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2015 Ranked #10,162

Frontier Stations

A cooperative space defense game has players upgrade connected frontier stations and allocate resources against rising threats. Each station must support its neighbors, making local efficiency and shared survival inseparable.

Science Fiction Random Production Cooperative Game

Players

3-6

Play time

60-90 min

Age

13+

Complexity

1.89/5

Rating

6.67

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Work together to defend a ring of frontier space stations against a variety of growing dangers. Upgrade your systems wisely to maintain a steady flow of the vital resources you'll need to survive, and allocate them carefully to keep nearby threats in check.

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Work together to defend a ring of frontier space stations against a variety of growing dangers. Upgrade your systems wisely to maintain a steady flow of the vital resources you'll need to survive, and allocate them carefully to keep nearby threats in check. Frontier Stations is a game for 3 to 6 players working together to confront an onslaught of perils. Each player must build up their station, making it better able to deal with the wide variety of threats and function optimally with its two neighboring stations. Can you and your confederates around the table hold the line against all enemies, alien and domestic? Somebody must keep vigil and protect civilization; are you up to the challenge?

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Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
–5
Play time
60–90 min
Age
13+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Jeremy Lennert

Artists

1
Clark Miller

Publishers

1
Victory Point Games

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