The moon is the next frontier of human civilization and mega-corporations rush to build colonies on the harsh lunar landscape. Joint ventures must be formed to complete the behemoth cities of the future, but the corporations, desperate to maximize profits and secure their legacy, never stop fighting for majority control.
In Lunar Chess, you and an opponent play as two such corporations. On your turn, you will add a card to the shared colony, enlarging groups of various development types: housing, crystal farms, and solar arrays. Every card you lay also activates the movement of your Speculator who is dispatched to make investments on your behalf. At the end of the game, you will identify the largest group of each development type. The player who made the majority of investments in these groups is the winner.
Lunar Chess borrows elements from Western chess and blends them with modern mechanisms like area control and tile-laying to create a unique gaming experience that feels part abstract and part strategy game. Lunar Chess is both tactical and strategic and is full of surprises.
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