Meeple and the Moose (Alex)Oct 26, 2023

Played Pulsar 2849 last night. A 2017 Vladimír Suchý game published by CGE. You have between 16 and 24 actions throughout the game. Each action is represented by dice, which you'll draft 2 at the top of every round.

The iconography is pretty good but there is quite a lot going on. Between flying your ship to new systems on the board, controlling pulsars and building gyrodynes, claiming technology ties, HQ board actions, and bringing transmitters online, your focus is split, and if you're like me and try to do a little bit of everything, you'll be left in the dust 💀

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Show threadGrayson
@MeepleandtheMoose what's it close to in terms of decisions (regardless of theme)
Oct 26, 2023 at 5:48pmWeb
Show threadMeeple and the Moose (Alex)Oct 26, 2023
@grayson Coimbra is the game that first comes to mind, mostly in regards to the dice drafting, and the dice pips dictating what you can and cannot do on your turn. Pulsar 2849 is a much heavier game though.
Show threadGraysonOct 26, 2023
@MeepleandtheMoose gotcha. Suchy's stuff is largely unfamiliar to me. Thanks.
Show threadMeeple and the Moose (Alex)Oct 26, 2023
@grayson The only other game by him I played before this was Underwater Cities, and I quite enjoy it. I think I had more fun with the dice draft in Pulsar, but I can see that UC is the better game.
Show threadGraysonOct 26, 2023
@MeepleandtheMoose that's handy to know as UC is the only game I've played from him so far.