“What is the highest score you could ever reach in Faraway?” has come up on this forum again and again since the game arrived on BGA. The idea is simple: you pick any cards you like, as if the market and the Sanctuary deck gave you exactly what you need, but every real rule still applies. Each expansion has moved the answer. Here is a short history, and a new score to beat.
Base game: 202
In the “Highest possible score” thread (viewtopic.php?t=33910), the best answer was 196 for a long time. That game was built around the four Regions that score for each set of four different biomes (18, 23, 35, 43). In March 2025, ouphre reached 202 by adding the 17 in front: 17, 18, 23, 35, 43, 48, 51, 66, with seven Sanctuaries.
People From Below: 250
The first expansion added Regions 69 to 76 and made night and Mystic Haven strategies far more rewarding. After a few early claims (236, then 245) in “New expansion, new high score!” (viewtopic.php?t=39195), snowpig2000 posted a 250-point game in December 2024 (viewtopic.php?t=40336): 10, 37, 40, 41, 71, 73, 74, 76. Four night multipliers feed on each other, and the expansion’s big cards cash in on the Mystic Havens.
Under Starry Skies: 260
I had assumed the Meteors did not change the record. While preparing this post, I checked again, and they do. Replace the 10 with the 7.5 Meteor. It is a night card and a Mystic Haven, it stays face up for the whole scoring, and it also brings the 37 face up early, since they share the same last digit. Every night or Haven multiplier in the row gains one or two icons, which is worth far more than the 10’s 27 points. Total: 260.
Beyond the Veil: 378
It is still early days for this expansion, but my first games leave a clear impression. Spirits will shake up the meta. Value shifts toward low-numbered Regions, because initiative matters even more and a tie for a Spirit goes to the lowest number. It also shifts toward cards without resources, which several Spirits reward. And the maximum score explodes.
Here is the best game I have found so far, at 378 points (251 from Regions, 82 from Spirits, 45 from Sanctuaries). The row is strictly ascending, with seven Sanctuaries and seven Spirits, one per turn from turn 2:
Over to you
I don’t claim 378 is the maximum: my search was not exhaustive, and I’m fairly sure there is still room to do better. If you manage to beat it, please post your game below, ideally with the list of cards and a screenshot. Feedback on the games above is just as welcome
Good luck!
Base game: 202
In the “Highest possible score” thread (viewtopic.php?t=33910), the best answer was 196 for a long time. That game was built around the four Regions that score for each set of four different biomes (18, 23, 35, 43). In March 2025, ouphre reached 202 by adding the 17 in front: 17, 18, 23, 35, 43, 48, 51, 66, with seven Sanctuaries.
People From Below: 250
The first expansion added Regions 69 to 76 and made night and Mystic Haven strategies far more rewarding. After a few early claims (236, then 245) in “New expansion, new high score!” (viewtopic.php?t=39195), snowpig2000 posted a 250-point game in December 2024 (viewtopic.php?t=40336): 10, 37, 40, 41, 71, 73, 74, 76. Four night multipliers feed on each other, and the expansion’s big cards cash in on the Mystic Havens.
Under Starry Skies: 260
I had assumed the Meteors did not change the record. While preparing this post, I checked again, and they do. Replace the 10 with the 7.5 Meteor. It is a night card and a Mystic Haven, it stays face up for the whole scoring, and it also brings the 37 face up early, since they share the same last digit. Every night or Haven multiplier in the row gains one or two icons, which is worth far more than the 10’s 27 points. Total: 260.
Beyond the Veil: 378
It is still early days for this expansion, but my first games leave a clear impression. Spirits will shake up the meta. Value shifts toward low-numbered Regions, because initiative matters even more and a tie for a Spirit goes to the lowest number. It also shifts toward cards without resources, which several Spirits reward. And the maximum score explodes.
Here is the best game I have found so far, at 378 points (251 from Regions, 82 from Spirits, 45 from Sanctuaries). The row is strictly ascending, with seven Sanctuaries and seven Spirits, one per turn from turn 2:
Over to you
I don’t claim 378 is the maximum: my search was not exhaustive, and I’m fairly sure there is still room to do better. If you manage to beat it, please post your game below, ideally with the list of cards and a screenshot. Feedback on the games above is just as welcome
Good luck!
