Star Battles board game LOB2601UA, 144 cards

Description Star Battles board game LOB2601UA, 144 cards

Mankind has long gone beyond the boundaries of its native solar system. The colonization of new territories, the inexhaustible thirst for resources, the ambitions of corporations and governments - all this led to an open conflict between the parties. But all the previous clashes seemed trivial, when a mysterious race of Slugs appeared out of nowhere, hunting human colonies. Therefore, it refused numerous requests for support to the periphery. At the same time, new forces were formed in the territories of the outer colonies: the Star Empire, a militaristic state born to fight a new enemy, the Technocult, an alliance of mining colonies cut off from the rest of the worlds by the Slugs, and many smaller factions, each of which now fights for its interests in boundless space.

Type: Strategy, Wargame, Sci-Fi

Publisher: Lord of Boards (Ukraine), Wise Wizard Games

Number of players: 2–4

Game duration: 20 minutes

Age: 12+

Language: Ukrainian

Check out the rules of the Star Battles board game here

Star Realms is an epic deck-building strategy card game for 2–4 players. It's time for you to become the leader of one of the factions and create your own from scratch state. Trade, look for supporters, spend resources on expanding your fleet, building bases and strengthening your influence. However, another ambitious leader also has his eye on the same territories. Therefore, prove your right to domination!

How do I play Star Battles?

Each player receives 50 influence points, which are equivalent to health. The goal of the game is to reduce the opponent's influence to zero. In the center of the table, a deck of explorers and a trade deck are laid out, from which 5 cards are opened side by side - a trading row. Participants receive a personal deck of ships, which must be shuffled. The first player draws 3 cards from his deck, and the second - 5 cards.

A player's turn consists of 3 phases:

1. The main phase, during which you can play a

card from your hand on the board

use the main property of the base cards, as well as the allied and utilization properties of other cards on the board;

buy cards from the market area in your deck for trading points from your cards on the field;

attack the opponent with played cards on the field.

2. The discard phase, during which you discard unplayed cards from your hand and your ships on the board.

3. The card dealing phase, during which you draw 5 cards from your deck into your hand.

In Star Realms, your armada is made up of ships that have an instant effect when cast (trade, damage, or influence points) and are discarded at the end of turn, and bases that remain on the field and provide benefits until they are destroyed.

The game features cards from 4 factions. If you play at least 2 cards of the same faction on your turn, you will be able to activate an allied reward. Also, some cards have a recycling property. You can use it to get a powerful bonus in exchange for removing a card from the game.

The Star Realms board game is an ingenious card fighting game that captivates with elegant rules, fast games, and a huge space to create tricky combinations from a constructed deck. The game is considered a modern classic, which 12 years after its release ranks 174th in the top of the best games by BoardGameGeek.

If you don't like deep space, pay attention to the medieval game Dominion.