I’m considering making a tutorial solo mode for Galactic Era, that is a 1-player variant mainly for the purpose of learning the rules. It would not be as challenging or as interesting as the proper multi-player game though. You can post your opinion on this here in the comments or answer this poll on BGG.
I’m hosting plays of Galactic Era this weekend (April 18/19, 2020) on TTS! This means playing online using the “Tabletop Simulator” (downloadable from Steam). https://store.steampowered.com/a…/286160/Tabletop_Simulator/ Play starts either 9am EST/15:00 CET or 2pm EST/20:00 CET. Anybody interested in playing please leave a comment with your preferred day (Sat/Sun) and time. Maximum 4 players each session. Please read the rules or watch the rules video beforehand. Send me an email or leave a comment on on Read more
We are still continuing to improve the game! Homeworld Miniature Logan, our 3D-modeler, has also made a miniature which will replace the homeworld cylinder. It shows a small planet. The six half-spheres around the bottom represent the six population a homeworld counts as. It can be stacked on top of population disc miniatures. Artwork Progress Here is another of the most recently finished images by Diego, which is for the Exploration domination card. It depicts Read more
We are continuing to improve the game! Population Disc Model I hired a 3D-modeler, Logan, to make a miniature which will replace the wooden discs for the population. It’s a small scifi-city (from the Density card image, see December newsletter). The miniatures are the same size as the discs and are also stackable. I have decided there will also be another miniature for the home worlds! So the ships and all the population discs/home worlds Read more
Die Bücherei Sankt Gallus lädt zu einem Kennerspiel-Event ein: Galactic Era ist ein episches Weltraum-Brettspiel. Jeder Spieler kontrolliert eine junge Zivilisation, die ihre ersten vorsichtigen Schritte ins All wagt. Du erforschst & übernimmst entfernte Planeten, entwickelst Technologien, handelst mit Verbündeten & bekämpfst deine Feinde. Stehst du dabei im Dunkeln oder im Licht? Kompetente deutsche Einführung & Spielbegleitung erhalten wir durch den Autor Channing Jones. Samstag 7. März 2020 Pfarrzentrum Sankt Gallus (Pfarrsaal), Gallusstraße 11-13, 53227 Read more
You can play Galactic Era at these upcoming events in Germany/Netherlands: Jan. 17: Ducosim in Amersfoort (NL) March 7: Pfarrzentrum Sankt Gallus (Pfarrsaal), Gallusstraße 11-13, 53227 Bonn (D) (12:00-17:00) hosted by Andreas Ufer Apr. 26: clubhouse “Fort Garry Horse” in Doetinchem (NL) (13:15-17:30) hosted by the game club “spelD” (note: 2€ entrance fee)
Poll for New Price Versions I’m planning to offer different versions of the game with new prices. Please check out this poll on BGG and select the version you would be interesting in buying: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2348848/poll-new-price-versions Kickstarter Relaunch The relaunch will probably be sometime in May/June 2020. We want to finish all the artwork first before the relaunch, so we don’t know a definite date yet. Ship and Population Miniatures The new version will include miniatures Read more