Game Info
Year
2022
Players
2-4
Age
10+
Playtime
25 min
Complexity
1.5/5
Collection
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Description
A choose-and-write space exploration game where players plan routes chart star systems and contact aliens for points
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Video IrU6WtEmzjU
Watch It Played News at 1:32 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Renewed challenges in every game for high levels of replayability.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Discovering, exploring, and mapping out the universe after humanity discovered faster than light travel.
- The universe
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Choose and write — Announced distant suns which is being described as a choose and right game.
- Free exploration — You'll choose and write a figure on a free exploration zone.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The original creature comforts just delivered to kickstarter backers who seem to be very happy with the unique worker and dice placement where you assign workers first and then roll dice to see how those workers can activate and this new game is by the same designer roberta taylor
- I love jamborees yard sales tom bowlers and village fates series
- You'll choose and write a figure on a free exploration zone which sounds nice but this will force your opponents to draw another one on theirs as you score points encountering aliens upgrading your ship discovering treasures and exploring black holes while becoming the most famous space explorer in the galaxy
- Escape from New York the board game there is very little known about this game apart from the beginning revs of a hype machine warming up
- You become a hero and together with your group take on villains who are up to mischief in the kingdom with the look of the dice you can secure rewards or find valuable treasures
- this eevee edition does the exact same thing but again every card is eevee
- Stellarion is a deck management game where you have to use the resources in eight decks correctly to have what you need when you need it
- So if more asymmetrical battling is what you're after then this set is out now.
- when you have an opportunity to do a sexy Ian Malcolm as a mini you say yes then you figure out the details
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Video lXdJ_cgEp3s
kovray Top 10 List at 7:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Innovative shape-based drafting creates crunchy decisions
- Visually appealing with shape cues and clear scoring paths
- Strong interaction via shared action choices and area influence
Cons
- New players may find the shape system visually overwhelming
- Rule clarity can be a barrier at first play
Thematic elements
- space exploration with abstract shape-driven mechanics
- Galaxy exploration with action-shaping tiles and shapes
- strategic, abstract
Comparison games
- Hadrian's Wall
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- shape drafting/placement — On each turn you select shapes that determine actions and influence adjoining shapes on the board.
- Simultaneous Actions — Actions occur in a round with interactions across players rather than in strict turn order.
- Simultaneous Play — Actions occur in a round with interactions across players rather than in strict turn order.
- tile drafting — Choose action tiles from a shared pool and place them on your board to plan future actions.
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Quotes (from this video)
- we're rolling into the future
- our top 10 re-rolled which has definitely changed
- it's a give and take it's very clever
- I love the theme I love the creativity behind it, it's a fantastic game
- Rolling into the future a re-roll
- it's module... like a TV box type thing
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