2014Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
- Videos
- 80
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- 58
Mainly reviews
2 players20 minLight weight
Star Realms: Colony Wars
2015Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
- Videos
- 12
- Creators
- 12
Mainly reviews. Star Realms: Colony Wars is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.
2 players
20 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
Colony Wars is a deckbuilding game in the Star Realms series which is both a standalone box set for two players (featuring an 80-card trade deck, as in the original) and an expansion for the base Star Realms set that allows it to be played as a four-player game. In Colony Wars, as in Star Realms, players will start with a fleet (deck) of 10 basic ships, and can spend Trade to acquire more powerful ships and bases from a central trade row of 5 cards. This row is continuously replenished by random draws from the trade deck. Many ships and bases deal Combat damage which you can use to attack your opponent and/or destroy their bases. When you reduce your opponent's Authority to zero, you win.
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Which Star Realms: Colony Wars video should I watch?
Star Realms: Colony Wars has 12 videos from 12 creators: 7 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 3 playthroughs and 1 other video. They date from 2015 to July 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Star Realms Playthrough" by Board At Home, which runs 52 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Star Realms: Colony Wars Review with Sam Healey" by The Dice Tower. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "TDG Live: Star Realms: Colony Wars" by The Discriminating Gamer, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Star Realms, Hero Realms, Star Realms: Frontiers and Robot Quest Arena, also by Robert Dougherty. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2015.
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About Star Realms: Colony Wars
From BoardGameGeek:
Colony Wars is a deckbuilding game in the Star Realms series which is both a standalone box set for two players (featuring an 80-card trade deck, as in the original) and an expansion for the base Star Realms set that allows it to be played as a four-player game. In Colony Wars, as in Star Realms, players will start with a fleet (deck) of 10 basic ships, and can spend Trade to acquire more powerful ships and bases from a central trade row of 5 cards. This row is continuously replenished by random draws from the trade deck. Many ships and bases deal Combat damage which you can use to attack your opponent and/or destroy their bases. When you reduce your opponent's Authority to zero, you win.
Designers
Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
Artist
Vito Gesualdi
Publisher
Wise Wizard Games
Categories
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