Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Teachability
3.3/5
Harder to teach
Replay value
4.8/5
High replayability
Interaction
4.1/5
Highly interactive
Player scaling
4.4/5
Scales well
Strategic depth
4.6/5
Deep strategy
Player control
4.3/5
More strategic control
Setup time
About 12 min
Teach time
About 25 min
Table footprint
Large
Campaign commitment
No campaign
Recommended edition
Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon – Pandasaurus English edition (2025)
How it plays
How does it play?
Build a permanent lunar base through expert worker placement and three modular corporations chosen for every game.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Lead a space agency at the Moon’s south pole, deploy specialist astronauts, construct structures, and fund research around Shackleton crater. Every session combines three of seven corporations, each adding its own board, actions, rules, and scoring. Shared infrastructure creates tactical competition while the changing module mix gives this substantial strategy game its range.