# Roll for the Galaxy

Roll for the Galaxy is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 6.9 out of 10 by 79 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $56.95 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2014
- **Categories:** Science Fiction, Civilization, Dice, Space Exploration, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Variable Phase Order, Variable Set-up, Worker Placement with Dice Workers, Race, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Contracts, Action Retrieval, Tags, Die Icon Resolution, Tile Placement, Follow, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.9 out of 10, from 79 reviews
- **Owned by:** 117 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,246
- **Unique players:** 612

**Designers:** Thomas Lehmann, Wei-Hwa Huang

**Artists:** Mirko Suzuki, Claus Stephan, Martin Hoffmann

**Publishers:** Rio Grande Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 56.95 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/roll-for-the-galaxy/ |
| 401 Games | 75.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/roll-for-the-galaxy |
| Zatu Games | 43.75 £ | https://zatu.com/products/roll-for-the-galaxy |
| Pelipeikko | 54.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/1349-roll-for-the-galaxy |
| Alphaspel | 649 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/36282-roll-for-the-galaxy |
| Get Your Fun | 64.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/038430-roll-for-the-galaxy-giochi-di-guerra.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 68.9 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_148353 |
| Spielezar | 67.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/roll-for-the-galaxy-en |
| Nexus | 10995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/roll-for-the-galaxy/ |

## Expansions

- [Roll for the Galaxy: Ambition](https://www.ludoya.com/games/roll-for-the-galaxy-ambition)
- [Roll for the Galaxy: Rivalry](https://www.ludoya.com/games/roll-for-the-galaxy-rivalry)
- [Roll for the Galaxy: Terraforming Colony/Diversified Economy Promo Tile](https://www.ludoya.com/games/roll-for-the-galaxy-terraforming-colonydiversified-economy-promo-tile)
- [Roll for the Galaxy: Bountiful Gaming Grid Promo Tile](https://www.ludoya.com/games/roll-for-the-galaxy-bountiful-gaming-grid-promo-tile)

## Similar games

- [Race for the Galaxy](https://www.ludoya.com/games/race-for-the-galaxy)
- [Tiny Epic Galaxies](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tiny-epic-galaxies)
- [Innovation Ultimate](https://www.ludoya.com/games/innovation-ultimate)
- [Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game](https://www.ludoya.com/games/terraforming-mars-dice-game)
- [Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition](https://www.ludoya.com/games/terraforming-mars-ares-expedition)
- [Ultra Tiny Epic Galaxies](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ultra-tiny-epic-galaxies)
- [Last Light](https://www.ludoya.com/games/last-light)
- [New Frontiers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/new-frontiers)
- [Earth](https://www.ludoya.com/games/earth)
- [Terraforming Mars](https://www.ludoya.com/games/terraforming-mars)
- [Galaxy Postman](https://www.ludoya.com/games/galaxy-postman)
- [Innovation](https://www.ludoya.com/games/innovation)

## Rules questions

### Do I have to assign every die I roll, or can I leave some unassigned?

You assign your rolled workers to phase columns during the Assign step (place them below the phase strip); you can then use Reassign/Dictate powers to move them if available (p.3). Any workers that end the round unused are returned to the cup, not the Citizenry (p.12).

### If I Dictate to reassign a die, what happens to the die I put in the Dictate area?

The die you place in the Dictate area is used to allow a Reassign but the Dictate die itself is returned to your cup at Reveal — it does not stay to perform a task (p.3, p.4).

### Can I use a development’s power in the same phase I build that development?

Yes — many developments grant powers that can be used immediately, and you may trigger a development’s power in the same phase you complete it (p.6; clarification p.11).

### Does the color of the producer die have to match the world to produce a good?

No — any producer die of any color can become a good on any non-gray world; color matching only matters later if you Consume the good, not when you Produce it (p.7).

### When I Ship, do Trade earnings depend on the die color or the world color, and how do Consume bonuses work?

Trade earnings are determined by the color of the world the good is on (not the die color) and pay 3–6 ₠ according to world color (p.7). Consuming gives 1 VP plus +1 if the good’s color matches the world and +1 if the shipper’s color matches the good’s world, while Consumption (purple) dice count as matching all colors for these bonuses (p.7).

### Where do workers go after they do tasks vs. if they’re unused, and how do I recruit them?

Workers that complete tasks are returned to the Citizenry, while unused workers are returned to the cup (p.4; p.12). During Manage Empire you may recruit dice from the Citizenry into your cup by paying 1 Galactic Credit per die (recalling dice from stacks or worlds returns them to your cup at no cost) (p.8).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/roll-for-the-galaxy)
- [Roll for the Galaxy in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/roll-for-the-galaxy)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/132531)

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