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Skymines

Players

1-4

Time

75-150

Age

12+

Weight

3.87

Rating

8.11

Fit

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 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Skymines has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Skymines 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 and room for players to improve their tactics and strategies over time. The player interaction score is moderate, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. The easiness to learn score is average, making it accessible to a wide range of players. Overall, Skymines has a strong replayability score of 7.95, indicating its ability to provide fresh and engaging experiences with each playthrough.

Luck profile

Skymines has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning, luck still plays a significant role in the game. Overall, Skymines offers a balanced mix of luck and strategy.

Overview

Fifty years ago, humanity began mining the Moon and the asteroids, and for decades that task was firmly kept in the hands of the World Government. But the turmoils of recent years have caused this enterprise to collapse. Now, adventurous companies and private investors take to the sky to revive this mining network. As investors, you try to earn the most CrypCoin over the course of seven rounds. You do this by investing mined resources in companies and by spreading their outposts. You can improve your earnings by supporting your scientists’ research and by having them collect precious helium-3. The heart of Skymines is a unique card programming and hand management system that requires careful and clever planning. It provides deep player interaction by letting you invest in any of the four companies as you see fit. And as the combination of company abilities changes each game, there are endless synergies and strategies to explore. —description from the publisher

Category

2
Economic Science Fiction

Mechanism

5
Action Queue Area Majority / Influence Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Hand Management Investment

Family

6
Digital Implementations: Tabletopia Misc: LongPack Games Space: Asteroids Space: Earth's Moon Space: Earth's Solar System Theme: Mining

Type

1
Strategy

Media

Skymines cover image

Skymines cover image

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Credits

Designers

2
Viktor Kobilke Alexander Pfister

Artists

1
Javier González Cava

Publishers

1
Deep Print Games

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