1+ Players (Depending on versions purchased) - Age 7+ - Playing Time 30 minutes+
What is it?
Star Realms is a deck-building game, which has you using Trade (coins) to buy ships and outposts from a central trade line. The great thing is you all start with the same cards, 8 trade and 2 attack ships. It's then up to you to build your deck, buying the cards in the middle trade row and utilising factions to gain the advantage, buy better cards, attack your opponent/s and in the end destroy their home world.
There are 4 main factions:
You need to think strategy with this game as you purchase the better cards, it's not just about getting the best cards though, you need to think about the other ships and outposts you may have in hand which allow you to do more things, like picking up more cards, allowing you to do more damage, add health, get rid of less useful cards (leaving your deck with only epic ones!), or concentrate on certain factions so they can complement each other.
It's really easy to pick up and very difficult to put down! We've already bought so many of the expansion packs, giving you different ships and bases, which in turn give you different abilities.
There are several versions of the game, of which I've added the links below. One to note though, is Frontiers, which not only lets you play 4 player, but has the opportunity to play SOLO against the Blob Boss or in several other scenarios!
The main games (the starter sets) are amazing and ALL the expansion packs may seem like, "more of the same" but in reality some of them can change the game entirely. The best that we've purchased so far have been 'Missions', which provide an opportunity to complete mini goals during the standard game providing you with bonuses; 'Heroes', which have immediate faction effects; and 'Events', which can totally change the game, like having a comet blast everyone for 7 health!
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