{"product_id":"space-base","title":"Space Base","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- wp:fl-builder\/layout --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I first started seriously playing modern board games a game called \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product\/machi-koro-5th-anniversary-edition\/\"\u003eMachi Koro\u003c\/a\u003e was very popular. I still have a soft spot for it even though I have probably moved on from the gameplay itself. What has helped is games like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product\/valeria-card-kingdoms\/\"\u003eValeria: Card Kingdoms\u003c\/a\u003e and Space Base moving the genre on, while retaining that addictive draw of rolling dice and activating cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpace Base’s basics are very simple. Over the course of the game you gather cards that have a number on them, on your turn you will roll two dice and activate cards matching both the die numbers or the sum of them. You will want to create an engine, of sorts, that gives you the maximum benefit at the best odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beauty of Space base is that when you buy new cards you turn your old ones upside down and tuck them in under the board with the bottom showing - this becomes a power which can be activated on other players' dice rolls. This creates some tough decisions where you will want to get cards on to their upside down side as soon as possible to benefit from them - especially as you can stack those cards for multiple effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn top of this, you are trying to increase your income each turn so you have more to spend in future turns. Space Base gives extra options over Machi Koro that make it a much more attractive game for me. It manages to be avoid the frustration of bad dice rolls and rewards strategic play. Amusingly there is even a card that wins you the game - should you be able to achieve its difficult requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpace Base is easy and quick to play but deep and rewarding enough for repeated plays. It has a relatively compact box for the amount of game you get and the publisher are supporting the game with future expansions, including a legacy style one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlayer Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 2-5\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime: \u003c\/b\u003e30-75 Minutes\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge:\u003c\/b\u003e 14+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- \/wp:fl-builder\/layout --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"AEG Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56050095128954,"sku":"ZBG-AEG7032","price":41.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/9970\/8282\/files\/Space-BaseSpace-Base-InsideSpace-Base-Back.jpg?v=1760984761","url":"https:\/\/zatu.com\/en-us\/products\/space-base","provider":"Zatu Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}