Planet Unknown

Planet Unknown

City Building, Industry / Manufacturing, Puzzle

by Ryan Lambert, Adam Rehberg

Score

7.4

Ratings

14,368

Published

2022

Players

1–6 players

BGG community rating

Ranked #165 on BoardGameGeek

Complexity

2.3

Light-Medium

Best with

4

players

Play time

60–80 min

Age

10+

Information

Players

1–6 players

Best with

4 players

Play time

60–80 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.3 / 5 · Light-Medium

BGG Rank

#165

Published

2022

Designers

Ryan Lambert, Adam Rehberg

Artist

Yoma

Publishers

Adam's Apple Games, LLC, Boardgame Mall, CrowD Games

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About

Our planet has run out of resources, and we are forced to move. We have discovered a series of planets and sent our rovers to test their environment with the hope of colonization. Our rovers have confirmed 1-6 viable colonization options. Planet Unknown is a competitive game for 1-6 players in which players attempt to develop the best planet. Each round, each player places one polyomino-shaped, dual-resource tile on their planet. Each resource represents the infrastructure needed to support life on the planet. Every tile placement is important to cover your planet efficiently and also to build up your planet's engine. After placing the tile, players do two actions associated with the two infrastructure types on the tile. Some tile placements trigger "meteors" that make all planets harder to develop and prevent them from scoring points in the meteor's row and column. Planet Unknown innovates on the popular polyomino trend by allowing simultaneous, yet strategic turn-based play via the Lazy S.U.S.A.N. space station in the center of the table. —description from the publisher

Where to buy

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Categories & mechanics

City BuildingIndustry / ManufacturingPuzzleScience FictionSpace ExplorationTerritory BuildingEnd Game BonusesEventsGrid CoverageGrid MovementHidden Victory PointsMap AdditionNeighbor ScopeNetwork and Route BuildingOpen DraftingPattern BuildingRondelSimultaneous Action SelectionSolo / Solitaire GameSquare Grid

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