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Dark Frontier

Players

1-4

Time

15-45

Age

13+

Weight

2.33

Rating

6.81

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.5

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Dark Frontier has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies. The player interaction score is average, and the game is moderately easy to learn.

Luck profile

Dark Frontier has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements such as dice rolls and card draws play a notable but not exclusive role in determining the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of luck through strategic decisions and planning. The game strikes a balanced mix of luck and strategy, making it suitable for players who enjoy both elements.

Overview

Dark Frontier is a space battle game with more than 200 different cards, where brave captains face each other for conquering the Galaxy. The development team of Dark Frontier has been working for more than three years to achieve an unique card game, in which you will find: - The Campaign Manual. A 252 pages book with the history of Dark Frontier, the backstory of our six factions, three thousand years of human history, a poster of the galaxy, and three complete ways for playing Dark Frontier. All this content can be downloaded for free on PDF! - Three playing modes for competitive and casual players: Through Campaign Mode you will experience the history of Dark Frontier in more than thirty replayable scenarios, both solo or versus another player. In Duel Mode , normal or narrative, you will confront your friends or tournament enemies to obtain victory through conquest or destruction of a planet. In Multiplayer Mode, you will enjoy frenzied games or political discussions for three players or more. This mode can also be played against the AI as a team. - Six different victory or defeat conditions. Colonize the galaxy, gather crystals, destroy either enemy’s spaceship or planet, or make your opponents abandon their mission. - A 140 pages graphic novel, tying the history of this first Dark Frontier set with the upcoming mini set, whose development is already finished and will be released for free during the next campaign. The boxset content is designed to be halfway between a TCG and a LCG: is a collectible game without any random boosters. Boxsets contain all game cards, thus eliminating chance and extra costs for the player. Choose your spaceship, select your mission, build your deck and plan your strategy to win the game!! The contents of Dark Frontier Starter Box is: 1 rulebook 248 cards: Orders cards (red back): 80 cards Army cards (blue back) 165 cards Spaceship cards (green back): 3 cards 47 cardboard markers: 3 colonization area markers 3 crystal markers 31 square markers 10 triangular markers

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Credits

Designers

2
Alejandro del Valle Patricio Martínez

Publishers

1
Blauberry

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