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Rio Grande Games Beyond The Sun Strategy Board Game for 2-4 Players, Ages 14+

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Beyond the Sun tells you nearly everything you need to know about it from the start. Like tech trees from videogames? Like unlocking resources as a form of progress? Like a bit of space wandering? en you’re all set to strap in for this Euro-in-space. Having destroyed our own planet and each other, while trashing the solar system on the way out one assumes, humanity has escaped into the great maw of space and must find its path toward some kind of civilisation. Whether that’s in the form of automation or space war is entirely up to you. Well, nearly. At the start of each game you’ll be randomly dealing out cards into various upgrade slots on the board. ese will be face down until discovered and unlocked by your dice shaped spacefaring peoples. Once unlocked they’ll be flipped, and new and exciting ‘worker placement’ opportunities will be available to you. You’ve only got one of these actions per turn, so every time you do unlock a new tech, it feels like Christmas – and most of the ti