Expedition to 5X
2023David Brain
3 - 5 players
25 - 35 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Our home planet has been destroyed. In a desperate search for a new home we landed on Planet 5X. It's a desert place, water is scarce and we're not the only ones who got here. We will have to compete with the other clans to supply ourselves. Digging for wells, we discovered something amazing: technologies from an ancient civilization abound on the planet. These are ingenious constructions that will improve our skills and help us gain victory. Expedition to 5X is a 15 round game. In each round we will have to choose one of the 5 available actions: we can explore the territory, exploit the water of the oases, exterminate other clans, expand our options or excavate ancient technologies. Choosing the precise moment to execute each of the actions and reading what the opponents will do is key to winning. Throughout the game we will challenge each other to obtain access to different technologies that will improve our basic actions. These will also give us victory points, but to win the game, we will have to carefully choose the ones for which we will fight, in addition to sacrificing some of the improvements that they offer us. -description from publisher
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Which Expedition to 5X video should I watch?
Expedition to 5X has 4 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 unboxing. They date from 2023 to May 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Como Jugar Expedición a 5X" by Bits y Cartones, which runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Expedition to 5X Review: All My Xs Form a Nexus" by The Dice Tower.
If you like it, try Simplicity, Snowdonia: Deluxe Master Set and Wibbell++, also by David Brain, or King of 12, which shares several of its mechanics.
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Bits y Cartones
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About Expedition to 5X
From BoardGameGeek:
Our home planet has been destroyed. In a desperate search for a new home we landed on Planet 5X. It's a desert place, water is scarce and we're not the only ones who got here. We will have to compete with the other clans to supply ourselves. Digging for wells, we discovered something amazing: technologies from an ancient civilization abound on the planet. These are ingenious constructions that will improve our skills and help us gain victory. Expedition to 5X is a 15 round game. In each round we will have to choose one of the 5 available actions: we can explore the territory, exploit the water of the oases, exterminate other clans, expand our options or excavate ancient technologies. Choosing the precise moment to execute each of the actions and reading what the opponents will do is key to winning. Throughout the game we will challenge each other to obtain access to different technologies that will improve our basic actions. These will also give us victory points, but to win the game, we will have to carefully choose the ones for which we will fight, in addition to sacrificing some of the improvements that they offer us. -description from publisher
Designer
David Brain
Artists
David Brain, Andrea Trewhela
Publisher
Fractal Juegos
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Mechanics