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Microverse
Microverse is a fast-playing card-driven space 4x game. The game features lightning fast turns (sub 5 seconds most of the time) and a short playtime (15 minutes per player) while packing in all the hallmarks of a full 4x game. Players will guide their civilizations from humble beginnings on a single planet to galaxy spanning empires fighting over choice planets.
What is Microverse
Microverse is a fast-playing card-driven space 4x game. The game features lightning fast turns (sub 5 seconds most of the time) and a short playtime (15 minutes per player) while packing in all the hallmarks of a full 4x game. Players will guide their civilizations from humble beginnings on a single planet to galaxy spanning empires fighting over choice planets.
Each player has a hand of cards which are tied to one of the game’s four actions: Build, Colonize, Explore, and Mobilize. On a player’s turn, they play one or more of these cards of the same action type to generate resource points that they will later use to perform those actions. These resource points are then increased by the number of worlds they have colonized that contain the matching action icon. Finally, the player performs the action and draws back up to their hand size.
The core game of Microverse boasts 21 playable factions (with many more coming) that radically vary the gameplay. Each faction has their own unique strength, weakness, and research ability. This research ability is tied to a special icon found on worlds as the players explore. Players can choose to colonize these worlds to make their faction even more unique and powerful.
Players compete to be the first to complete one of four victory conditions:
Game details
- Players
- 1–4
- Age
- —
- Duration
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- —
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- —
- Mechanics
- Variable Player Powers · Action Points · Area-Impulse
- Categories
- Science Fiction · Civilization · Economic
- Designer
- Sam London
- Publisher
- GMT Games
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Everything about Microverse
How many players is Microverse for?
Microverse plays with 1–4 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 60 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
Check the box for the recommended age.


