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Starship Merchants - Board Game

Name: Starship Merchants - Board Game
Brand: Toy Vault
SKU: A5S5R1
Price: 34.99 USD
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Item Features & Details

Futuristic setting: Set in the year 4049, players navigate a thriving galaxy filled with opportunities for resource exploration and trade.

Corporate management: Each player runs their own mining corporation, making strategic decisions to maximize profits and expand operations.

Dynamic game board: The four quadrants—Shipyard, Market, Belt, and Dock—offer diverse actions and gameplay options for strategic maneuvering.

Resource trading: Players buy and deliver precious minerals like Ice-9, Crystallized Cobalt, and Deuterium to earn interstellar credits.

Action-driven gameplay: Players perform actions each turn, allowing them to explore, acquire new ships, or trade at the Dock, enhancing player engagement.

Final Run victory condition: The game ends when a player declares the Final Run after reaching 100+ credits, adding an exciting competitive edge to the experience.

Product Description

In the year 4049, the galaxy thrives in peace and prosperity, two millennia after the advent of space travel. As humanity and its neighbors expanded across the stars, the demand for resources became increasingly apparent. With revolutionary discoveries like Ice-9, which enabled water to flow on once inhospitable planets, and Crystallized Cobalt's remarkable strength, the mining industry burgeoned. In Starship Merchants, you take on the role of a daring entrepreneur navigating this exciting era, exploring the fringes of space in search of valuable minerals.

Players in Starship Merchants manage their own fledgling corporations, competing to establish dominance in the lucrative mining business. You will buy starships, hire the best pilots, and purchase cutting-edge gadgets to expand your operations. Your journey will take you around the game board, which features four distinct quadrants, each offering unique actions to enhance your strategy. Whether you choose to invest in planetary refineries or trade cargo at the Dock, every decision is vital in your quest for interstellar wealth.

The game unfolds through a structured Business Cycle, where players move clockwise around the board to complete various actions. The Shipyard allows for the purchase of fast scouts or heavy-duty tugs, while the Market is filled with gear, pilots, and claims. Players can explore the asteroid belt, spend energy points to pick up mines, or navigate to new destinations. The excitement culminates at the Dock, where the delivery of cargo earns valuable credits.

To win Starship Merchants, players must strategically manage their resources and credit accumulation. The game concludes when a player, having amassed 100 or more credits, declares the Final Run, leading to an exhilarating finish as players tally their earnings. Will you dominate the galaxy and emerge as the ultimate space tycoon?

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Starship Merchants - Board Game

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Product Information

Manufacturer: Toy Vault

Item Weight: 2.26 pounds

Item UPC: 651174750040

Manufacturer Description

4049: The galaxy hums with prosperity and peace two millennia after the dawn of space travel. But as mankind and its neighbors colonized the stars, the burgeoning need for resources was apparent. One by one, new geological discoveries revolutionized terraform, construction and energy technology. The sub-temperature properties of the mineral Ice-9 allowed life-giving water to flow on uninhabitable planets. Crystallized Cobalt was accidentally found to be incredibly strong, resistant to extreme pressure. And a single chunk of Deuterium could power a sprawling metropolis for a month!

As a plucky entrepreneur you must explore the edges of space searching for precious minerals. Will you buy the fastest ship in the sector or hire the best pilot in the galaxy? Purchase the latest state-of-the-art gadgets, invest in planetary refineries, or pay off your rising debt? The cargo you haul could be worth fortune, so grab your helmet and suit up! The cosmos and a mountain of credits call!

In Starship Merchants, each player runs a fledgling corporation looking to stake a claim in the lucrative mining business. Player will buy starships, explore the galaxy and deliver cargo for interstellar credits, all the while expanding their operations.

Starting at the shipyard and ending at the dock, players will move clockwise around the four quadrants on the board to complete an entire Business Cycle. During each turn, a player either performs one action at the current quadrant or advances to the next, performing an action there. As players take actions or advance they spread apart across all four quadrants while completing individual Business Cycles.

The Shipyard is where you can buy a speedy scout or a heavy load bearing tug. The Market is where Gear, Pilots, Refineries, and claims can be purchased. In the belt, starships are run by spending energy points to explore, pickup mines, or fly to another destination. The final quadrant is the Dock where delivered cargo is traded for credits.

A player that ends his turn at the Dock with 100+ credits can declare the Final Run, ending the game. But after completing the Final Run, the player with the most credits wins!