Boarding adds an excellent additional dimension, yep.
If you're all doing a little part of ship flying, and a large part of repelling boarders/hunting saboteurs then it can work. The ship flying is just a backdrop to the main action. But you have to come up with a lot of ideas as to what that main action can be while engaged in starship combat!
Wouldn't the main action be engaging with the other starship? I mean the boarders would be a part of the other ship. The starship might also be supporting their boarders with things like healing rays, and supporting fire. Your starship can also support you with things blast doors and shields.
(If you haven't looked at FTL, take a peek because it's the kind of game you see it and then go "finally I can't believe it took them this long to do it.")
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