The StoryIt is the 23rd century. There is an energy and resource scarcity on Earth. The planet is exploited and the world economy is about to collapse. Desperately Spaceships be sent out to explore the neighboring planets. A crystalline substance, shining like gold, with incredible energy content is discovered on Mars. It gets named Rich Yield Crystal...
Rymdimperiet (Space Empire in English) is one of the few games the Swedish publishers "Äventyrsspel" did on their own without licensing an already exciting American game. The gameplay in itself is simple and each player will play the part of a space trader shipping goods across the galaxy. The goal of the game is to generate a net of 150,000 credits and...
This is a Swedish Monopoly-clone from the 1950's, judging by the look of it. Players take turns making "launch attempts" using the spinner, which determines their destination in the Sol planetary system. Unless a player has already bought the destination, it may then be purchased using "space fuel". When all planets/moons in a set are owned by a player, he...
Synergic Entropy and Ramifying Closed Hour User summary A Japanese indie card game simulating the "endless day loop" fiction genre. Game is played on a 6 card wide and 5 cards high "timeline", and players take turns inserting cards on the timeline by pushing the other cards around. Pushing certain cards activate special powers, pushing others causes other...
SF3D began as a feature in the May 1982 issue of Hobby Japan under the name, “Wonderful Junk Kit.” Included in that early feature was a scratch-built kit built by Kow Yokoyama of a powersuit pieced together from a Microman action figure, ping pong balls, and salvaged model kit parts. The response to Yokoyama’s design was huge — the era of “realistic” mecha...
(from the back of the Twentieth Century Imports version:) S.F.3.D #2 is a fast-moving, realistic 2-player game of war. It is a sequel to S.F.3.D #1, and is meant to expand this game. While it can be played separately, most of the scenarios enclosed involve using maps and counters from both games. This game has been thoroughly playtested in the U.S....
A.S.H.E.S. (Artificial Shelter & Human Evacuation Sequence) From the ashes, the Phoenix will rise again. After decades of political tension, the planet succumbed to the Great Nuclear War of 1989. In a matter of days, cities were reduced to dust and the sky burned red. Amid the ruins, the survivors organized themselves to rescue humanity, reactivating...
The Simple Large Outer-space Battle System lets you fight very big space battles. If 42 ships and 12 fighters isn't a big enough battle for you, then print more sheets of counters and double your fleet, or triple it, or quadruple it, even! There is no record-keeping at all; the emphasis is on fast play and interstellar mayhem. S.L.O.B.S. III is a complete...
The N.E.A.K. (Nautical Exploration and Alimentation Konstructum) was designed by a team of French and German engineers (led by Benjamin B. Kaufmann) and was intended to be used as a multi-functional support submarine. But when a small craft that could fit into the Dimension Processor was desperately needed, the NEAK became a Sub-vascular Nautical...
Each player captains their own spaceship, smuggling cargo between inhabited planets and space stations for the four criminal syndicates. Success means a souped-up ship, a capable crew, reputation, and favors to call in at just the right moment. Encounter cards reflect the whims of the galaxy. For each player it might be as simple as happening upon an...
A fast moving game in which each player is the pilot of a Self-Propelled Interstellar Vehicle (SPIV) seeking a (slightly dishonest) fortune in a dangerous part of space known as Quadrant 13. The object is to move from spaceports to planets where aliens are located and collected and then transported back to spaceports to be sold. This task is made more...
Introducing the Duty & Freedom Faction Pack, a comprehensive expansion that brings new elements and strategic options to your gameplay. This add-on will allow you to align your goals with one of the factions: Freedom or Duty. This pack includes 4 detailed Duty miniatures and 4 versatile Freedom models, allowing you to immerse yourself in the conflict...