Race for the Galaxy, often shortened to RftG or simply Race, is a card game designed by Thomas Lehmann and released in 2007 by Rio Grande Games. Players build galactic civilizations by playing cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments. It accommodates two to four players by default, while expansions allow up to six players as well as solo play. The game uses iconography in place of language in some places, with complex powers also given a text description. Experienced players appreciate it as concise, though some new players find the icons difficult to learn and decipher. It won the Golden Geek Award for Best Card Game in 2008 and the Fairplay A la carte award for best card game of 2008.
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Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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Source Roll for the Galaxy (Board Game Matcher)
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1. Race for the Galaxy (Wikipedia)
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It was released in 2007 by Rio Grande Games.
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is a card game designed by Thomas Lehmann
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It accommodates two to four players by default
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30-60 minutes
View the Source2. Race for the Galaxy (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 60
- Designer: Thomas Lehmann
- Publisher: ABACUSSPIELE
- Publisher: Albi
- Publisher: Ediciones MasQueOca
- Publisher: Feelindigo
- Publisher: Gabinete Lúdico
- Publisher: Galápagos Jogos
- Publisher: Gamesinitaly
- Publisher: Ghenos Games
- Publisher: Giochix.it
- Publisher: Hobby Japan
- Publisher: Hobby World
- Publisher: Korea Boardgames
- Publisher: Matagot
- Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
- Publisher: Rebel Sp. z o.o.
- Publisher: Rio Grande Games
- Publisher: Smart Ltd
- Publisher: Wargames Club Publishing
- Publisher: YOKA Games
- Publisher: Ystari Games
- Game Category: Card Game
- Game Category: Civilization
- Game Category: Economic
- Game Category: Science Fiction
- Game Category: Space Exploration
- Game Mechanic: End Game Bonuses
- Game Mechanic: Follow
- Game Mechanic: Hand Management
- Game Mechanic: Income
- Game Mechanic: Market
- Game Mechanic: Multi-Use Cards
- Game Mechanic: Simultaneous Action Selection
- Game Mechanic: Tags
- Game Mechanic: Variable Phase Order
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 4
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Roll for the Galaxy transforms the card-drafting speed of Race into a dice-allocation puzzle
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