# Quantum

Quantum is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.7 out of 10 by 26 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $28.53 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2013
- **Categories:** Fighting, Dice, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Dice Rolling, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board, Square Grid
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.7 out of 10, from 26 reviews
- **Owned by:** 44 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 91
- **Unique players:** 105

**Designers:** Eric Zimmerman

**Artists:** Georges Bouchelaghem, Kieran Yanner

**Publishers:** Funforge

## Expansions

- [Quantum: The Void](https://www.ludoya.com/games/quantum-the-void)
- [Quantum: Entanglement Add-on Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/quantum-entanglement-add-on-pack)

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## Rules questions

### How do I win the game — do I need to reach dominance or place all my quantum cubes?

You win immediately when you place your final quantum cube on the map; dominance at 6 merely lets you place a quantum cube immediately (and can be used multiple times), but the instant-win condition is placing your last cube (p.3, p.5).

### How does movement and attacking work — can ships move diagonally or pass through planets/ships?

Ships move orthogonally up to the number on their die and cannot pass through or land on planets or other ships; you may attack by ending your move on an enemy's square, and only the Interceptor (or card effects) lets you travel diagonally (p.3, p.4, p.5).

### If my attack fails, is my attacking ship destroyed or do I lose dominance?

No — if an attack is repelled the attacker is not destroyed and dominance does not change; dominance only changes when a ship is actually destroyed (p.4, p.8).

### How do I construct a quantum cube — do diagonally adjacent ships count and how many actions does it take?

Constructing a quantum cube uses 2 actions and requires your ships to be in the planet's orbital positions (the four orthogonal adjacent spaces) whose die values add up exactly to the planet number; diagonally adjacent ships do not count (p.3, p.4).

### Can I use a ship's special ability more than once if I re-roll or change its number mid-turn?

Each ship can use its special ability only once per turn even if its number changes; you can use the new ability only if the ship has not already used an ability that turn (p.5, p.8).

### When do I receive advance cards and do their effects take place immediately?

You get advance cards in the Advance Cards phase after finishing your actions — one for a research breakthrough (research die = 6) and one for each quantum cube placed that turn; gambit cards take effect immediately while command cards become active on your next turn (p.3, p.5, p.8).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/quantum-3)
- [Quantum in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/quantum-3)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143519)

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