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Alien Petshop

Players

2-4

Time

30-90

Age

11+

Weight

1.5

Rating

7.39

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.9

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game Alien Petshop has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies frequently. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation as players primarily compete against each other. Overall, the game has a good level of player interaction.

Replay value

Alien Petshop has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value. While the easiness to learn score is relatively low, the game offers enough depth to keep players engaged and improve their strategies over time.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Alien Petshop is 5.33, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

Alien Petshop is a light, dice placement and set collection game for 2 to 4 players. In Alien Petshop, players compete to run the most efficient shop. Gather cute, exotic, and even dangerous pets from across the galaxy. Be careful with dangerous pets as they can overwhelm your shop with pests, slime, or fire!! Hire workers to care for your pets, sell goods, and even mutate your pets into the ultimate designer pets! Collect sets of pets to earn awards worth Victory Points. Money you have at the end of the game, plus the value of your awards determines your pet shop value and the winner! —description from the designer

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Credits

Designers

1
Gregory Grimsby

Artists

1
Gregory Grimsby

Publishers

1
(Self-Published)

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