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2017
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Description
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FORGING THE FUTURE
In the near future, talented space corporations and agencies set out to explore, mine, and colonize outer space. Your organisation will compete to design the most efficient and powerful spacecraft, to gather scientific knowledge, construct facilities on distant worlds, and transport colonists to the farthest reaches of our Solar System. Charge up the monster rocket boosters, crew up, and race for space!
Designed by King's Forge designer Nick Sibicky, Farlight is a well-oiled game of blind bidding, tile placement, and light resource management. Each turn players will make bids for spacecraft module designs or missions, and assemble spacecraft designed to complete missions of increasing difficulty. The game is for 2-5 players, and plays in around 45 minutes.
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mixed
Pros
- easy to teach and understand
- high player interaction and bluffing potential
- small box and low price point
- fun ship-building aspect leading to satisfying final missions
Cons
- some components feel cheap and can be scarce
- lacks deeper depth or standout magical originality
- not overly innovative compared to similar bidding/engine-building titles
Thematic elements
- Space industry, exploration, resource management
- Space exploration with competing corporations building ships and completing missions
- procedural, objectives-driven
Comparison games
- Galaxy Trucker
- Leaving Earth
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Auction / Bidding — Players place hidden bids on components, locations, and missions; bids are revealed and resolved with higher bids winning specific assets while lower bidders gain a compensatory benefit.
- bidding — Players place hidden bids on components, locations, and missions; bids are revealed and resolved with higher bids winning specific assets while lower bidders gain a compensatory benefit.
- Compound Scoring — Complete mission requirements to gain points; missions can be contested and rewards include full points to winners and partials to runners-up.
- dice_engine — Dice represent engines, with higher engine ratings influencing action resolution and scoring dynamics.
- mission_scoring — Complete mission requirements to gain points; missions can be contested and rewards include full points to winners and partials to runners-up.
- Resource Management — Manage crew and resources like life-support and science to meet mission requirements and maximize scoring opportunities.
- resource_management — Manage crew and resources like life-support and science to meet mission requirements and maximize scoring opportunities.
- Tile Placement — Build and customize the ship by attaching components to a grid, ensuring connectors remain unblocked.
- tile_placement — Build and customize the ship by attaching components to a grid, ensuring connectors remain unblocked.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Farlight is a nice simple bidding game with a high level of player interaction
- the best part of the turn is revealing those contested Bids
- there are a bunch of ship components in the game and you'll have a lot of fun putting them together
- it's also in a small box and at a lowish price point
- the best thing about this game is building a bigship in order to fulfill one of the final missions in style
- it's an OK game that lacks a little bit of magic
- I have no strong feelings one way or the other
- Farlight: I have no strong feelings one way or the other
- not knowing what your opponents of place can lead to Bluffs and counter bluffs
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