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Antarctica

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"Tricky but original"
3 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

Great idea of following the sun around the board but badly explained and complicated rules are its main drawback. Noticed alot of scandinavian like surnames for the designers so am guessing some ‘lost in translation’ happening with the rules. Am trying to simplify and adjust rules as I still like the overall concept which has intriguing originality. Good thing I have rule changing experience as had to do this for a couple of other games!

Description

In a distant time – so far in the future that either global warming or technical progress is so advanced that windmills are going swimmingly in the Antarctic climate – the rising sea level and increased resource consumption has driven mankind to increase investment in polar research. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research sees an increasingly creative interpretation of the Antarctic Treaty System.

Your objective in Antarctica is to develop research centers in Antarctica and to mine resources – for research purposes only, of course. The sun orbits Antarctica counter-clockwise, and each ship it thaws moves on for scientific progress. At the end of the game, victory points for all kinds of majorities are granted. Will your consort be the one that gained a fortune … er, has done most to rescue mankind?

Turn order is determined by the sun. Whenever it shines on one of your ships, you may erect buildings, recruit new scientists, build more ships, or do scientific research. The game ends when all buildings have been erected, or when one player has placed his last scientist.

Game Contains:

  • 1 Game board
  • 6 Cardboard buildings
  • 12 Wooden resource buildings
  • 4 Wooden expertise buildings
  • 9 Cardboard research buildings
  • 16 Cardboard prestige buildings (3D)
  • 60 Cards
  • 1 Wooden sun
  • 24 Wooden ships
  • 64 Wooden scientists
  • 24 Wooden cubes
  • 2 Cardboard markers
  • 4 Victory point markers
  • 1 Rule book
Release date NZ
June 14th, 2019
Age Groups
Brand
Number of Players
2-4
Play Time
45-901 minutes
Recommended Age
10 years or over
Theme
Board Game Type
Board Game
Board Game Requirement
Base Game
Box Dimensions (mm)
316x226x53
UPC
4250148210045
Product ID
29034910

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