Table feel
Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction and low emphasis on cooperation.
Rich game profile
Lift Off
1950/1960: The race into space is in full swing! We're making great progress on the techniques for supplying astronauts and space-ready machines, for optimizing launch conditions, and of course for designing the much-needed rockets. All this to explore the sheer vastness of space...
Players
2-4
Time
60-120
Age
12+
Weight
2.82
Rating
7.11
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Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction and low emphasis on 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
Replay value
Lift Off has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics. The player interaction score is moderate. Lift Off scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It has a moderate easiness to learn score, offering a balance between accessibility and depth. Overall, Lift Off has a strong replayability score of 7.95 out of 10.
Luck profile
Lift Off has a moderate influence of luck. While random elements like dice rolls and card draws have a notable impact on the game outcome, players have substantial ability to mitigate this randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with player decisions playing a significant role in determining the outcome. Overall, luck plays a minor role in Lift Off compared to games like Catan and Monopoly, but it is still a factor to consider in gameplay.
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1950/1960: The race into space is in full swing! We're making great progress on the techniques for supplying astronauts and space-ready machines, for optimizing launch conditions, and of course for designing the much-needed rockets. All this to explore the sheer vastness of space. But in Lift Off, not only are two superpowers competing for the most glorious milestones of space travel, no, we players are also very involved. In this game, we each play a private space agency that wants to develop in their own areas. We must hire specialists, improve our rockets, and expand our capabilities because soon we have to decide which missions we want to carry out and what we want to bring into space. Only those who plan ahead and properly manage the resources available will win this race to the stars... ••• 1950/1960: Das Rennen ins All ist im vollen Gange! Die Techniken zur Versorgung der Raumfahrer und Maschinen, optimierte Startbedingungen, sowie die Konstruktionen der Flugkörper machen große Fortschritte. Dies alles um die schier unendliche Weite des Alls zu erkunden. Doch in Lift Off konkurrieren nicht nur 2 Supermächte um die glorreichsten Meilensteine der Raumfahrt, nein auch wir Spieler mischen kräftig mit. Hier spielen wir jeder eine private Raumfahrtagentur die sich in ganz eigenen Bereichen entwickeln will. Dazu heuern wir Spezialisten an, verbessern unsere Raketen und erweitern unsere Fähigkeiten. Denn bald müssen wir uns entscheiden welche Missionen wir durchführen wollen und was wir ins All bringen wollen… Nur wer hier voraus plant und richtig mit den verfügbaren Mitteln wirtschaftet, wird am Ende Sieger des Rennens zu den Sternen…
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Designers
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Jeroen Vandersteen
Artists
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Kreativbunker
Nache Ramos
Andreas Resch
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