GMT Games | Space Empires 4X | Board Game | Ages 12+ | 1 to 4 Players | 180 Minutes Playing Time

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You can purchase a Technology Level and a spaceship in the same Economic Phase and it will have the latest tech. Each player will be given a Homeworld (mine happens to be Chulak as I love the color green) along with their starting ships and infrastructure, including 4 Shipyards, 3 Colony Ships, 1 Miner and 3 Scouts.

It may offer a relatively “simple” means of victory in being a combat-only focused type of play, but the ways in which you can pull that victory off through the choices you make in your purchases (and the subsequent use of these technologies) more than makes up for the seemingly shallow goal of “Destroy all!Anything that can be done to minimize the occurrence of this should be considered in future printing in my humble opinion. Gameplay: The publisher's blurb covers all the introductory stuff, so no need for me to repeat the same. Amongst numerous other examples including the art on the ships, there's planet Bajor, while the most catastrophic non-recovered element is Danger! Blue’s Total Attack Strength is 5 (4 inherent + 1 Attack tech), but Yellow’s total Defense Strength will only be 1. Now those of you expecting a full Space Opera with various player races and powers, again, prepare to be disappointed.

But, even with Advanced options, I find the Combat resolution process to be simple and straight-forward. Now, Blue’s three “B” Class BattleCruisers may fire back, and once again choose the Yellow Base as the target.If one is using the optional rules, he would also get Doomsday Machines (you need to watch the Star Trek: TOS episode if you don't know what that is) and Warp Points (think worm holes). B” Class Units Fire – Both players have “B” Class units but, once again, the tie is broken in favor of Yellow since his Tactics technology level is higher.