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Solar Trader

This space trading adventure has players transport commodities between colonies, reach a distant planetoid, and return an energy crystal to Earth. Longer journeys require upgrades, while hazards across the solar system complicate each route to the final delivery.

Dice Science Fiction Roll / Spin and Move Trading

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

6.08

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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From the back of the box: The space trading adventure game set in the final years of the 21st Century. Chart your own course through the hazards and perils of the solar system.

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From the back of the box: The space trading adventure game set in the final years of the 21st Century. Chart your own course through the hazards and perils of the solar system. Trade vital commodities between Earth's far-flung space colonies. Venture beyond the Black Hole to seek the mysterious planetoid Zastra. Transport the priceless Solar Crystal to solve Earth's energy crisis. Description: Played on a stylized board of the Solar System using die rolls the object is to collect and deliver commodities between planets. Longer journeys can be undertaken using upgrades. (It is similar to Braburn's Elite computer game!) The object is to get an energy crystal from a difficult to reach part of the board and to return to Earth with it.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2–6
Play time
100 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
John Stephens

Publishers

2
S & S Innovations, Inc. Solar Games

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