It has had four major editions and is currently published by Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.
Like Zocchi's Star Fleet Battle Manual, it also made use of a license from Franz Joseph Designs. Cole and produced by Task Force Games in 1979.
The game was produced without authorization from Paramount Pictures, leading to its reissue in 1973 as the Alien Space Battle Manual with all Star Trek references removed, followed by a further release in 1977 as the Star Fleet Battle Manual after Zochi obtained a license from Franz Joseph Designs for material in the Star Fleet Technical Manual. Ships maneuvered on the tabletop using rulers to determine range and protractor-like angle measures on the large counters to determine facing. Unlike most other games in this category, it was played without a board.