Selfish: Space Edition

Fit

Teach 2.2

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.2

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, frequent interaction, and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Selfish: Space Edition has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. While it may take some time to learn, the game offers a fresh and engaging experience each time it is played.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Selfish: Space Edition is 6.33. This indicates a balanced mix of luck and strategy in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and 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

How far would you go to save yourself? Totally selfish behaviour and utter ruthlessness will be needed to stay alive in this game! Only one astronaut can get home on the remaining oxygen supplies and you must battle against wormholes, asteroid fields, laser blasts and most dangerous of all, each other, to win! Full of clever puns and pop culture references, this ruthless strategy card game includes 5 player cards, 1 spaceship card, 42 space cards, 48 oxygen cards, 30 game cards, a place marker and instructions. —description from the publisher Each astronaut starts with a hand of 5 Game Cards which contain a mixture of Oxygen and Action Cards. On your turn, pick up a card from the Game card pile which is formed of Action cards and Oxygen. Action cards allow you to attack other players by stealing precious Oxygen, moving them back a space or shielding yourself from other players attacks! You can then use your Oxygen cards to move forward through the dangerous void of space. Each time you move forward you reveal a space card which can help or harm you! Get back to the ship first to win, but remember to keep enough oxygen or you'll die...

Mechanism

2

Player Elimination Take That

Family

1

Card Games: Draw and Discard

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