After the so-so Crusader Kings effort, another Paradox strategy title-Stellarisis on its way to gaming after successfully meeting the Kickstarter funding goal.
Not that its purpose was ever in question – for a major board game Kickstarter, it seldom is – but still, at the time of publication, nearly 6,000 people have backed it / set aside a copy for about $ 940,000 in total funding.
Stellaris The video game is a sprawling 4x affair where you try to build a massive space empire and be responsible for everything from building stuff on planets to diplomacy and research to deciding what weapons to put on your spaceships.
The board game … is very similar! What I particularly like is that it has a simultaneous schedule, which means it removes a lot of the “I still think, give me a minute” deadtime. Also cool: each game only lasts about two hours, but you can expand your civilization and continue over multiple sessions, as you progress further down the research trees.
You can view more photos of the minis and art here