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New Frontiers

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  1. 7.5 out of 10

    It's good, even if it really just feels like an amalgam of the other RftG games and Puerto Rico. The addition of meeples to the "Settle" action resembles PR's "Mayor", the open-market Development tiles feel like the buildings in PR, and there's even a "Prospector" action (take $2). Otherwise, it's more of the same: "Explore" is the most similar to drawing tiles in Roll, Windfall worlds from Race are back, and "Produce" & "Consume" are virtually unchanged, although I like how Lehmann has combined Trade and Consume into one action, which really streamlines that part of the game. I like it. If this came out with 3 or 4 expansions, such that it had a similar amount of content as Race, I could see this replacing the card game for me.

  2. 7 out of 10

    Easier to learn and play than Race or Roll. Works with all player counts. Roll is much more interesting and challenging. For a Puerto Rico mechanism game, I prefer Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition.

  3. 10 out of 10

    I am new to the hobby and as a result am or was blissfully unaware of the Race for the Galaxy card games. I was drawn to this game because of the artwork. First play through and I can already tell I am going to be a fan. Lovely art, great theme, great table presence, and lots of choices and replyability. It's a keeper and I hope they add some expansions in the future. Edit: A few more plays under my belt and this game is really growing on me. One of the few games that I can finish and immediately feel like playing again. I really hope they come out with some expansions in the coming years.

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In New Frontiers, a standalone game in the Race for the Galaxy family, players build galactic empires by selecting, in turn, an action that everyone may do, with only the selecting player gaining that action’s bonus.

The developments to be used are determined during setup, allowing players to make strategic plans based on them before play begins. One group of eight developments is always in play. The game includes a suggested set of sixteen additional developments for your first game; in later games, players randomly select which side of eight double-sided "small" developments and eight double-sided "large" 9-cost developments to use during setup.

Many worlds that players can acquire have special powers, with these worlds being drawn from a bag during the Explore phase. Unlike in Race, in New Frontiers worlds need colonists to be settled, in addition to either payments or conquest.

Some worlds are "windfall" worlds and receive a good upon being settled. Others are production worlds and receive goods when the Produce action is selected. Goods can be traded for credits or consumed for victory points.

Play continues until one or more of four game ending conditions is reached. After all actions for that round have been done, the player with the most victory points from settled worlds, developments, 9-cost development bonuses, and VP chips earned from consuming goods wins.

Ages

14+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players
Play Time

45m – 75m
Designer

Thomas Lehmann
Mechanics

Action Drafting, Follow, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources, Race, Turn Order: Claim Action, Card Drafting, Variable Phase Order, Variable Player Powers
Theme

Science Fiction, Space Exploration
Publisher

Gigamic, Rio Grande Games, Korea Boardgames co., Ltd., Portal Games
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