Race For The Galaxy In New Rio Grande Expansion

December 6, 2013 by brennon

Rio Grande Games have another expansion for Race for the Galaxy that should be coming out this month across the world. See what you think of this newest set for Alien Artifacts.

Here is the run down of what you get...

Race for the Galaxy: Alien Artifacts, is the fourth expansion for Race for the Galaxy, is incompatible with earlier expansions for that game, instead taking the game in a new direction. Race for the Galaxy: Alien Artifacts consists of two parts:

- 46 new cards including 5 new start worlds to add to the base set, plus a set of action cards and start hand for a fifth player. These can be used without the orb cards.

- 49 cards used to represent the Alien Orb which players jointly map and explore, gaining artifact tokens of various types that provide powers and VPs. There are also five new Explore action cards used in the orb game (instead of gaining an additional card or greater card selection).

The orb game is optional and provides a new RFTG experience, as players have to balance how much effort and actions they wish to put into exploring the orb versus developing their empires.

This sounds like a very good twist in the original format for Race for the Galaxy and takes things in an interesting direction. I am always a fan of the semi-cooperative game and this has that in spades it appears.

Race for the Galaxy as a whole is one of THE best card games you could pick up, and while it's somewhat complicated to explain at first when people get invested in it you will have them hooked.

Will you be getting this?

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