Today is a very special day for our Galaxy: we are proud to introduce the first expansion for Race for the Galaxy "The Gathering Storm", designed by Thomas Lehmann.Race for the Galaxy is one of the oldest game here on Board Game Arena, with more than 3 million (!) games played by almost 60.000 different players (!). This game is definitely a classic, one of the best existing card games for passionate gamers, and in addition to all of this it's a short game (<10 minutes here on BGA). If you never played it, we recommend you to watch this excellent "Radho Runs Through" video.
This day is really special for us because we said multiple times, here or there, that we might be asked to remove RFTG adaptation some day. But considering the success of this adaptation on Board Game Arena, Rio Grande Games decided instead to keep it, and even to go further with Board Game Arena by adding the first expansion! We think this deserves a big round of applause, both for Rio Grande Games for listening to and caring for the players community, and for all of you that made this adaptation such a success. Thank you!
This expansion includes :
- 4 new start worlds.
- 3 new six-cost developments.
- 15 other new cards.
- "First" goal cards : these cards reward the first player to achieve an objective (e.g. having 3 Alien cards).
- "Most" goal cards : these cards reward the player who has the most of something (e.g. the greatest military strength).
- It is possible to play with 5 players.
- This expansion introduces an optional drafting rule for 2-3 players : before the game begins, you draft all cards, 5 by 5 to create your personal deck. Then, you play with your own deck (and your own discard) for this game (read this to know more about this rule and why it's great).
This expansion is joining the BGA "premium" catalog: it means that only Club members can choose to activate it. Like for other "premium" games, Club members can invite non-members at their table so they can enjoy the expansion too
... and yes, if you help us make all of this a success, there may be something else for you soon ...
Enjoy!
