CLANK! In! Space!: Pulsarcade

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• artifact exploration and escape — players move to obtain artifacts on the board and then return to escape, with pace escalating as artifacts are collected.
• clank/negative resource — negative clank mechanic requires cubes to be exposed to danger, escalating threat as the game progresses.
• Deck Building — starts with a hand of generic cards; players purchase new cards from a row of six available cards.
• Deck-building engine — starts with a hand of generic cards; players purchase new cards from a row of six available cards.
• Hidden Victory Points — credits/money are earned to convert into victory points on cards at the end of the game.
• Resource Management — three currencies: skill (blue diamonds), swords, and boots used to purchase cards, attack, and move.
• resources/currency system — three currencies: skill (blue diamonds), swords, and boots used to purchase cards, attack, and move.
• Victory points as currency — credits/money are earned to convert into victory points on cards at the end of the game.

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Quotes (from this video)

• it's a gateway light fluffy sort of way with a lot more random stuff happening but it ends up being really fun
• it's not the complex game but a lot going on still
• it's the perfect sort of expansion
• arcade sort of vibe to it
• we've thoroughly enjoyed the crew one and this one as well
• it's tricky you it's tricky some of these are quite thinky to work out how to make them happen
• escape room with murder mystery
• everyone has got a part of it they have to read their own story

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