Box front · source
What this is
Worlds await. Colonize, develop and conquer, taking advantage of others' choices. In the card game Race for the Galaxy, players build galactic civilizations by playing game cards in front of them that represent worlds or technical and social developments. Some worlds allow players to produce goods, which can be consumed later to gain either card draws or victory points when the appropriate technologies are available to them.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 40 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 2007
- Designer
- Thomas Lehmann
- Artists
- Claus Stephan, Martin Hoffmann
- Box size
- 19.1 × 27.5 × 6.5 cm
- Photographs
- 5
How players rate Race for the Galaxy
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.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 2p7.5127 ratings
- 3p8.0126 ratings
- 4p7.4126 ratings
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 replayability7.3/10
- Ease of teach4.8/10
- Gateway friendliness5.6/10
- Component quality6.6/10
- Table presence7.5/10
- Travel friendliness6.8/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate4.9SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.3FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.6Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.6Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.7LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.8SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.7No textText-heavy
- Table spaceCafé two-top4.3Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
4 further photographs · select one to enlargeRules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookRace for the Galaxy RulebookEN · 12 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
19.1 × 27.5 × 6.5 cm
- Shelf volume
- 3.4 L
- Shelf width used
- 6.5 cm
- Weight
- 0.8 kg
- Per Kallax cube
- 5
Source: retail_listing