Game Info
Year
2021
Players
1-5
Age
10+
Playtime
60 min
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Description
Players construct and expand space stations by placing module cards and managing crew tokens in a space-western setting designed by Jacob Fryxelius
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Watch It Played News at 0:19 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
none
Cons
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Thematic elements
- become a space station commander, compete against rival corporations
- outer space
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Paper tails is a car drafting game of kingdom building war and victory points.
- Card Driven — The designer of Terraforming Mars is back with another car driven engine building game.
- Worker Placement — You'll be building up your station with cards unlocking new worker placement spots.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is the same designer back with another car driven engine building game back in outer space.
- It's terrifying though we know that warship gaming is a gaming company we don't quite know what type of gaming company they're going to be.
- Critical role the hugely successful actual play dungeons and dragon show have announced that they're getting into the board game game with their new venture and publishing company darrington press.
- Paper tails is a car drafting game of kingdom building war and victory points.
- Carpe diem is a game that while i love it i do i think it's really good fun.
- I'm happy that he's getting a third edition that is in yes a much more subjectively attractive package.
- Azmoday who legally now own me after a contract negotiation gone awry released a new line of print and play games in their connect and play initiative.
- And as tokyo game market is single-handedly the convention that i want to go to more than any other.
- Satish was by all accounts just a real wonderful person and while i didn't have the pleasure to know him personally i certainly have benefited personally from his impact on the board game industry indirectly.
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3 Minute Board Games Review at 0:07 sentiment: mixed
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mixed
Pros
- Best when drafting and playing cards to build a sprawling space station.
- Many different modules, each with its own well-defined theme.
- Lots of events, about a quarter of the card pool.
- Great fit for people who want a game about building a station only to see it smashed up.
- Simple rules and short play time.
Cons
- Feels like an undercooked prototype.
- Limited card draw and short market means you're largely at the mercy of playing whatever you pick up.
- Scoring system keeps players artificially close for the whole game.
- Upgrade module choice is made after discarding, disadvantaging later players.
- Many event cards are not useful modules of desired colors.
Thematic elements
- Constructing the most interesting and varied space station.
- You are an orbital scavenger, setting up a base in order to conduct your salvaging operation.
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars
- Farlight
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Drafting — You'll draft cards from a central display. The cost of a card is always how many cards are left and their position.
- Set Collection — You will match sets of modules to get money and points.
- Tile Placement — The card modules will be arranged on your space station.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Kia ora Koutou and welcome to star scrappers orbital in about 3 minutes
- Star Scrapper's Orbital is at its best when you are drafting and playing cards to build a sprawling space station with its own unique character strength and weaknesses
- The best thing about this game is its simple rules and short play time.
- However, Orbital feels like an undercooked prototype of a game.
- Orbital: like hearing a bad early demo tape of a great band.
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