Far, far away in deep, deep outer space, out of the reach of prying
telescopes, where black holes are so old that they have already devoured
themselves, there spins a tiny planetary system. Although only a few creatures
inhabit the pocket-sized planets, there is never enough space for all of them.
But, for such a tiny solar system, the political system is extremely
complicated. The worn out dictator is going off to find peace and quiet on a
planet of never-ending egoism and self-centeredness so now he is trying to
decide who should take over control of his government. And here you are - five
candidates, all quite unsurprisingly the dictator's offspring. You each have
plenty of acolytes spread across all the races - wee Toadlings, savage
Cactusoids, cute Toucanosaurs, brainsick Sluggies and dangerous Spuds. The old
tyrant has given you a free hand. For twelve months he is going to examine your
ruling prowess with his superscope of responsibility. Whoever proves to be the
most competent will rule the planetary system forever; or at least until they
get sick of it and hand the government over to someone else…
Have you
ever wanted to keep aliens in an aquarium and watch what they do? Now you can!
And not only merely scrutinize tiny alien civilizations, but also entirely
govern their fates.
Space Bastards is a science-fiction game in which
players try to occupy several small planets with their five races of aliens,
which have varied relationships between each other. Players try to manage and
effectively use those aliens' relationships – whether to eat opponents, create
new alien babies, trade goods, and so on – to their advantage for profit. Races
are also determined by their size and shape, and planets are too small for
everyone...
Space Bastards is probably the first game with a relationship
management system. Relationships – that is, defined relations between two races
of aliens – are connected to the game actions of the players. Players use these
relationships to occupy planets and have a majority there. Relationships are:
Love (born new alien - Bastard), Hungry (eat enemy alien bastard - enemy is
removed from the planet), War (shot enemy alien bastard which dead body will
fill the planet), Trade, Friendship, Migration (traveling by spaceship),
Mutation (transform to a different alien) and Political propaganda (changing the
relationships).
Space Bastards is a game in which you can enjoy and
observe the picturesque aliens as small animals in an aquarium – while siccing
them on your opponents, of course...
Spieler: 2-5 Alter:
ab 12 Jahren
Sprache: English, German, French
Wichtige Hinweise:
- Achtung! Nicht für Kinder unter 36 Monaten geeignet.
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