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Ganymede

Ganymede is a development and tableau-building game in which players are corporations specialized in sending settlers to colonize the universe. To do so, you will recruit settlers on Earth, use shuttles to transport them to Mars, then to Ganymede where the settlers' ships launch...

Players

2-4

Time

20-40

Age

14+

Weight

2.25

Rating

7.16

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Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.

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 3.3

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.

Replay value

Ganymede offers a high level 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 improve their strategy 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, Ganymede has a strong replayability score of 8.05.

Luck profile

Ganymede has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning, the game still maintains a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Overall, luck plays a significant role but is not the sole determinant of the game outcome.

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Ganymede is a development and tableau-building game in which players are corporations specialized in sending settlers to colonize the universe. To do so, you will recruit settlers on Earth, use shuttles to transport them to Mars, then to Ganymede where the settlers' ships launch base is located. The game ends when a player has launched four settlers' ships into space. Players score VP from their launched ships and from their reputation track.

Category

2
Card Game Science Fiction

Mechanism

3
Open Drafting Pick-up and Deliver Set Collection

Family

6
Mechanism: Tableau Building Misc: LongPack Games Occupation: Astronaut Series: Ganymede Universe Space: Earth's Solar System Space: Jupiter

Type

1
Strategy

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Credits

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Designers

1
Hope S. Hwang

Artists

1
Oliver Mootoo

Publishers

1
Sorry We Are French

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