Box front · source
What this is
Assemble their armies, devise their strategy, and wage war across the Herakon Cluster. The last phase of each round is the Refresh Phase, where players profit from the planets they control, reveal event cards to move the impassable Warp Storms, and heal any units that were wounded in battle. In the Planning Phase, players will take turns placing order tokens face down on the separate tiles (systems) that make up the game board.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 120–180 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- First published
- 2015
- Designers
- Samuel Bailey, James Kniffen, Corey Konieczka
- Box size
- 29.5 × 29.5 × 13.5 cm
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Forbidden Stars
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.9/10
- Ease of teach4.7/10
- Gateway friendliness5.3/10
- Component quality7.2/10
- Table presence7.5/10
- Travel friendliness5.4/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.1SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle3.7FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.1Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent6.0Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.9LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding4.2SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.3No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table6.1Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
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Box & shelf
29.5 × 29.5 × 13.5 cm
- Shelf volume
- 11.7 L
- Shelf width used
- 13.5 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 2
Source: measured