2010 · Card Game
Race for the Galaxy: The Brink of War
Expand the galactic tableau with new start worlds, goals and development/planet cards that introduce prestige as a resource and scoring track. Players draft and play cards to build economies and military forces, earn and spend prestige for points, extra cards or special effects, and use a new once-per-game search/enhancement action that trades prestige for a guaranteed card or boosted round bonus. Includes new solitaire counters and six-player drafting rules; each round the player(s) with the most prestige gain an extra victory point and potential card, and each prestige counts as one victory point at game end.
- Players
- 1–6 best 4
- Playing time
- 30–60 min
- Age
- 12+
- Complexity
- 3.4 / 5
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- Plays logged
- 2
- Players
- 26
- In collections
8.8/10
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Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
When and how can I spend Prestige—is it just victory points or can I use it during the round for effects?
Prestige is both a resource and end-game VPs: some card powers and Consume/Produce options give prestige, you may spend prestige during play to draw cards, gain VPs, buy temporary Military, or activate other powers, and each prestige chip is worth 1 VP at game end (see p.3 for gaining, p.4 and p.14 for spending effects). (p.3, p.4, p.14)
If a world gives 1 prestige when I place it, do I get that prestige again if someone later takes it over?
No — a world that provided 1 prestige when placed does not provide that prestige again when it is taken over. (p.3, p.7)
How exactly does the Search action work if I keep searching after finding a matching card?
When you declare Search you reveal supply cards one at a time until you find a matching card; you may stop and take the first match, but if you continue you must stop and take the second match you find; if the supply and reshuffled discard are exhausted the search fails and you keep your prestige/search card. (p.6)
When I place or conquer military worlds which cost do I pay (printed cost or defense), and can I buy extra Military with prestige?
Pay-for-military effects use the world's defense as the cost (with any discounts) when placing a military world as a non-military one or vice versa, and some powers grant 1 prestige for using pay-for-military; separately you may spend 1 prestige to gain +3 Military until the end of the Settle phase. (p.13, p.12)
Does the Consume: 2x (or prestige Consume bonuses) double Prestige gained from Consume powers?
No — the Consume: 2x and related prestige Consume bonuses double or modify VPs/cards as specified but do not double prestige gained from Consume powers; prestige is not doubled. (p.3, p.14)
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