Human beings are full of endless imaginations about the milky way and the universe, and the vast space is enough for any science fiction writer to realize his own insignificant brain hole.
Although the board game about the universe has such a grand narrative work as "Nemesis", "Dawn of the Empire", "Star Eclipse", but also some games have another way, "sending express" in the vast space to meet the consumer needs of different planets, this brain hole can be said to be very grounded.
"Galaxy Truck driver" - rushing to deliver couriers
Galaxy Truck driver is a jigsaw puzzle game where players move at the same time. Players need to quickly find a piece of spaceship accessories they need in the central plate pool, assemble an invincible spaceship, and go... Delivery courier.
In the game, if the player wants to fight against meteorites and lasers in space, he must sacrifice laser cannons and recharged shields, which in turn requires the player to equip the battery. Time flies, good plates are being scrambled, and under normal circumstances, players can't complete the invincible blueprint in their hearts, and can only watch their fragile ships be left after rounds of ravages.
Even if your spaceship only has a few pieces of drifting slag left, the courier will still have to deliver it. This feeling of destruction with other players shattered the board game, especially when the German veterans vowed to spell out an invincible ship, but they lay flat under the first few waves of attacks, and the effect of the game was immediately full.
At the same time, the mechanism of action is to see the player make mistakes, absurd themes and chaotic scenes can be forgiven, after looking down on the victory and defeat and score, it is also very good for everyone to be a courier in space together.
"Duck Merchant" - Space hot selling little yellow duck
The Duck Merchant is a rather skeletal work from the early days of The Spot Company. Not only did he choose the theme of space express, but he also used the yellow rubber duck as a hot product in space.
Each player in the game has 25 chances to travel through space, and earns higher scores by visiting different planets, trading goods, and finding recipes to make more of the most sought-after goods — such as plastic beads, yellow rubber ducks, blue paint, innovative high-tech materials, and more.
In the game, each action of the player requires the use of energy discs, red for movement, blue for trading, and yellow for building. The main score of the game comes from the first building or the first delivery of a specific item, and the process is full of racing.
The classic dilemma is that loading more goods means moving slower, but getting more energy discs. While racing improves player interaction, it also makes downtime lengthy, as players behind them need to re-route them once other players take the lead.
Duck Merchant's bizarre themes and alternative mechanics may be more suitable for players with a hunting mindset.
"Galactic Race" - dumped goods six relatives do not recognize
Galaxy Race is a super classic card 4X game, players in the game at the same time to play one of the five kinds of actions, their own actions have more advantages of efficiency and benefits, but other players play the same action can rub.
Exploration, technology, expansion, trade, and production are all closely centered on scoring and racing, through which players will obtain special goods from different planets, which can be traded into cards or converted into components (and sometimes with cards) during the trade phase.
Race for the Galaxy has many different development paths, many of which require the flexible use of commodities from each planet. Yellow and green commodity trading conversion cards are numerous, and are suitable for exchanging a large number of hands to fill the early card shortage or to find KEY cards in the later stages. Especially players who take the military route, what they need most is combat strength and military planets, there is no need to establish a complex score transformation system, and obtaining the cards of their own faction is the key.
The blue planet's commodity transaction value is low, the planet has the function of transforming scores, and the expansion cost of the planet itself is low, which is used to quickly form a production-transaction brushing stream.
"Galaxy Race" is one of the most important card board games that pay attention to the change of play, the basic rich routine plus the explosive experience brought by multiple expansions, players must constantly adjust the playing style according to the different KEY cards in each game and the progress speed and genre of the opponent.
Although twelve cards will trigger the end of the game, players can indeed enjoy the ultimate thrill of commanding and conquering, trading and consuming in space during battles. The game's artists can also meet the various imaginations of science fiction fans, and soon there will be a Chinese re-release, which is worth looking forward to!
In the distant future, when our civilization can travel through the universe like light, interstellar trade may make the lonely universe truly prosperous, and now it is better to play board games to get through a "space upside down" addiction!