- Expansion #1
- Age range: 12 and up / Number of players: 1 to 5 / Play time: 60
- Manufacturer: Rio Grande Games
- 4 new start worlds, 9 action cards for a 5th player, 18 game cards, 17 blank cards, 10 goal tiles, 17 victory chips
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Technical Details
Product Specifications
| Main Language(s): | English unknown, English original, English published |
| Model Number: | RGG363 |
| Number of Game Players: | 5 |
| Number of Puzzle Pieces: | 1 |
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As knowledge of JumpDrive spreads, an ancient race stirs, while another flees a world doomed by a dying sun. The Imperium grows in strength, provoking further resistance and the hiring of mercenaries. Can you build the most prosperous and powerful space empire in a galaxy edging towards war? This expansion adds new start worlds and game cards, action cards and VP chips for a fifth player, and goals to Race for the Galaxy. A separate solitaire game, drafting variant, and some blank game cards – so players can design their own worlds and developments – are also provided.
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As knowledge of JumpDrive spreads, an ancient race stirs, while another flees a world doomed by a dying sun. The Imperium grows in strength, provoking further resistance and the hiring of mercenaries. Can you build the most prosperous and powerful space empire in a galaxy on the brink of war?
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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When I first played 'Race for the Galaxy' I genuinely did not have a clue what was going on. It seemed rather too needlessly complicated for a simple card game.
But then.... after my third comprehensive thrashing, I suddenly had one of those moments when it all fell into place (and I understood the rules). OK, this is one of those games you have to persist with, but once you've mastered the basics, you realise how clever the game dynamic is, with a million different permutations. The expansion continues the story of galaxy domination and allows for more players and more start off planets. There's also more chance to get Victory Points with various peripheral targets.
But the best thing about this game is the clever way you can combine cards and glean more cards and victory points every turn. This requires a heap of skill especially since there's no direct combat between players. It's basically, build, explore, trade and gather victory points.
You need to be a pretty disnerning game player to get a kick out of this..... but it's fun for those who persevere.
Only drawback - the rule book is a little heavy-going with tortuous explanations which would look better in an instruction leaflet on how to put up a Korean shelving unit.
But then.... after my third comprehensive thrashing, I suddenly had one of those moments when it all fell into place (and I understood the rules). OK, this is one of those games you have to persist with, but once you've mastered the basics, you realise how clever the game dynamic is, with a million different permutations. The expansion continues the story of galaxy domination and allows for more players and more start off planets. There's also more chance to get Victory Points with various peripheral targets.
But the best thing about this game is the clever way you can combine cards and glean more cards and victory points every turn. This requires a heap of skill especially since there's no direct combat between players. It's basically, build, explore, trade and gather victory points.
You need to be a pretty disnerning game player to get a kick out of this..... but it's fun for those who persevere.
Only drawback - the rule book is a little heavy-going with tortuous explanations which would look better in an instruction leaflet on how to put up a Korean shelving unit.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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"Race For The Galaxy: The Gathering Storm" is the first expansion for game "Race for the Galaxy".
Definitely it's the best from three available expansions. Inside You'll find:
1 Replacement Gambling World Card
4 Start World Cards (5-8)
18 Game Cards
7 Player Action Cards (for 5th Player)
2 2-Player Action Cards
17 Blank Game Cards
1 Contest Entry Card
9 Victory Point Chips (7 x "1", 1 x "5", 1 x "10")
4 "Most" Goals (Large Tiles)
6 "First" Goals (Small Tiles)
8 3VP Goal Chips
1 Play Mat (Solitaire Game)
14 Counters (Solitaire Game)
2 Custom Dice (Solitaire Game)
Instructions
Rules are stay the same but You get goals which could determinate winner. This is very good innovation, because You stop try to build "perfect" world and start to meet goals. Game become to be more competitive and interesting.
Second important thing that You also get solitary variation of Race for the Galaxy. But solitary play is pretty different than normal game. Dice determinate what Your opponent will do, so You cannot predict opponent's moves and prepare Yourself. But anyway it's quite fun.
Definitely it's the best from three available expansions. Inside You'll find:
1 Replacement Gambling World Card
4 Start World Cards (5-8)
18 Game Cards
7 Player Action Cards (for 5th Player)
2 2-Player Action Cards
17 Blank Game Cards
1 Contest Entry Card
9 Victory Point Chips (7 x "1", 1 x "5", 1 x "10")
4 "Most" Goals (Large Tiles)
6 "First" Goals (Small Tiles)
8 3VP Goal Chips
1 Play Mat (Solitaire Game)
14 Counters (Solitaire Game)
2 Custom Dice (Solitaire Game)
Instructions
Rules are stay the same but You get goals which could determinate winner. This is very good innovation, because You stop try to build "perfect" world and start to meet goals. Game become to be more competitive and interesting.
Second important thing that You also get solitary variation of Race for the Galaxy. But solitary play is pretty different than normal game. Dice determinate what Your opponent will do, so You cannot predict opponent's moves and prepare Yourself. But anyway it's quite fun.
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This expansion provides the game with more options and new targets which might distract new players, but give a better game to old hands.
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