Table feel
Moderate interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but there is limited emphasis on cooperation.
Rich game profile
Pulsar 2849
It is the year 2849, and humanity has harnessed the power of the pulsars. Now we must find a way to distribute this power throughout the stars. In this Euro-style game, players explore space, claim pulsars, and discover technologies that will help them build energy-distribution i...
Players
2-4
Time
60-90
Age
14+
Weight
3.35
Rating
7.67
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Moderate interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but there is limited emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.8
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.6
Deep strategy
Control
3.5
More strategic control
Replay value
Pulsar 2849 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 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, Pulsar 2849 has a strong replayability score of 8.0.
Luck profile
Pulsar 2849 has a moderate influence 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
It is the year 2849, and humanity has harnessed the power of the pulsars. Now we must find a way to distribute this power throughout the stars. In this Euro-style game, players explore space, claim pulsars, and discover technologies that will help them build energy-distribution infrastructure on a cosmic scale. Dice are used to purchase actions, and players choose their dice from a communal pool. There are many paths to victory so you can blaze your own trail to a bright future. Draft dice to explore the universe in Pulsar 2849. Game is only 8 rounds long. Each round, roll dice based on the number of players, sort them based on their values, then draft dice to take actions. Possible actions ? Fly your survey ship ? take a Gyrodyne ? Develop a Pulsar ? Build one or more energy transmitter vectors ? Patent a technology ? Buy a dice modifier ? Complete a special project in your HQ and unlock Gate Run Players score points each round based on what they've discovered and explored, and everyone has common goals that they want to achieve.
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Amazon.com
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Noble Knight Games
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Zatu Games
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Cardhaus Games
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Coupled Games
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Credits
People and publishers
Designers
1
Vladimír Suchý
Artists
1
Sören Meding
Publishers
1
Czech Games Edition
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