I don’t think so; I remember Battlefleet Orion as straight up multiplayer space fleet warfare. You and your opponent entered your fleet commands and then the computer resolved the round of combat, repeat until one fleet is a cloud of expanding debris.
It was very primitive and wouldn’t be considered fun by modern standards, because of the severe limitations of the technology at the time. But you could play it at home with a beer and a smoke instead of having to go to the University to play SPACWR or ADVENT.
