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littlechandler
Initial Impressions: I might like this more with more than 3, as the bidding system and the phase selection seemd to get stuck in some cyclical loops at 3. This is lie Puerto Rico with the tableau building of Race and also bidding to actually take the actions of the phases. The set collection scoring method seems a bit tacked on and it runs a bit too long for what seems like a rinse and repeat after you get your engine going, but the powers you can get are relatively interesting, notwithstanding also need for consideration of cargo/tribe space and how much points it scores you. If you want a euro with interaction I'm not sure if this can carve a niche for itself over the somewhat similar Puerto Rico, but in a vacuum it seems like a not too shabby game.
phaedrus4223
Very good bidding game. Asymmetric start and many unique ships create a unique experience for each player. Lots of fun with good interplayer tension.
Pozman
For the main part the design works and you will have to do some resource management and try to convert them into points. I especially liked the special ability of the ships and how you can combo these. But I do have however 2 major concerns with this game. 1) They re-used the action selection mechanism from Puerto Rico, but probably in the quest to make something new, they added a one-time-auction to this. I hate this mechanism personally, as if you're first or second, it's a crapshoot. But in this game it's even more of a crapshoot as money ain't scarce at all in our one (5-player) game so far, which make you have absolutely no idea what is a good amount to bid. This can have a very negative outcome, because the last player can't do the action. This makes that if you're excluded from mining in this way for example, there is a big chance you will be screwed for building and transportation as well. What will also happen as there is way to many cash in the game is that people will outbid you 'for fun' (which actually happened to me in our 1 game), because they can't do anything with the money anyway, but prevent you from doing yours. So for me the 'simple' mechanism of Puerto Rico were everybody can do the action, but the one who chose has an advantage is imho 1000% better. 2) The second major concern I have with this game is due to the components (and it rarely happens to me that this is a real issue for me). The ships are like 90% artwork (which is very nice I admit), but it makes that the text is way to small. And the guy the has chosen the color scheme/contrast should be fired on the spot, as how it now is, it makes it even harder to read the text, even the cost. Why this is an issue you might wonder? Everytime there is a built action, you have to take all the ships, look at them and puzzle