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Space Base (2018)

Players
2–5
Best: 3, 4
Playing time
60–60 min
Age
14+
7.54
Average rating
23,974
Ratings
2.14/5
Weight
#229
BGG rank
Top 1,000
Alternate names:Космобаза +2 more
Designer:John D. Clair
Artist:Chris Walton
Publisher:Alderac Entertainment Group +5 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 10, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.3, Theme 6
Strategy5.0
Luck10.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.3
Theme6.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Science FictionDiceSpace ExplorationOpen DraftingDice RollingRandom Production

Overview

In Space Base, players assume the roles of Commodores of a small fleet of ships. Ships begin docked at their stations and are then deployed to sectors as new ships are commissioned under your command. Use cargo vessels to engage in trade and commerce; mining vessels to build reoccurring base income; and carriers to spread your influence. Establish new colonies for a new Commodore in a sector to gain even more influence. Gain enough influence and you can be promoted to Admiral!

Space Base is a quick-to-learn, quick-to-play dice game using the core "I roll, everyone gets stuff" mechanism seen in other games. It's also a strategic engine builder using a player board (your space base) and tableaus of ship cards you can buy and add to your board. The cards you buy and the order you buy them in have interesting implications on your engine beyond just the ability on the card you buy, making for a different type of engine construction than seen in similar games. Players can take their engine in a number of directions: long odds and explosive gains, low luck and steady income, big end-game combos to launch from last to first, or a mix-and-match approach. Ultimately, Space Base is a game you can just start playing and teach everyone how to play in the first round or two and has a satisfying blend of dice-chucking luck and challenging strategic choices.

Expansions

Space Base: The Emergence of Shy Pluto
Space Base: Dreadnaught Promo Pack
Space Base: Command Station
Space Base: Biodome
Space Base: The Mysteries of Terra Proxima
Space Base: Dead Reckoning Promo Cards
Space Base: U.E.C. John D Clair Promo Card
Space Base: Genesis
Space Base: Velocity
Dead Reckoning: Other Games Promo Pack
Space Base: A.E.G. Electrify 09-2026 Promo Card
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