About Stellar Hop, from BoardGameGeek:
Stellar Hop: An Epic Cosmic Adventure
Welcome to Stellar Hop, a captivating board game that transports you to an immersive sci-fi universe. Strategy, sci-fi, exploration, resource management and diplomacy all in one! In this dynamic game, players step into the roles of cosmic commanders, each piloting a unique spaceship. Their mission? To establish supremacy in the vast expanse of the galaxy through exploration, strategic battles, resource management, and diplomacy.
Gameplay:
On their turn, players can move their spaceship across the galaxy, landing on cosmic phenomena tiles.
These tiles offer opportunities to collect 15 unique resources, development cards, and engage in diplomatic negotiations.
Epic space battles, both against rivals and cosmic threats, test players' tactical skills and may involve special abilities and development cards.
Victory Conditions:
The primary path to victory involves accumulating Galaxy Points earned through various actions, such as controlling regions, seizing cosmic phenomena, and achieving development milestones.
Stellar Hop also offers alternative victory conditions, including forging alliances and unlocking cosmic secrets, adding excitement and variety to each game.
Actions:
Move Spaceship
Collect Resources
Engage in Diplomacy
Participate in Battles
Acquire Development Cards
Explore Cosmic Phenomena Tiles
Phases:
Movement Phase
Collect Phase
Diplomacy Phase
Action Phase (Includes Battles, Trades, Diplomacy)
Development Phase
Game End:
The game concludes when a player achieves one of the victory conditions or reaches the required number of Galaxy Points, marking the end of an epic cosmic adventure.
-description from designer
