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New Frontiers

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  1. 9 out of 10

    Based on two plays last night: FANTASTIC. Will probably bump to 10 later. Easier to play than race, because you can ask questions as you play (so you don't have to frontload the game with a billion rules and icons and can just get started after you explain and not worry as much that people missed something). But also less luck based than Race because all the big techs are just THERE, staring at you. The small things really add up to making this and Race two very different beasts and both are well worth owning. I can see that for some, they'd only need to own one, because there's a lot in common. I think this is a great way to teach Race as well, given that so much of it transfers. Some may have a harder time with this game since there's more to look at than Race's hand full of cards, but I think the advantages for New Frontiers is that there's less surprises, less hunting for specific end game scoring cards, AND easier to get rules (in that you aren't hedging bets on others decisions simultaneously). I'm excited to play this a ton.

  2. 7 out of 10

    It a decent game with more interaction than the card version because of the limited number of developments and ability to take planets others may want. Still lots of extra pieces and clunkiness that is avoided in the card game.

  3. MULTISOLITARIOS: New Frontiers (2018) = Race for the Galaxy (2007) = Jump Drive (2017) = Eminent Domain (2011) = Core Worlds (2011) = Among the Stars (2012) = Field of Green (2016) = San Juan (Second Edition) (2014) = Puerto Rico (2002) = Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North (2019 = 51st State: Master Set (2016) =

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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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