Ad Astra
Civilization · Science Fiction

Ad Astra

Humans have evolved into five different races, each of them adapted to life in different planetary conditions. Guide one of the five human factions in its exploration of the galaxy, while exploiting resources, terraforming planets and creating advanced space colonies. You may even find artifacts of a long-lost alien civilization and use them to your advantage.

3–5 players60 minages 13medium difficulty
About the game

What is Ad Astra

Humans have evolved into five different races, each of them adapted to life in different planetary conditions. Guide one of the five human factions in its exploration of the galaxy, while exploiting resources, terraforming planets and creating advanced space colonies. You may even find artifacts of a long-lost alien civilization and use them to your advantage.

A game round consists of three phases: planning phase, action phase and end of round. During the planning phase, action cards are placed face-down on any empty space of a shared planning board. When all spaces on the board have been filled, the action phase begins. In sequence, each card is revealed and all players may carry out the corresponding action. At the end of round, the action cards are returned to the players' hands and a new round begins.

The available actions are:

Production: one of the resources depicted on the card is generated on every matching planet.

Specs

Game details

Players
3–5
Age
+13
Duration
60 min
Difficulty
Medium
Type
Board game
Year
2009
Mechanics
Action Queue · Simultaneous Action Selection · Trading
Categories
Civilization · Science Fiction · Space Exploration
Designer
Bruno Faidutti · Serge Laget
Publisher
Nexus Editrice · Edge Entertainment · Fantasy Flight Games · Giochi Uniti
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2Plays recorded on Meeplay+64 plays imported from BoardGameGeek
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7.0Average rating
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What the community says about Ad Astra

David_Trovador
David_Trovador8/10
Fantástico juego de estrategia espacial, de gestión de acciones. Con 6 tipos de recursos, contrucción de naves para explorar planetas boca abajo en difrentes sistemas, consigues un solo recurso por planeta o descubrir un planeta alienígena que te da una carta de tecnología alienígena especial, contrucción de colonias, fábricas para extraer recursos, y terraformaciones para darte puntos directos. Los jugadores alternan boca abajo las cartas de acciones en un tablero de planificación y puntuas extra si consigues destacar en alguna categoría en el momento exacto. No entiendo cómo no se habla más
Ieluhn
Ieluhn6/10
Some similarities with Catan. Not very interesting.
FAQ

Everything about Ad Astra

How many players is Ad Astra for?

Ad Astra plays with 3–5 players.

How long does a game take?

A game takes about 60 minutes.

What age is it suitable for?

It is recommended from age 13.

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