter sheets and 150 cards to provide lots of variety. There are 4 variations (scenarios) to the game, most averaging around 90 minutes.