In Cosmos, players take turns exploring the universe, building far-flung colonies, and collecting taxes (for once, we're on the right side of taxes!). The goal of the game is to make the most money from the economic opportunities of exploring space, while elbowing out the market competition. Central market mechanics allow players to compete by increasing...
Manipulate the Universe using stars, planets, comets, supernovas, black holes and gravitational waves to impose other players !!! Use Stars to win victory points or create your constellation. Use Planets to bonus your Stars. Use Comets to destroy Planets. Use Supernova (massive explosions) to flip the adjacent tiles (which are not on their side of the...
COSMOS is a board game categorized as trick-taking, where players navigate a "Collision (same rank card conflicting)" system to avoid claiming tricks, accompanied by elegant and stunning planetary artwork. Each player takes turns playing one card from their hand. After everyone has played a card, the player who played the "Best Card (Highest Rank card...
Count Down is based on the Apollo moon mission. Players move around the board, Monopoly style, collecting and paying for various items necessary for their attempt to blast off to the moon (rocket parts, astronauts, fuel, launch pads etc.). Once a player has assembled his rocket and collected all of the other necessary components for the blast-off, an...
1959 Toy Rocket Space Game by the Trans-o-gram Co. Yep, the same company that made cookie cutters and other baking products! Cover states: "Force enemy rockets out of orbit.... and CONQUER OUTER SPACE! A simple game with a spinner (1-6 values) where players move their rockets to knock others out of orbit by moving their rocket on a atomic symbol shaped...
This 1966 game is based on the Apollo project aimed at putting the first man on the moon. It is a game for 2-6 players, who roll dice to move around the board while building up a full four-stage Saturn rocket and then successfully launching it. Components include the board, 36 Astronaut (or "Condition") playing cards with period photographs, 20 yellow...
Countdown is a mathematics educational game centered around the theme of sending a rocket into outer space. Players roll dice and draw cards based on the dice's results. Even cards carry addition and multiplication problems that when answered correctly, move the answering player's token forward on the track (which is patterned like our solar system). Odd...
This expansion adds 3 new missions; the base game is unchanged. It was published in the German and English versions of Spielbox 2/2020. Was also available as part of the rewards for backing Game Boy Geek 2021 Kickstarter campaign. First mission: Distribute the playing cards and, in turn starting with the commander, announce how many tricks the crew member...
"Crews of Eridanus" is a science fiction-themed board game of exploration and adventure for 2–6 players. Playing time is normally 2 hours. Each player represents the Captain of a small in-system spacecraft that has been selected by the authorities to help get the system economy and travel back to normal. As a Captain, you’ll need to recruit a crew and good...
An colorful space exploration board game produced in post-war France. The object of the game is to travel through the solar system landing on the planets and moon and collecting valuable ore or precious stones. The winner is the player with the most valuable riches upon returning to earth. The game requires players to choose a spaceship that looks more...