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One Small Step

Command the United States or Soviet Union Space Agency in this engine-building, worker-placement Eurogame. Place workers to gather resources, draft cards, and launch humanity's first unmanned and manned missions, ultimately... (read more)

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Reviews
mixed, 60% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
60 minutes
Published
2020
Age
12+
Publisher
Academy Games
Players
2 to 4 players
Designers
James DuMond, Gunter Eickert, and James Schoch
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Strategy Game, Space, Cold war, Aviation / Flight, Worker Placement, Team-Based Game, and Set Collection
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Description

Command the United States or Soviet Union Space Agency in this engine-building, worker-placement Eurogame. Place workers to gather resources, draft cards, and launch humanity's first unmanned and manned missions, ultimately achieving the first manned moon landing.

Coordinate your actions with your Engineer and Administrator Workers in head-to-head or team-versus-team play for 2-4 players.

Have fun learning about the Space Race! Perfect for a US history curriculum in the classroom and home school.

Contents

  • 1 Board
  • 1 Beginner Game Overlay
  • 3 Resource Dice (Gray, Red, Brown)
  • 2 Agency Boards
  • 4 Cubes
  • 1 Rulebook
  • 2 Summary Sheets
  • 4 Red Meeples
  • 4 Blue Meeples
  • 90 Resource Tokens
  • 12 Satellite Markers
  • 12 Crew Markers
  • 9 Advancement Tokens
  • 12 Crew Mission Cards
  • 20 Satellite Mission Cards
  • 46 Development Cards
  • 19 Hazard Cards
  • 14 Hazard Cards
  • 14 Advancement Cards
  • 54 Permanent Tokens

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Game's Categories

Genres

  • Strategy Game
  • Team-Based Game
  • Educational Game

Themes

  • Aviation / Flight
  • Space
  • Cold war

Mechanics

  • Set Collection
  • Worker Placement
  • Modular Board

Publishers

  • Fever Games
  • Academy Games
  • Academy Games, Inc.

Designers

  • James Schoch
  • James DuMond
  • Gunter Eickert

Artist

  • Jarek Nocoń

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