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Galactic Era is an epic space empire builder for 1-6 players.

The most innovative feature of the game is that you can choose to play as the “dark” or the “light” side with the appropriate consequences. You can switch your alignment during the game though, too.

The amount of luck involved in this game is very low. Combat is deterministic with hidden information (no dice are used).

Further features:

• Many paths to victory, from peaceful to warlike.

• Alignment determines how you can interact with other players: “Light” (STO) factions can ally with advanced civilizations encountered but may not interfere with primitive civilizations, are peaceful towards other STO players, are peaceful with STS players unless attacked first. “Darkness” (STS) factions can be as peaceful to aggressive as they wish, and are able to subjugate primitive planets.

• Develop your civilization in across five different technology fields: Military, Spirituality, Propulsion, Robotics and Genetics. Those who are committed a single area of specialty are rewarded with epic powers, at the highest level.

• Cooperate with other players by trading technologies.

• Choose from 17 unique factions, each with a unique power, sometimes even two (one for each alignment). Currently only 8 while in Alpha.

• Fog of war creates uncertainty by hiding fleets with their tactical options and advantages. Fleets have advantages over others in a Rock-Paper-Scissors fashion.

• Secret objectives give each player a surprise power, while encouraging different avenues of play.

• Highly variable game setup that influences objectives.

• A detailed and rich background story, based on testimony from secret space program whistle-blowers, UFO/ET witness accounts and channeled material.

Please try the game here: https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=galacticera

This sounds phenomenal, would love an invite to the alpha if able!

Hello! This looks amazing, is there anyway I can be added to the alpha? I don't have 750 games on BGA.

Send a request to Lunalol to join the Alpha test group:
https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=13921949

Good to see this game at BGA. We played it several times in our gaming group in real life and the BGA implementation looks really well. You need a big screen to enjoy, as the game has a huge table presence (similar to TI). I am currently playing a test game to support implementation by making suggestions and to find bugs (not sure if there are any). Great work from developer on a great 4x game.

lSpacey wrote: ↑27 June 2024, 07:03 Good to see this game at BGA. We played it several times in our gaming group in real life and the BGA implementation looks really well. You need a big screen to enjoy, as the game has a huge table presence (similar to TI). I am currently playing a test game to support implementation by making suggestions and to find bugs (not sure if there are any). Great work from developer on a great 4x game.

Thanks for your support

Hello. I have interest in this game. Checking the updates it looks like it stopped development several.montha ago am I right? Is it just pursuing approvals to go to beta or development ceased and it'll remain in alpha ?

emiliorf wrote: ↑23 March 2025, 15:35 Hello. I have interest in this game. Checking the updates it looks like it stopped development several.montha ago am I right? Is it just pursuing approvals to go to beta or development ceased and it'll remain in alpha ?

I am keen to play again in a turn-based game, so we can start one if you are still interested

emiliorf wrote: ↑23 March 2025, 15:35 Hello. I have interest in this game. Checking the updates it looks like it stopped development several.montha ago am I right? Is it just pursuing approvals to go to beta or development ceased and it'll remain in alpha ?

Dev is continuing slowly, game author want to go on BETA only when all factions will be implemented (one to go).