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Sep 7, 2025·Playthrough·25:08·316·Watch on YouTube

Playthrough | Night Sky Explorers (Star Explorer)

Sir Thecos

Sir Thecos

Watch “Playthrough | Night Sky Explorers (Star Explorer),” a gameplay video for Star Explorer from Sir Thecos on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Sir Thecos on YouTube:

In this solo playthrough session of Night Sky Explorers (also known as Star Explorer), I map constellations on a rotating star chart, aiming for precision while balancing small and large constellations. A clever puzzle game from Lucrum Games, now having a wider release with Queen Games. Description on BoardGameGeek: "In this game, players take on the role of astronomy enthusiasts who stare at the starry skies for hours. During the game, they will use their boards with rotating maps to mark the star constellations they see - each player marks their unique constellations on their maps. Points are awarded for each constellation marked on the map that contains the correct stars. Additionally, players receive points for placing their constellations in the right places on the map." Check out 'Night Sky Explorers' on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424995/star-explorer Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:54 Tea Time 01:02 Opening the Box 03:15 Setup 04:05 Rules 05:18 Playthrough 17:37 End of the Game + Scoring 21:32 Mini-Review + Rambling 23:19 The Silver Sir Thecos Ace of Games Award! 24:23 A Huge Thanks to all my Patreon Supporters! 24:33 Thanks for your support! ----- Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sirthecos Support me on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sirthecos Join my Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/9xu6V3dUZf Get in touch with me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sirthecos Get in touch with me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/sirthecos Mail Contact/Business Inquiries: sirthecosyt@outlook.com Check out my collection on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/Sir_Thecos If you enjoy this content, like the video and subscribe to my channel! 😎 Intro and Outro Music: www.bensound.com

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Star Explorer

Star Explorer

2024·Łukasz Szopka

Videos
9
Creators
8

Mostly how-to-play and reviews. Star Explorer is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, and 2 recorded sessions.

1 - 4 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Star Explorer, from BoardGameGeek:

Star Explorer is an international version of Night Sky Explorers, a game released in 2024 by Lucrum Games only in the Polish language version and a limited run in English, exclusively for Essen 2024. After selling out in two days, it was picked up by Queen Games for international release in 2025. Star Explorer features updated artwork and component material, but in terms of gameplay both versions are exactly the same. Discover the fragments of the night sky, look for the particular stars and draw precise maps of the constellations. But beware! You do not want the big constellations to overshadow the small ones. Each card in the game represents one of the most famous constellations. Your task is to mark them on the rotating map, following the special astronomical rules. Will your map be the most precise, granting you the name of the true Night Sky Explorer? In this game, players take on the role of astronomy enthusiasts who stare at the starry skies for hours. During the game, they will use their boards with rotating maps to mark the star constellations they see - each player marks their unique constellations on their maps. Points are awarded for each constellation marked on the map that contains the correct stars. Additionally, players receive points for placing their constellations in the right places on the map. The player with the highest total amount of points at the end of the game wins. -description from the publisher

Designer

Łukasz Szopka

Publisher

Lucrum Studio

Categories

Puzzle

Mechanics

Network and Route BuildingEnd Game Bonuses
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