Age of Wonders: Planetfall
2022Stepan Opalev
- Videos
- 18
- Creators
- 15
Mostly reviews. Age of Wonders: Planetfall is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 15 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.
2 - 6 players
20 - 40 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
The heyday of the Star Union has come to an end. Setting off massive gravity bombs designed to create spatial rifts to new worlds led to the Collapse, and many planets were cut off from the rest of the Empire. The surviving factions began gradually rebuilding civilization and rediscovering lost technology. Being once part of a single state, they will have to meet again and find out who is worthy of succeeding the great power. In Age of Wonders: Planetfall, you are the Commander of one of the six surviving groups that have set out to explore the once-abandoned parts of the Star Union. Your expedition will explore seven planets in search of valuable resources and technology, battle hostile units, and seize landmarks. Will you be able to create a new world from the shards of the old Empire? The game is played over seven rounds, and a new planet is explored each round. Each player may conduct two explorations on every planet. The players will gain Empire points by defeating units, studying technology, claiming landmarks, and running operations on those planets. At the end of the game, players score Empire points for meeting certain conditions listed on a particular goal sheet. Whoever scores the most Empire points wins.
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Age of Wonders: Planetfall has 18 videos from 15 creators: 15 reviews, 1 playthrough and 2 unboxings. They date from 2023 to April 2025.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Age of Wonders: Planetfall Review: Draft The Galaxy!" by The Dice Tower. 13 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Age Of Wonders Planetfall Board Game From @ArcaneWonders" by Panik Games.
If you like it, try Paradox Island, also by Stepan Opalev, or The Pursuit of Happiness, Saltfjord and Tokaido, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Age of Wonders: Planetfall
From BoardGameGeek:
The heyday of the Star Union has come to an end. Setting off massive gravity bombs designed to create spatial rifts to new worlds led to the Collapse, and many planets were cut off from the rest of the Empire. The surviving factions began gradually rebuilding civilization and rediscovering lost technology. Being once part of a single state, they will have to meet again and find out who is worthy of succeeding the great power. In Age of Wonders: Planetfall, you are the Commander of one of the six surviving groups that have set out to explore the once-abandoned parts of the Star Union. Your expedition will explore seven planets in search of valuable resources and technology, battle hostile units, and seize landmarks. Will you be able to create a new world from the shards of the old Empire? The game is played over seven rounds, and a new planet is explored each round. Each player may conduct two explorations on every planet. The players will gain Empire points by defeating units, studying technology, claiming landmarks, and running operations on those planets. At the end of the game, players score Empire points for meeting certain conditions listed on a particular goal sheet. Whoever scores the most Empire points wins.
Designer
Stepan Opalev
Artists
Illarion Balitsky, Uildrim
Publisher
Hobby World
Categories
Mechanics