![]() Dominion popularized (and arguably created) the genre, and then came a wave of “Dominion-with-a-twist” games, some of which are still popular, but many of which have fallen into disfavor, and none of which have reached the heights of the genre’s patriarch. ![]() Star Realms is a bit late to the deck-building party. Each set of Star Realms can integrate two more players, and the game can support up to six with other game modes, detailed in the rules.) That’s a nice menu of cards from the trade row. (Note: One set of Star Realms cards is enough for two players. The game ends when one player reduces the other player’s authority to zero. Each ship has a primary ability, which triggers once played, and most also have an ally ability, which takes effect once another card from the same faction enters play. Each card, ship or base, gained from the trade row is identified by one of four factions. Ships stay in play until the end of the turn, when they are discarded. Bases generally provide some benefit that can be activated each turn. Bases stay in front of players until they are destroyed by combat (placed back in the player’s discard pile). These cards generate trade, used to purchase Explorers and cards in the trade row, and combat, used to reduce the opponent’s authority and/or destroy bases.Ĭards come in two types: bases and ships. On a turn, players play as many cards from their hands as they want. They’re a little tough to wrap your mind around at first, but it’s nice to not have to keep a paper and pencil handy. The authority cards in Star Realms are double-sided. The first player draws three cards the other player draws five cards. The Explorer cards are set off to the side in a pile by themselves. Players shuffle the trade pile and turn the top five cards up to form the trade row. The goal of the game is to reduce the opponent’s authority to zero.Įach player starts with fifty authority and an identical deck of weak cards. Star Realms is a two-player deck-building game. It’s up to you, an opportunist minor warlord, to unite the Machine Cult, Star Empire, Trade Federation, and alien Blob factions in an effort to forge your star realm.Ĭan you form your empire before your opponent? ![]()
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