Watch “Reimagined Retro Board Game Classics - Shut the Box,” a board game review for Space Base from Game Boy Geek on BoardGameVideo.
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In this series I take retro classic board games and show modern board games that were inspired by and are reimagined games using the mechanisms and gameplay of these classics!
In this episode we look at the board game classic Shut the Box, learn some history about it, then show which modern board games were inspired by reimagining the gameplay of the original! Modern games include One Two Many Rabbits, Can’t Stop, Mountain Goats, Qwixx, and Space Base!
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0:00 - Introduction
0:54 - Shut the Box History
3:28 - Modern Board Games
17:18 - Final Thoughts
BGG Link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/242302/space-base
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Mainly reviews. Space Base is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 46 reviews, 17 how-to-play guides, 8 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 6 other videos.
2 - 5 players
60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Space Base, from BoardGameGeek:
In Space Base, players assume the roles of Commodores of a small fleet of ships. Ships begin docked at their stations and are then deployed to sectors as new ships are commissioned under your command. Use cargo vessels to engage in trade and commerce; mining vessels to build reoccurring base income; and carriers to spread your influence. Establish new colonies for a new Commodore in a sector to gain even more influence. Gain enough influence and you can be promoted to Admiral!
Space Base is a quick-to-learn, quick-to-play dice game using the core "I roll, everyone gets stuff" mechanism seen in other games. It's also a strategic engine builder using a player board (your space base) and tableaus of ship cards you can buy and add to your board. The cards you buy and the order you buy them in have interesting implications on your engine beyond just the ability on the card you buy, making for a different type of engine construction than seen in similar games. Players can take their engine in a number of directions: long odds and explosive gains, low luck and steady income, big end-game combos to launch from last to first, or a mix-and-match approach. Ultimately, Space Base is a game you can just start playing and teach everyone how to play in the first round or two and has a satisfying blend of dice-chucking luck and challenging strategic choices.