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Race for the Galaxy: Expansion & Brinkmanship

As empires expand into space, they encounter mysterious alien artifacts and races uplifted to sentience eons ago. Meanwhile, Imperium factions provoke other worlds to ally and rebel as the galaxy... (read more)

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Reviews
very positive, 89% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
30 minutes
Published
2022
Age
14+
Publisher
Rio Grande Games
Players
1 to 6 players
Designer
Thomas Lehmann
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Science Fiction, Space, Hand Management, Card Game, Variable Player Powers, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Strategy Game
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Description

As empires expand into space, they encounter mysterious alien artifacts and races uplifted to sentience eons ago. Meanwhile, Imperium factions provoke other worlds to ally and rebel as the galaxy drifts towards war.

Can you build the most prosperous space empire in these challenging times?

Expansion and Brinkmanship bundles 3 previously published expansions, The Gathering Storm, Rebel vs Imperium, and The Brink of War into a single product, compatible with 2nd Edition Race for the Galaxy.

11 Start Worlds104 Game Cards18 Action Cards16 VP Chips20 Goal Tiles10 Goal VP Chips1 Prestige Lead Tile1 Search Sheet6 Prestige/Search Cards30 Prestige Chips1 Takeover Disk6 Military Slides24 Military Cubes16 Military Counters1 Solo Game Mat2 Custom Dice21 Mat Tiles/Counters22 Design-you-own Custom Cards

Mechanisms:• Hand Management• Simultaneous Action Selection• Variable Phase Order• Variable Player Powers

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Game's Categories

Genres

  • Card Game
  • Strategy Game
  • Solo / Solitaire Game
  • Expansion

Themes

  • Economic
  • Science Fiction
  • Civilization
  • Space

Mechanics

  • Variable Player Powers
  • Hand Management
  • Variable Phase Order
  • Simultaneous Action Selection

Publishers

  • Hobby Japan
  • Korea Boardgames Co., Ltd.
  • Matagot
  • Rio Grande Games
  • Pegasus Spiele
  • Ediciones MasQueOca
  • YOKA Games
  • Ghenos Games
  • Korea Boardgames

Designer

  • Thomas Lehmann

Developers

  • Wei-Hwa Huang
  • Thomas Lehmann

Artists

  • Claus Stephan
  • Martin Hoffmann
  • Wei-Hwa Huang
  • Mirko Suzuki
  • Jens Wiese

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