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Free Trader

Free Trader is a solitaire game of opening trade routes while fighting Pirates and dodging Police patrols. It plays by exploring tiles representing planets and drawing cards for trade prices and events. You need to keep trading in order to make the payments on your new space ship...

Players

1-2

Time

?-?

Age

?+

Weight

1.56

Rating

6.13

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Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but cooperation is not a major focus.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but cooperation is not a major focus.

Replay value

Free Trader has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time. Player interaction is moderate, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. It is moderately easy to learn, striking a balance between accessibility and depth. Overall, Free Trader has a strong replayability score of 7.76.

Luck profile

Free Trader has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements like dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to influence or mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, Free Trader offers a good balance between luck and player agency.

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Free Trader is a solitaire game of opening trade routes while fighting Pirates and dodging Police patrols. It plays by exploring tiles representing planets and drawing cards for trade prices and events. You need to keep trading in order to make the payments on your new space ship. Make four payments to win! It is free, and web published

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