2021Geonil
- Videos
- 72
- Creators
- 60
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
2 players30 minLight weight
Orbita
2025Geonil
- Videos
- 11
- Creators
- 11
Mainly reviews. Orbita is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, and 2 other videos.
2 players
15 min
From BoardGameGeek
Orbita is a tactical two-player card game of planetary influence and precise timing. Players are rival astronomers, tracking the movement of four planets whose power shifts as their positions change in orbit. Each round, players play 1-3 cards of a single planet type to move its marker along the orbital track. The planet in the higher position wins the round, and the player who moved that planet claims all the cards played. Because the order of cards in your hand can never be changed, every turn demands careful hand management and precise timing. Here's the twist: victory comes from winning by just the right margin. When one player can no longer play, the players compare their collections for each planet. For each planet, the player with fewer cards must surrender them to their rival for points. Winning by too much can backfire, so success depends on balancing short-term wins with long-term control across all planets. -description from the publisher
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Which Orbita video should I watch?
Orbita has 11 videos from 11 creators: 5 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs and 2 other videos. They date from 2025 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Orbita" by 코리아보드게임즈, which runs 3 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "#Orbita The Awesome Trick-Taking Game That Isn't A Trick-Taking Game #boardgame" by Meeple University. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Orbita 2 Player Playthrough" by Board Gaymes James, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Jekyll vs. Hyde, Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard, The Yellow House and The Phantom of the Opera, also by Geonil. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2025.
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About Orbita
From BoardGameGeek:
Orbita is a tactical two-player card game of planetary influence and precise timing. Players are rival astronomers, tracking the movement of four planets whose power shifts as their positions change in orbit. Each round, players play 1-3 cards of a single planet type to move its marker along the orbital track. The planet in the higher position wins the round, and the player who moved that planet claims all the cards played. Because the order of cards in your hand can never be changed, every turn demands careful hand management and precise timing. Here's the twist: victory comes from winning by just the right margin. When one player can no longer play, the players compare their collections for each planet. For each planet, the player with fewer cards must surrender them to their rival for points. Winning by too much can backfire, so success depends on balancing short-term wins with long-term control across all planets. -description from the publisher