Fractal: Beyond The Void

Should this hit the table?

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fractal: beyond the void has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, the game does not heavily emphasize cooperation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

fractal: beyond the void has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, the game does not heavily emphasize cooperation.

Replay value

fractal: beyond the void offers a high degree of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value, providing new content and gameplay elements. The game also offers deep strategic possibilities, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies over time. The player interaction score is average, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the game offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, fractal: beyond the void has a strong replayability score of 7.93.

Luck profile

Fractal: Beyond the Void has a moderate level of luck. 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

What ABG knows about this game

Fractal: Beyond the Void is redefining the 4X genre with an expansive and dynamic strategy game in an ever-changing, story-driven legacy setting. Millenia after the collapse of the Federation, the greatest empire to ever rule the galaxy, a few species are taking up to the stars again to escape their dying worlds. They all have the same goal: to rebuild their civilizations and reclaim their former glory. But there can only be one ruler. Fractal is a living, breathing world, with a story-driven legacy campaign: the Aftermath. As you play, you’ll discover a deep and rich lore spanning millennia, and featuring cosmic Gods, fallen empires and warring civilizations. The choices you will make and your victories will shape the fate of the universe and let you unveil the secrets of the game. The core game also pushes the boundaries of the genre further with a lot of bold and innovative designs, among which: Faction asymmetry. Each faction has three different points of asymmetry: their innate abilities, political philosophies and battle masteries, for a modular and completely different experience based on your civilization. Tactic cards. There are no dice in the game, and you’ll never lose a battle because of bad luck. Instead, the combat system was devised as an intense game of bluff, deception and deduction based on upgradable tactic cards, with an initiative-based turn-order. Living galaxy. The game contains various mechanics and components whose purpose is to create a universe in flux, so players are forced to adapt to the game instead of mindlessly playing the same strategy over and over again. Finally, the design and art work in tandem to create a modern, visually impacting take on the genre, and a true 4X experience of the future.

Mechanism

5

Action Points Area Movement Campaign / Battle Card Driven Legacy Game Modular Board

Family

6

Admin: Upcoming Releases Components: Miniatures Crowdfunding: Kickstarter Mechanism: 4X Misc: LongPack Games Players: Games with Solitaire Rules

Type

2

Strategy Wargames

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