Ganymede

A compact sci-fi tableau builder: recruit settlers, ferry them via Mars to Ganymede and launch four settler ships.

Designer: Hope S. Hwang
Published by: Sorry We Are French
Editions by: Rebel Sp. z o.o., Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, Fractal Juegos, Tranjis Games

Ganymede (2018) is a card-driven tableau-building game for two to four players, set in the corporate race to colonize the universe. You play a corporation that recruits settlers on Earth, ships them to Mars with shuttles and then sends them on to Ganymede, where the launch base for settler ships is located. The game ends as soon as someone has launched four settler ships into space. Points come from the ships you launch and from your reputation track. A compact, quick science-fiction game of about forty minutes, in which you balance delivering people and building your engine.

Earth, Mars and Ganymede routeFour launched ships end the gameReputation track as a second scoring path

Who it's for

You want a tableau builder with a logistics twist and a science-fiction theme, and your table likes a short, tidy race.

Not for you if…

You want heavy conflict or big storytelling. This is a streamlined card game about efficient delivery.

Vibe's take

Tidy and planful. You draft cards, ferry people along the Earth, Mars and Ganymede route and watch your corporation hum, always racing to launch those four ships first.