White Wizard Games Star Realms: Deckbuilding Card Game

Though there are an assortment of expansions for this Trading Card Game out there, you don't NEED any of them; this base set has all you require for a fully functional game. That said, I would recommend pairing it with the 'Colony Wars' expansion for a much-expanded experience. The game as played by the rules - assorted variants for assorted numbers of players are given in the provided rule sheets - is fun and reasonably easy to learn and get used to. However, I find one of the best things about it to be the fact that you can very easily come up with your own rules and your own game. The cards almost beg you to do so, in fact. (I've made various custom dice and tokens for it). The set consists of cards (with some very nice artwork) belonging to four factions vying to colonize and expand within the universe. The organic, so-called 'Blob' faction - whose rather beautiful bio-craft mostly look like weirdly mutated sea creatures - the Trade Federation, essentially just out to make a profit, the Machine Cult, mechanistic and more or less robotic, and the warmongering Star Empire... Totally love the Blob faction myself. The cards portray both spaceships for each faction and bases (planetary and orbital), each faction having different strengths but being basically evenly matched. Trade and alliances between factions can be fostered, as well as just trying to blast each other to perdition. The set also contains some cards featuring unaligned vessels that can be captured and employed by any faction - or used a space pirates or such, depending how you customize the game. There are also score cards. A cheap option as opposed to some TCGs (at the time of writing) and excellent value for money. A highly adaptable sci-fi TCG. With this and the Colony Wars Set, there's great scope for galactic adventure.

One of the best tabletop games I own (and I own lots); easy to play yet complex, a mix of strategy and chance, very addictive, compact and easy to carry around, awesome graphics. I gave this to my 18 year old cousin for Christmas, and it was his favourite present. All of us teenagers/young adults spent Christmas arguing over who got to play it next. Gives you a sense of a detailed universe with different space factions endlessly battling, and cities drifting in space and massive war ships, and rusty old transporter ships... Awesome. Plus the score-keeping method is revolutionary; your score is printed on cards, and when you gain or lose health you get change for your score cards like they're cash. We sometimes borrow the score cards for other games because they're so useful and fun. The game's only for two players, but if you buy a second starter deck (preferably a different one, so you get new ships and ports!) you can make it a two-player game. Basically every starter deck you add adds two players. There are many different ways to play multiplayer detailed inside the box. There are also expansions for the game, but it isn't necessary to buy them to have fun; you get SO many cards that you never run out of the deck during the game, and it takes several games before you'll see all of the cards. This makes the game highly replayable! All in all, definitely worth buying if you like tabletop games.

This was my first foray into this type of card game; a few points for people who haven't played games like this before, or like myself have only distant memories of the Pokemon TCG: * This box contains everything that is required to play for a two players. The contents of each box are identical and so if you want to play 4/6 player you'll need an extra pack (or two). * There are expansions available and, like the main deck, they are a fixed set of cards. The game doesn't doesn't feel incomplete without them and they are definitely optional. * It's worth having a practice game where both players play with an open hand if you aren't familiar with the game type; some of the rules take a bit of thinking through before you understand them! The game itself is well paced and has enough depth to allow different strategies to interact in a chaotic manor. Setup only takes a minute; with a game taking around 40 minutes (largely dependent on how quick each player is making decisions; we tend to take our time!). One other thing I will note is although the cards are good quality the box they come in is pretty flimsy; coupled with the fact it is about a centimeter bigger than the cards in each direction means the box quickly falls apart if transported in a rucksack! Consider buying a deckbox if you plan to transport them carelessly and frequently like me! A full deck with the 4 'Crisis' expansions fits neatly in a 200 card magic the gathering deckbox. In summary an enjoyable space themed two player deckbuilding game, which at around £12 is an excellent and cheap choice for a first deckbuilding game.

A great deck builder, easy to learn but requires description making, artwork is great, games can be won and lost in an average of 30 minutes.

It is a good game though I prefer 'Frontiers'. I don't regret my purchase as I see it as a 'take it out of the house and play it in a coffee shop' kind of game. You will need to replace the pack as it is flimsy. There is no mark on the cards that can differentiate them from the 'Frontiers' cards. It is often called 'Vanilla', and I can see why a player would describe it so. It is a cheap price for such a good game.

Great deckbuilder which is really well balanced and makes tactical play easy and varied depending on the cards available. If your not sure there is a great Android game which you can play for free to get a feel for the game and pick up the rules really quickly. Great game to break out while waiting for people to arrive or to fill in time. After 10+ games you will have seen everything and run many of the strategies available though, still a very worthwhile game to have especially at the low price. They could have been a bit more original with some of the cards.... having 'Blob' as a race just seems lazy and silly to me.

I love this game. It's not deep, it's not particularly clever but it is a whole lot of fun and we've played well over a hundred rounds of it. a game last no more than about 10-15 mins and someone always asks "one more round?". Its super portable and brilliant in a pub or whilst you're waiting for the food to arrive. I don't love the life counters that come with it but they're handy if you have nothing else (at home, we normally just use pen and paper). For the price, fantastic buy. Has a great "Boom!" moment when you play your hand and completely destroy your opponent.

A great game, simple once you learn the rules and then infinitely replayable. We change the rules a bit sometimes to make things more difficult (i.e. we self-impose a no healing over 50hp rule so that you don't get obliterated purely based on an hp overwhelm, or we add in one Explorer card at the start to each player hand to make the pace pick up and the initial purchases faster). Easy to set up! My only one gripe I have is that some of the cards could make it more clear that their 'trash' symbol applies an effect, sometimes these can be confused with their allied abilities.

Partiamo dalla consegna. Tutto ok, Amazon solita garanzia. Arrivato nei tempi; personalmente ritirato all'ufficio postale, modalità che consiglio a tutti se hanno vicino casa un ufficio aperto post 18. Andiamo al gioco: deckbuilding fantastico. Detto che altre recensioni hanno spiegato abbastanza bene le regole, faccio comunque un breve recap. Fondamentalmente le meccaniche sono quelle dei vecchi giochi di carte collezionabili MA non si necessità di acquisti di bustine per costruire il mazzo. Comperando il mazzo base si ha tutto quello che serve per giocare in 2 (in realtà anche in 4 con qualche piccola modifica - google è vostro amico ;) ). I mazzo va "costruito" al volo. Entrambi partono con un mazzo di 8 navi che valgono una "moneta", e 2 che valgono 1 "attacco". Al centro del tavolo, la trade row: 5 carte (+1, sempre acquistabile) che il giocatore può "acquistare" tramite le "monete" giocate durante il turno. Le carte acquistate vanno sul mazzo degli scarti; quando si finisce il mazzo di pesca, si rimescolano gli scarti per creare quello nuovo (e quindi le carte acquistate sono disponibili ad essere pescate). Per tutti i dettagli vi rimando al sito del gioco, aggiungo solo che le carte (basi e navi) sono di 4 fazioni differenti, tutte con le proprie peculiarità. La componente fortuna, trattandosi di carte, è media (anche se la scelta delle carte da inserire nel mazzo è quasi totalmente ad appannaggio ai giocatori) La lingua è in inglese, ma al massimo saranno 3-4 parole in tutto da imparare ("draw", "scrap", "discard" "hand"). Consiglio le bustine di qualità medio-alta per le carte, visto che in una partita si rimescolano anche una 10-15ina di volte. Unico difetto: alle carte per segnare i punti autorità (ovvero i punti vita del gioco) preferisco un semplice foglio di carta. Acquisto consigliato, soprattutto se cercate un gioco per 2 rapido ma profondo.

Un sencillo Deck Builder. Se juego rapidisimo, tiene buena tactica y es muy facil de transportar ya que todas las cartas del juego caben en la caja. Viene con muchas cartas para jugar a gusto hasta 2 personas. Las expansiones te permiten introducir mas gente. Es una excelente implementacion de un juego PvP/Pelea con mecanica de Deck Builder.

Wow. I can't say enough good stuff about Star Realms. The game is so simple yet so competitive. The card art is simplistic but perfect. The play is fast and understandable. The setup is quick but meaningful. I think Star Realms has gone down in my personal hall of fame as a top 5. One of the things I like is how different the different races (colors) play from each other. Do you want to be a healer? Do you want to be a minimalist? A card drawer? A Brute? Each has it's own flavor and its own weaknesses and I think that all of it was done to perfection. Game play is extremely simple. Pick some cards, play them, resolve them, and buy some more cards. Next player. What makes the game so wonderful (aside from not being a CCG) is that those few steps, while always being the same, feel so different game by game. I also like that each person will develop a favorite style that you can kind of expect from one player to the next. Makes it feel like you have a "character" and not a group of random cards. Also, the portability is awesome on this game. It's about twice the thickness of a box of bicycle playing cards. This means that you can always throw a copy in with you when you travel. Games are fast with expert players (We can easily get a game in 10 minutes) but it feels tense. I also like that you can expand the number of players by simply buying another deck of cards. We've played with up to 6. I don't think we'd go any more. In conclusion, I think that if you are considering this game, just go for it. Certainly at this price point it's a no brainier. I will say that I think you should get two copies, meaning some other games come up for the decision process in that price point, but in general, I don't think many games can hold up in terms of longevity and overall fun to Star Realms. Games I Love to Play- Galaxy Trucker, Resistance Avalon, Small World, Istanbul, Warhammer Invasion, Caylus, Space Cadets Dice Duel, Eclipse, Caverna, Dead of Winter, Summoner Wars, Sheriff of Nottingham, Seasons, and Cosmic Encounter. Games I'll Play-Settlers of Catan, Dominion, 7 Wonders, Agricola, Mice and Mystics, Race for the Galaxy, Mage Wars, Takenoko, Ticket to Ride, Game of Thrones LCG, Arkham Horror, Splendor, and Smash Up. Games I Won't Play-Power Grid, Memoir 44, Android Netrunner (I know, this one will hurt people), Robinson Crusoe, Lords of Waterdeep, Mage Knight, Pandemic, Apples to Apples, Cards Against Humanity (I'd list that one 10 times), and Battlelore.

Fun game which can be played in 15-20 minutes. Seems complicated at first but really easy to get into, especially with all the youtube videos out there and the free app (with in-app purchases). There is a fair bit of luck involved but strategy certainly plays a role too.

The game is super fun and fast paced. Good quality and nice variety of cards to play. Each game comes down to the last turn or two, a nail-biter every time! Highly recommended!