Stellar

Two stargazers draft cards to build the highest-scoring night sky over eleven rounds.

Designers: Matt Riddle, Ben Pinchback
Published by: Renegade Game Studios
Editions by: REXhry, Schwerkraft-Verlag, Gen-X Games, Origames, MTS Games

You are a stargazer with a telescope and a notebook, and over eleven rounds you play cards into both to build your very own night sky. Planets, moons, asteroids, interstellar clouds, black holes, even satellites: they all want a spot, and they all score in their own way. The cards come from an open draft, so you can see what your opponent is eyeing and snatch it first. It is a two-player-only game of about half an hour, with a calm cosmic theme and a puzzle that asks you to put the right object in the right place at the right moment. Think of a small, tidy tableau builder for a quiet evening at the table.

Eleven rounds to build a night skyPlanets, black holes, satellites and moreTelescope and notebook as two scoring spaces

Who it's for

You are a pair who likes cosmic themes and a quiet, tidy tableau puzzle that fits into an evening.

Not for you if…

You are more than two, or you want direct conflict. Here you mostly build your own sky and nudge the draft.

Vibe's take

Calm and thoughtful, like a small puzzle you share across a table. You spend most of your time deciding whether an object goes into the telescope or into the notebook.