Via Nebula
Clear the mist, build shared roads and deliver goods to put up buildings before your rivals do.
Who it's for
You like route-planning puzzles with a little negotiation by action instead of by words. Best with three or four.
Not for you if…
You want direct conflict or a lot of luck. This is a calm optimization game where nobody attacks you.
Vibe's take
Calm and puzzly, with a quiet tension about who profits more from a shared road. Efficient use of action points is the real challenge.
About this game
A medium-weight game where fog is the main obstacle. The valley of Nebula is buried in mist, and you clear it by laying paths across a hexagonal board, then carry wood, stone, wheat and pigs from production sites to building sites to put up new structures. The twist is that paths are shared: you need other builders' roads as much as they need yours, so you cooperate on the way and then race to complete your own contracts. It is a tidy puzzle of routes and efficient action points, with just enough interaction to keep you watching your neighbors. Plays in about an hour with three or four, comfortable from around twelve.
Get it
Categories
By the numbers
Players
Duration
45–60 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
2.3 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
6.5/10
Rank #1,351
4.9k ratings
Published
2016
Language
Some text
Designed by
Martin Wallace
Published by
Space Cowboys, Rebel Sp. z o.o., Broadway Toys LTD, GP Games
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