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Sector 41

The Glynium Wars

Sector 41 is a dangerously instable galactic sector and nobody nows whether it is supposedly cursed since eternity or if you can a very instable and immensely valuable element there – Glynium! Players are rivaling races on the hunt for Glynium. The board is laid out from 81 face-down tiles, the middle on is turned up and holds the Guardian. Mother Ships carrying explorers start in the middle of the four sides. You transport Glynium to the Mother Ship with your explorers and score points for the Glynium colour.

A turn has the Phases Mother Ship, Explorer - with Combat and Glynium transport - and Guardian. The Mother Ship moves up to two steps along the side of the board. You also can fold space by using the Mother Ship tile to push forward a complete column and then place the pushed-put tile in front of your Mother Ship, which is then back where it was.  An explorer moves in any directions, can turn up tiles and implement them. The Guardian is a random factor, he accelerates during the game, turns up tiles and can remove Glynium or explorers from the game. The game ends, when nobody can catch up with the current leader, or when all Glynium has been collected. The player with most points wins.

Topic and basic mechanisms aren’t new, but nicely combined. Folding space and the Guardian are especially neat and can wreath havoc with your plans. Tiles are text-free and you must consult a list to find out what they do, it takes a few games to remember their functions and to be able to plan a bit. All in all a neat game that can get lengthy in the end. The rules list some variants.

Spieler         : 2-4

Alter            : ages 12 and up

Dauer           : approx. 90 min

Autor           : Mike Lachtanksi, Dave Long

Grafik          : not stated

Vertrieb A.   : PublisherVerlag

Preis            : ca. 35,00 Euro

Verlag          : Scimitar Games 2009

                     www.scimitargames.com

Genre                    : SciFi themed game of moves and tile implentation

Zielgruppe             : With friends

Mechanismen         : move ships, use tiles, collect items

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Variable board

English language edition only

German rules available

Short basic rule, lots of tile explanation

Can be lengthy towards the end

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