# Galaxy Trucker (Second Edition)

Galaxy Trucker (Second Edition) is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 20–30 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 46 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $31.95 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 20–30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2021
- **Categories:** Humor, Dice, Transportation, Space Exploration, Adventure, Science Fiction, Real-time, Aviation / Flight
- **Mechanics:** Track Movement, Events, Tile Placement, Relative Movement, Dice Rolling, Real-Time
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 46 reviews
- **Owned by:** 142 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 355
- **Unique players:** 348

**Designers:** Vlaada Chvátil

**Artists:** Tomáš Kučerovský

**Publishers:** Czech Games Edition

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 31.95 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/galaxy-trucker-second-edition/ |
| eFantasy | 34.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/216162-board-game-%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%B9%CE%B4%CE%B9%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AE%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82 |
| TLAMA games | 765 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/galaxy-trucker--druhe--vytunene-vydani-jakoze-coze--/ |
| Svet deskovych her | 840 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/9756/galaxy-trucker-druhe-vytunene-vydani |
| Game Ninja | 549 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/galaxy-trucker-second-edition/ |

## Expansions

- [Galaxy Trucker: Keep on Trucking](https://www.ludoya.com/games/galaxy-trucker-keep-on-trucking)
- [Galaxy Trucker: Do What?!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/galaxy-trucker-do-what)
- [Galaxy Trucker: Rough Roads Mini-Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/galaxy-trucker-rough-roads-mini-expansion)
- [Galaxy Trucker: Alien Design Mission](https://www.ludoya.com/games/galaxy-trucker-alien-design-mission)
- [Galaxy Trucker: Sudoku Ship Mission Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/galaxy-trucker-sudoku-ship-mission-promo)

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## Rules questions

### Can I attach a tile to any open square next to my ship, or do connector types have to match?

You must join new components using the three connector types and only matching connectors legally join (one-pipe to one-pipe, two-pipe to two-pipe, universal to any); smooth sides cannot touch connectors and every connector touched must legally join if a piece touches multiple sides (page 5).

### Can I place components behind engines or in front of cannons if I want to?

No — an engine’s exhaust must point to the rear and there can be no component on the square behind an engine, and similarly no component may occupy the square directly in front of a cannon’s barrel (page 6).

### What exactly is an exposed connector and does having them matter?

An exposed connector is any connector side not adjacent to another component; exposed connectors are allowed but increase the risk of damage during flight and affect bonuses (fewer exposed connectors is better) (page 8).

### How do batteries affect double engines and double cannons when I count engine or cannon strength?

Double engines and double cannons count only if you spend battery tokens on them (a spent battery makes a double engine count as +2, and a double forward cannon with a battery counts as +2), and side/rear cannons count at half value; you must decide which doubles to use when calculating strength (page 11).

### When Smugglers or similar enemies appear, who gets attacked first and what if there's a tie?

Enemies attack players in flight order starting with the leader and proceed down the line until defeated; if a player’s strength ties the enemy nothing happens to that player but the enemy is not defeated and moves on to the next player (page 12).

### Can I reserve components while building, and what happens if I never place a reserved piece?

You may reserve up to two components on your board while building and they cannot be returned to the table, and any reserved component left unadded becomes the start of your discard pile and counts as a component lost (page 17).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/galaxy-trucker-2)
- [Galaxy Trucker (Second Edition) in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/galaxy-trucker-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336794)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._