<p>Race for the galaxy</p>
<p>Race for the galaxy is a four player card game published by Rio
Grande Games.</p>
<p>The goal of the game is to build a space imperium and the player with
most victory points wins.</p>
<p>There's also a computer version of the game, which saves you from
packing up the game after playing.</p>
<h1 id="turn-sequence">Turn sequence</h1>
<p>There are five phases in turn:</p>
<ul>
<li>Explore</li>
<li>Develop</li>
<li>Settle</li>
<li>Consume</li>
<li>Produce</li>
</ul>
<p>At the beginning of turn, every player selects one of these phases
and selections are revealed simultaneously. Only selected phases will be
played. Player who selected a phase gets a small bonus.</p>
<p>Explore</p>
<ul>
<li>draw two cards and keep one</li>
<li>bonus: draw five cards and keep one</li>
<li>bonus: draw one additional card and keep one additional card</li>
</ul>
<p>Develop</p>
<ul>
<li>place development card in play and discard cards from your hand to
cover the cost</li>
<li>bonus: -1 to cost</li>
</ul>
<p>Settle</p>
<ul>
<li>place a planet card in play and discard cards from your hand to
cover the cost</li>
<li>except military planets, which you'll conquer with your military
score</li>
<li>if it's a windfall world, produce on it</li>
</ul>
<p>Consume:</p>
<ul>
<li>use consume powers on cards to turn good into victory points</li>
<li>you have to keep consuming until you can't anymore</li>
<li>bonus: trade one goods card for 2-5 cards</li>
<li>bonus: 2xVPs gain twice the victory points</li>
</ul>
<p>Produce:</p>
<ul>
<li>produce on regular planets</li>
<li>bonus: produce on windfall planet</li>
</ul>
<p>repeat until:</p>
<ul>
<li>one empire is 12 cards big</li>
<li>VP tokes run out</li>
</ul>
<p>score:</p>
<ul>
<li>points for cards on the table</li>
<li>cards in the hand (+1 for each)</li>
<li>VPs earned</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="special-rules">special rules</h1>
<ul>
<li>cards on the table</li>
<li>draw extra cards</li>
<li>trade goods on planets</li>
<li>add up your military score</li>
<li>settle planets for cheaper</li>
<li>have bigger empire limit</li>
<li>produce on a windfall planet after discarding a card</li>
<li>etc.</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="examples-of-cards">Examples of cards</h1>
<h2 id="star-nomad-raiders">Star nomad raiders</h2>
<ul>
<li>military 2 planet, worth 1 vp</li>
<li>+1 to military</li>
<li>+2 cards when trading goods</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="terraforming-robots">Terraforming robots</h2>
<ul>
<li>development 3, worth 2 vp</li>
<li>draw 1 card after placing a world</li>
<li>discard 1 rare elements good to gain 1 card and 1 vp</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="public-works">Public works</h2>
<ul>
<li>development 1, worth 1 vp</li>
<li>draw 1 card after placing a development</li>
<li>discard 1 good to gain 1 vp</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="expansions">Expansions</h1>
<p>All expansions add new cards.</p>
<h2 id="the-gathering-storm">The gathering storm</h2>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>goals (first and most)</li>
<li>extra player</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<h2 id="rebel-vs.-imperium">Rebel vs. Imperium</h2>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>solo play</li>
<li>take over (conquer other player's worlds)</li>
<li>extra player</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<h2 id="brink-of-war">Brink of War</h2>
<blockquote>
<dl>
<dt>- prestige</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>counts as VP in the end</li>
<li>can be used to perform actions</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
<ul>
<li>requires two previous expansions</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<h2 id="alien-artifacts">Alien Artifacts</h2>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>incompatible with previous expansions</li>
<li>49 cards representing alien orb players can explore</li>
<li>balance between expanding and exploring</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<h1 id="verdict">Verdict</h1>
<ul>
<li>fun and quick game</li>
<li>every player concentrates on their own imperium</li>
<li>keep an eye what opponent is doing (trading / military)</li>
<li>cards are dense with information</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="example">Example</h1>
<ul>
<li>I recorded myself playing against computer: [Race for the galaxy -
three medium AIs](<a
href="https://diode.zone/w/rw8z8pqeqAauENSufmgkjV">https://diode.zone/w/rw8z8pqeqAauENSufmgkjV</a>).</li>
<li>for some reason, you can't follow me outside of the instance</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="in-closing">In closing</h1>
<dl>
<dt>- questions, comments, feedback?</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li><a href="mailto:Tuula@mastodon.art">Tuula@mastodon.art</a></li>
<li>or even better, record your own episode</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
