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The Final Frontier

1997 · BGG
Avg rating
6.45
Bayes rating
5.51
Weight
2.60 (Medium)
Players
2-4
Playtime
2 hr
Ratings count
41

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Description

An ambitious DTP microgame, The Final Frontier incorporates space exploration and combat, space-surface interaction, multiple types of movement (within and between systems), colonization and mining, economics, and the effect of national interest on Earth. Players represent global powers competing to expand into, colonize, and exploit the solar system, within the context of global conflict and economic problems. Game scale is 2 months per turn and one AU per hex. Components include a map, 280 counters, player aid sheets, and the rules.



Mechanics

Hexagon Grid Simulation

Themes

Economic Industry / Manufacturing Political Science Fiction Space Exploration

Publishers

Microgame Design Group Platinum Dragon Productions

Designers

Kerry Anderson