# Skymines

Skymines is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 75–150 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.7 out of 10 by 48 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $56.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 75–150 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Science Fiction, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Resource to Move, Victory Points as a Resource, Open Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement, Action Queue, Hand Management, Area Majority / Influence, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Turn Order: Claim Action, Stock Holding, Simultaneous Action Selection, Investment
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.7 out of 10, from 48 reviews
- **Owned by:** 138 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 217
- **Unique players:** 253

**Designers:** Viktor Kobilke, Alexander Pfister

**Artists:** Javier González Cava

**Publishers:** Deep Print Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 56.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/peg57807e.html |
| Svet deskovych her | 975 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/11137/skymines |
| Gamers@Hart | 36 £ | https://gamersathart.co.uk/product/skymines/ |
| Alphaspel | 479 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/171250-skymines-en |
| Dragons Lair | 479 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/skymines |
| Zatu Games | 38.75 £ | https://zatu.com/products/skymines |
| Spelexperten | 548 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/skymines.html |
| Pelipeikko | 53.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/2047-skymines |
| TLAMA games | 1399 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/skymines/ |
| Ludifolie | 58.5 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/14867-skymines.html |
| Uplay | 59.99 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-skymines.html |
| Magia de Tinta | 61.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/7750-skymines-8436578815838.html |
| Games Empire | 101.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/skymines |
| Get Your Fun | 64.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/037163-skymines-giochi-gestionali.html |
| Spielezar | 62.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/skymines-en |

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## Rules questions

### Can I split my energy cards to expand more than one company on a "Use all energy cards" action?

No — you must use all energy cards in your action area to expand exactly one company and may not divide the energy points between companies; spend the total to enter sectors for that single company (p.12).

### When do I flip cards I've used (resource cards, energy cards, research scientist)?

Resource cards you used to acquire a display card or advance tracks are flipped after that action (p.11); energy cards are flipped face down after you finish the expansion and resolve rewards/ousting (p.13); a research scientist card is flipped after you move your upload marker and utilize its research points (p.15).

### What happens if I expand into a sector that already has another player's outpost?

You oust any outposts in the sectors you entered: return each ousted outpost to a vacant home space of its station (lowest vacant in the chosen column; never to a crossed-out space), then top over returned outposts, and remove an outpost from the game only if no valid home space exists (p.13).

### When moving my upload marker, do the cards I use to meet research-plan requirements get spent or flipped?

No — you must have the required total value of face-up cards in your action area to enter each plan, but those cards are not used up or flipped when checking requirements; special research plans are paid with CrypCoin instead (p.15).

### If I discard a card from my hand, can I use its action or get it back from the discard pile?

Yes — you may discard a card face up to either immediately perform that card’s action (it acts alone and cannot be combined with other action cards) or pay 2 CrypCoin to take any card from the discard pile back into your hand (p.23).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/skymines)
- [Skymines in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/skymines)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359438)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._