Roll for the Galaxy

2014 · BGG

Avg rating

7.58

Bayes rating

7.43

Weight

2.78 (Medium)

Players

2-5

Playtime

45 min

Ratings count

32,439

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Description

Game description from the publisher:

Roll for the Galaxy is a dice game of building space empires for 2–5 players. Your dice represent your populace, whom you direct to develop new technologies, settle worlds, and ship goods. The player who best manages his workers and builds the most prosperous empire wins!

This dice version of Race for the Galaxy takes players on a new journey through the Galaxy, but with the feel of the original game.



Mechanics

Action Retrieval Contracts Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Dice Rolling Follow Simultaneous Action Selection Variable Phase Order Variable Player Powers Worker Placement with Dice Workers

Themes

Civilization Economic Science Fiction Space Exploration

Publishers

CrowD Games Devir Games Factory Publishing Gigamic Hobby Japan Korea Boardgames Pegasus Spiele Portal Games Rio Grande Games

Designers

Thomas Lehmann Wei-Hwa Huang