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Roll for the Galaxy

Roll for the Galaxy is a dice game of building space empires for 2-5 players. Your dice represent your populace, whom you direct to develop new technologies, settle worlds, and... (read more)
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Reviews
mostly positive, 75% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
45 minutes
Published
2014
Age
14+
Publisher
Rio Grande Games
Players
2 to 5 players
Designers
Wei-Hwa Huang and Thomas Lehmann
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Science Fiction, Space, Rio Grande Games, Civilization, Variable Player Powers, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Thomas Lehmann
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Description

Roll for the Galaxy is a dice game of building space empires for 2-5 players. Your dice represent your populace, whom you direct to develop new technologies, settle worlds, and ship goods. The player who best manages his workers and builds the most prosperous empire wins!

This dice version of Race for the Galaxy takes players on a new journey through the Galaxy, but with the feel of the original game.

Components

  • 5 dice cups
  • 5 credit markers
  • 5 player mats
  • 5 player screens
  • 5 phase strips
  • 9 faction tiles (wide, numbered 1-9, with dark grey corners)
  • 9 home world tiles (with dark grey corners)
  • 111 custom dice:
  • 25 white Home
  • 22 red Military
  • 9 purple Consumption
  • 20 blue Novelty
  • 14 brown Rare Elements
  • 12 green Genes
  • 9 yellow Alien Technology
  • 55 game tiles (double-sided)
  • 1 cloth bag (to hold game tiles)
  • 33 victory point (VP) chips
  • 20 small 1 VP chips
  • 8 medium 5 VP chips
  • 5 large 10 VP chips
  • 5 phase tiles (with large phase symbols)
  • rulebook
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    Game's Categories

    Genre

    • Dice Game

    Themes

    • Economic
    • Science Fiction
    • Civilization
    • Space

    Mechanics

    • Variable Player Powers
    • Dice Rolling
    • Contracts
    • Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
    • Variable Phase Order
    • Worker Placement
    • Die Icon Resolution
    • Simultaneous Action Selection
    • Follow
    • Tableau Building
    • Action Retrieval
    • Dice Worker

    Publishers

    • Hobby Japan
    • Korea Boardgames Co., Ltd.
    • Portal Games
    • Rio Grande Games
    • Pegasus Spiele
    • Devir
    • Gigamic
    • Crowd Games
    • Games Factory Publishing
    • CrowD Games

    Designers

    • Thomas Lehmann
    • Wei-Hwa Huang

    Artists

    • Claus Stephan
    • Martin Hoffmann
    • Mirko Suzuki

    Claus Stephan

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    $0.00
    Six new starting worlds numbered -6 to -1 that can be added to the base game and any expansions.
    87%
    12+
    1 to 5
    60 to 60 mins
    Involved
    In Library
    Wishlisted
    -47%
    $74.95
    $39.42
    Build space empires in the Race for the Galaxy universe. In New Frontiers, each game is different, based on the developments selected during setup and the worlds drawn during play.On your turn, choose an action that everyone may do, but only you will...
    71%
    14+
    2 to 5
    45 mins
    Involved
    In Library
    Wishlisted
    $17.00
    This expansion for Race for the Galaxy takes the basic game in a new direction and is not compatible with the first 3 expansions.When a huge, mysterious Alien Orb is found, rival survey teams are sent to explore it and retrieve valuable alien artifacts...
    73%
    12+
    2 to 4
    30 mins
    Involved
    In Library
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    -44%
    $49.95
    $28.00
    Third expansion to the Race for the Galaxy game. As conflicts spread, galactic prestige becomes all-important, both to extract concessions and to fend off attackers. Meanwhile, the Alien departure point is located and the Uplift Overseers arise. Can...
    75%
    12+
    2 to 4
    30 mins
    Involved

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    -60%
    $29.99
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    Hobby World

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    $29.95
    In Race for the Galaxy, players build galactic civilizations by game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments. Each round consists of one or more of five possible phases. In each round, each player secretly and simultaneously...
    77%
    12+
    2 to 4
    30 mins
    Involved
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    $40.00
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    This first expansion for Race for the Galaxy adds cards, a 5th player, and other ways to expand your universe. Each expansion adds one more player, more cards, plus some goodies besides cards including objectives for players to compete over. The first...
    83%
    12+
    2 to 5
    30 mins
    Involved
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    -33%
    $29.95
    $20.00
    Is your crew of wild renegades prepared to take on the galaxy?Wild Space is a tactical card game in which players must find the cleverest combos as they build their bustling crew. Each time you add new cards to your collection, you'll reinforce your ...
    71%
    10+
    1 to 5
    1 min
    Relaxed

    Mirko Suzuki

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    $39.99
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    Science Fiction

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    -58%
    $17.95
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    -12%
    $189.99
    $167.39

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    $64.95
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    Traverse the fringes of the galaxy on a quest to discover new worlds and rebuild your empire.Conquer the fringe of the galaxy using Might or Diplomacy Manage a hand of cards, each of which adds to an immersive, unfolding narrative Befriend alien factions...
    mixed, 69%
    13 y/o +
    2 to 5 players
    90 minutes
    Involved
    Strategy Game
    Aliens
    Civilization
    Action Points
    Area Majority / Influence
    Dice Rolling
    Follow

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    As new factions arise and the Alien Orb is explored, rival empires turn to predictive technologies and trade deals to gain advantages. Can you build the most successful galactic empire?Three Expansions in One!• Explore new strategies with new factions...
    Roll for the Galaxy: Rivalry Expansion
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