Microgame #20 in the Metagaming Microgames series, Trailblazer is an economic simulation set in a period of interstellar expansion. Players discover new systems and buy and sell various goods based on what the planets produce and consume. Supply and demand are modeled by fluctuating values based on the numbers of goods sold. Interstellar travel is...
Welcome to Tranquility Base, The Exciting Game of America’s Race to the Moon. This game is the new and expanded second edition of Moonshot the Game. Tranquility Base recreates the fascinating story of mankind’s greatest adventure — the Apollo voyages to the Moon. No trivia, no dice - Just real men, machines and two chimpanzees. NASA projects Mercury...
SovietMoon is an AI game system that expands Tranquility Base into an exciting and true Soviet vs. US Space Race. SovietMoon pits the US players against the Soviets as each try to achieve the first manned lunar landing. The game can be considered semi-cooperative but it is still a race to be the first to land on the moon. The SovietMoon deck provides an AI...
The event called the "Leap" happened in the blink of an eye, but changed mankind's future forever. Earth was mysteriously torn from its orbit by an unknown force - the Sun disappeared from the sky, and a scarlet dwarf star took its place. No one knows how or why did the Leap happen, but one thing seems certain: it was an act of a superior intelligence with...
In Trappist-1, your goal is to have five cards worth the most points at the end of the game. To do this, you will bid Trappist-1 cards against opponents to trigger special abilities, trade your bids with the Ascending Market, and build your hand in concert with the Retrograde Stacks. Once the deck runs out, the game ends and the player with the best hand...
During the 22nd century, the solar system of Trappist One has become the second home of human civilization. In Trappist One, players take on the role of leaders of Earth's mega-corporations, which are hybrids of old mega-companies and states. Your goal in the game is to dominate the different planets of Trappist One by populating them, but it wont be easy!...
In the lawless void of space, rival raccoon crews scavenge, fight, and sabotage their way to dominance in the chaotic junk-filled expanse of Trash Orbit. As daring spacefaring scavengers, players must collect scrap, upgrade their ships, and outmanoeuvre opponents using a mix of strategy, trickery, and sheer audacity. Every turn presents new challenges—from...
“The Long Night ends, the Ascension begins!” – CLEON, EMPEROR OF THE IMPERIUM It is the dawn of the Third Imperium. The Solomani War has ended, and the vast Terran empire claimed from the Valani has finally crumbled. Worlds spread throughout distant sub-sectors of space have lost all communications; they either survived or fell into darkness during the...