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It is the year 2849, and humanity has harnessed the power of the pulsars. Now we must find a way to distribute this power throughout the stars. In this Euro-style game, players explore space, claim pulsars, and discover technologies that will help them build energy-distribution infrastructure on a cosmic scale. Dice are used to purchase actions, and players choose their dice from a communal pool. There are many paths to victory so you can blaze your own trail to a bright future. Draft dice to explore the universe in Pulsar 2849. Game is only 8 rounds long. Each round, roll dice based on the number of players, sort them based on their values, then draft dice to take actions. Possible actions □ Fly your survey ship □ take a Gyrodyne □ Develop a Pulsar □ Build one or more energy transmitter vectors □ Patent a technology □ Buy a dice modifier □ Complete a special project in your HQ and unlock Gate Run Players score points each round based on what they've discovered and explored, and everyone has common goals that they want to achieve.
| Year | 2017 |
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| Designers | Vladimír Suchý |
| Artists | Sören Meding |
| Publishers | DiceTree Games, asmodee, Devir, Hobby Japan, Rebel Sp. z o.o., IELLO, GaGa Games, MINDOK, One Moment Games, Cranio Creations, Czech Games Edition (CGE), Lex Games |
| Players | 2–4 |
| Time | 60–90 min |
| Status | Played or rated only |
| BGG Rating | 7.6 |
| Categories | Dice, Science Fiction, Space Exploration |
| Mechanics | Dice Rolling, Open Drafting, Point to Point Movement, Worker Placement with Dice Workers |
| BGG Rank | 312 |
| Complexity | 3.34 / 5 |
| Language | No necessary in-game text |
| Date | Location | Duration | Qty | Players | Scores | Winner | |
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2019-09-12 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
My BGG Comment
First game learning, lots of fun stuff to do in the game. I expect follow-up games to become a little more streamlined and with more similar strategies. Getting a bonus die early on is important. Pulsars make a lot of points if started early but having visited lots of planets gives exponential growth until #13!