Skymines

2022 · Science Fiction

Skymines

Players act as investors rebuilding a collapsed lunar and asteroid mining network, sending companies and outposts into orbit to extract resources and generate CrypCoin over seven rounds. Gameplay centers on a card programming and hand-management system: players assign actions from a hand to plan mining, invest in any of four competing companies, support scientists’ research, and collect helium-3 to boost income. Company abilities change each game, creating variable synergies and strategic combinations that shape investment and area-control decisions.

Players
1–4 best 4
Playing time
75–150 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.9 / 5
7.7 on Ludoyafrom $56.99EconomicSolo / Solitaire GameRoles with Asymmetric InformationResource to Move

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7.7/10

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  • Fun8.0
  • Interaction8.0
  • Replayability8.0
  • Uniqueness8.0
  • Looks8.0
  • Accessibility8.0
  • Pere6.8

    Molt xulo! Un euro dur amb molta interacció, però vaig notar que va una mica a sorts, segons lo encertat que hagis sigut al principi triant els tracks a pujar. I la sensació de no poder-ho fer tot que aquest tipus de jocs dona sempre m'ha creat un pelet de molèstia.

  • alex badced8.0

    comprar "Jugamos una" abril-26 - cumple oferta 20euros

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Rules questions

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Can I split my energy cards to expand more than one company on a "Use all energy cards" action?

No — you must use all energy cards in your action area to expand exactly one company and may not divide the energy points between companies; spend the total to enter sectors for that single company (p.12).

When do I flip cards I've used (resource cards, energy cards, research scientist)?

Resource cards you used to acquire a display card or advance tracks are flipped after that action (p.11); energy cards are flipped face down after you finish the expansion and resolve rewards/ousting (p.13); a research scientist card is flipped after you move your upload marker and utilize its research points (p.15).

What happens if I expand into a sector that already has another player's outpost?

You oust any outposts in the sectors you entered: return each ousted outpost to a vacant home space of its station (lowest vacant in the chosen column; never to a crossed-out space), then top over returned outposts, and remove an outpost from the game only if no valid home space exists (p.13).

When moving my upload marker, do the cards I use to meet research-plan requirements get spent or flipped?

No — you must have the required total value of face-up cards in your action area to enter each plan, but those cards are not used up or flipped when checking requirements; special research plans are paid with CrypCoin instead (p.15).

If I discard a card from my hand, can I use its action or get it back from the discard pile?

Yes — you may discard a card face up to either immediately perform that card’s action (it acts alone and cannot be combined with other action cards) or pay 2 CrypCoin to take any card from the discard pile back into your hand (p.23).

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