Gravwell - Escape from the 9th Dimension
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Description
Gravwell is a light boardgame in which you control a ship trying to escape from a warped region of space. By mining and collecting basic elements (drafting cards) from the space dust and asteroids in the area, you can muster just enough thrust to move your ship. But in this bizarre dimension, gravity is not working like you’ve been taught. Your ship will typically travel towards the nearest object… which is usually another ship… and those ships are moving. Sometimes forwards, and sometimes backwards. It’s a real mind bender!
Time is running out to save your crew and your ship! As a grim reminder of the cost of failing to escape, the frozen hulks of dead spacecraft litter the escape route. But with careful cardplay, you can slingshot past these derelict craft and be the first to escape from the Gravwell!
This easy to learn game uses 26 alphabetized cards to determine movement order and thrust. Most cards move your ship towards the nearest object, but a few move you away from it. During a round, each player will play all of their fuel cards in the order of their choosing. During each phase of a round, each player will choose one card, and then they are revealed and resolved in alphabetical order. When your opponents move in ways you did not expect, you won’t always be heading in the direction you thought you would! Each player holds a “once per round only” Emergency Stop card that they may tactically play to avoid such a situation.
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Ages: 15 and up
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Category: Abstract Strategy, Card Game, Science Fiction
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Designer: Corey Young
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Mechanics: Action / Movement Programming, Card Drafting, Point to Point Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection
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Publisher: Cryptozoic Entertainment
Time: 20 minutes
Year: 2013
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