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2017
Ages 12+
Gaia Project
8.39
1-4 players
60-150 min
4.4 weight
Strategy
Civilization
Economic
Miniatures
End Game Bonuses
Hexagon Grid
Income
Category: Combinatorial
Components: Control Boards
2009
Ages 10+
Mars
8.21
2-4 players
?-? min
2.38 weight
Strategy
Exploration
Space Exploration
Territory Building
Contracts
Delayed Purchase
End Game Bonuses
Crowdfunding: Kickstarter
Digital Implementations: Tabletopia
2011
Ages 14+
Eclipse: New Dawn For The Galaxy
7.84
2-6 players
60-180 min
3.7 weight
Strategy
Civilization
Fighting
Science Fiction
Dice Rolling
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Components: Control Boards
Components: Map (Interplanetary or InterstellarĂ¢?¦
1998
Ages 10+
Samurai
7.46
2-4 players
30-60 min
2.47 weight
Strategy
Abstract Strategy
Medieval
Area Majority / Influence
Hand Management
Hexagon Grid
Components: Map (Continental / National scale)
Country: Japan
2000
Ages 9+
Hive
7.32
2 players
?-? min
2.32 weight
Abstract
Abstract Strategy
Animals
Enclosure
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Animals: Ants
Animals: Bees
2006
Ages 13+
Neuroshima Hex! 3.0
7.39
1-4 players
?-? min
2.61 weight
Strategy
Collectible Components
Fighting
Puzzle
Area Majority / Influence
Connections
Grid Movement
Digital Implementations: Google Play
Digital Implementations: Tabletopia
2004
Ages 8+
Heroscape Master Set: Rise Of The Valkyrie
7.45
2-4 players
?-? min
2.3 weight
Customizable
Thematic
Adventure
Fantasy
Fighting
Dice Rolling
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Components: 3-Dimensional (3D)
Components: Miniatures
2011
Ages 14+
Space Empires 4x
7.69
1-4 players
60-240 min
3.38 weight
Wargames
Bluffing
Civilization
Science Fiction
Auction/Bidding
Dice Rolling
Grid Movement
Components: Map (Interplanetary or InterstellarĂ¢?¦
Digital Implementations: Board Game Arena
1998
Ages 10+
Through The Desert
7.10
2-5 players
?-? min
2.2 weight
Abstract
Strategy
Abstract Strategy
Animals
Arabian
Chaining
Connections
Enclosure
Animals: Camels
Category: Combinatorial
2005
Ages 12+
Nexus Ops
7.21
2-4 players
?-? min
2.23 weight
Thematic
Wargames
Exploration
Fighting
Science Fiction
Area Majority / Influence
Dice Rolling
Hand Management
Components: Miniatures
2017
Ages 10+
Photosynthesis
6.99
2-4 players
30-60 min
2.26 weight
Abstract
Family
Abstract Strategy
Economic
Action Points
Area Majority / Influence
Bias
Category: Combinatorial
Components: 3-Dimensional (3D)
2018
Ages 8+
Blue Lagoon
7.20
2-4 players
30-45 min
2.01 weight
Abstract
Family
Abstract Strategy
Area Majority / Influence
Chaining
Connections
Components: Map (Regional scale)
Misc: LongPack Games
2011
Ages 14+
Star Trek: Fleet Captains
7.47
2-4 players
90-120 min
3.06 weight
Thematic
Fighting
Miniatures
Movies / TV / Radio theme
Action Points
Dice Rolling
Hexagon Grid
Components: Clix
TV Shows: Star Trek (various)
2010
Ages 12+
Escape From The Aliens In Outer Space
6.93
2-8 players
20-45 min
1.92 weight
Strategy
Thematic
Horror
Party Game
Print & Play
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Hidden Movement
Creatures: Aliens / Extraterrestrials
Mechanism: Hidden Movement
1985
Ages 12+
Battletech
7.10
2-99 players
?-? min
3.41 weight
Thematic
Wargames
Collectible Components
Fighting
Miniatures
Dice Rolling
Hexagon Grid
Movement Points
Digital Implementations: VASSAL
Game: BattleTech
1999
Ages 12+
The Starfarers Of Catan
6.80
3-4 players
?-? min
2.58 weight
Family
Strategy
Exploration
Negotiation
Science Fiction
Hexagon Grid
Trading
Admin: Better Description Needed!
Game: Catan
2012
Ages 8+
Indigo
6.85
2-4 players
?-? min
1.47 weight
Abstract
Family
Abstract Strategy
Hexagon Grid
Network and Route Building
Point to Point Movement
Components: Gems/Crystals
2018
Ages 12+
Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress
7.84
1-5 players
120-180 min
2.88 weight
Thematic
Adventure
Exploration
Fighting
Cooperative Game
Dice Rolling
Hexagon Grid
Category: Dungeon Crawler
Components: Polyhedral (not D6) dice
1977
Ages 10+
Ogre
6.94
1-3 players
?-? min
2.34 weight
Wargames
Fighting
Science Fiction
Wargame
Dice Rolling
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Components: Miniatures
Containers: Video Tape Boxes
2019
Ages 14+
Catan: Starfarers
7.60
3-4 players
?-? min
2.54 weight
Family
Exploration
Negotiation
Science Fiction
Hexagon Grid
Modular Board
Trading
Game: Catan
2019
Ages 8+
Noctiluca
7.12
1-4 players
?-? min
1.3 weight
Abstract
Family
Abstract Strategy
Dice
Puzzle
Contracts
End Game Bonuses
Hexagon Grid
Digital Implementations: Tabletopia
Mechanism: Dice Drafting
2010
Ages 7+
Battle Sheep
6.61
2-4 players
?-? min
1.47 weight
Abstract
Abstract Strategy
Animals
Enclosure
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Animals: Sheep
Category: Combinatorial
2005
Ages 8+
Fjords
6.75
2 players
?-? min
1.72 weight
Abstract
Family
Abstract Strategy
Medieval
Territory Building
Area Majority / Influence
Chaining
Hexagon Grid
Country: Norway
Players: Two Player Only Games
1987
Ages 7+
Abalone
6.47
2 players
?-? min
2.16 weight
Abstract
Abstract Strategy
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Slide/Push
Category: Combinatorial
Components: Marbles