Space Station Phoenix

Players act as Galactic Council representatives dismantling their fleet to construct orbital stations for observing Earth. Each turn, players either use one of their ships as an action space—sending it to gather resources, explore planets, or add station modules—or take income to bolster options for future turns. Ships begin plentiful and are gradually sacrificed to build the station, trading a large, powerful production engine for a smaller set of more efficient actions. Gameplay centers on timing and resource management as players decide which ships to decommission and which station parts to assemble, adapting to shifting action availability across the game.

Players: 2–4 best 3
Playing time: 60–120 min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 3 / 5

8.5 on Ludoya from $52.07Space ExplorationEnd Game BonusesVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

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Design: Gabriel J. Cohn
Art: Claus Stephan
Martin Hoffmann
Publisher: Rio Grande Games

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Plays logged: 39
Players: 2h 5m
Average play: 16
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Garfield9.0
#48 Very good mechanisms. Everything just works. [c] Theme: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar:  Gameplay: :star::star::star::star::nostar:  Interaction: :star::star::star::star::nostar:  Artwork: :star::star::star::star::nostar:  Luck: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar:  Strategy: :star::star::star::star::nostar:  Components: :star::star::star::star::nostar:  Play duration: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar:  Easy to teach: :star::star::star::star::star:  Rules quality: :star::star::star::star::star:  Setup time: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar:  No downtime: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar:  Replay value: :star::star::star::star::nostar:  [/c]
Andy6.8
Very quick gameplay (turn wise) which is both a boon and a downfall. I find myself sometimes having a tough time keeping track of all the stuff you get for free between your turns. But overall the options and the building of the space station is fun. I wish it had a 5th player in the game.