A euro of galactic proportions

We have a confession to make: freshly arrived Kickstarter games often have the same fate in our house 😬 - either because the original excitement has faded over the years, or because there are so many other new games to play when they arrive, they sometimes just get added to the shelf where they inevitably join the other games on the pile of shame. Well, with 🛸Andromeda’s Edge this was not the case. 😎 This was one of the most exciting KS arrivals so we just had to put it in front of everything else! And you know it’s a good game when you don’t put it away, instead you end up playing it back to back on multiple days. 😁

Andromeda’s Edge is huge and almost “overproduced” - but I am all for the quality of stuff we get here. 🥰 The miniatures for the neutral Raiders are really phenomenal, especially as they are made of this golden colored plastic. 🤩 There are also custom trays for everything that help with setup, but of course even then setup is a bit of a hassle as there is so much stuff. Yet in spite of that, the gameplay is surprisingly straightforward, around mid-weight, but with lots of fun decisions where both short-term tactics and long-term strategy play a big role.

Basically you will either send out a ship in a worker-placement manner, or recall every ship and use them to activate modules of your base. There are lots of nuances to this though as different ships have different range and abilities. Combat also happens often - and it might be the best dice combat system that we have ever experienced! It’s quick, it’s simple, but not totally unfair (just sometimes… you know, when I lose 🤣 - Reni). There are also cards to influence the outcome.

Without going much deeper into the details, the variability of the game deserves a mention. There are multiple Raiders to choose from for your game, and the galaxy will be a bit different every time. There are also asymmetric factions to choose from and the big deck of tactics cards has all sorts of effects. Really fun game, so definitely expect more pictures and info as we play more! ☺️