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The stars represent our sun and eight other stars, each named for a sign of the zodiac: Aquarius, Aries, Libra, Pices, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, and Sagittasius. The star and planet tokens are also nicely done. This isnвЂ™t at all important for the game, but the pictures are very nicely done, and the style of art fits into the bigger Artemis gametic universe. The backs of the cards feature a drawing of an alien race. The lower section with the card type icon is in the player color, making it easy to tell at a glance whose card this is. Here again, the art is simple and focused: the bottom half or so of the card features a large icon showing which type of card it is, while the top portion shows icons with the details of how that card plays. However, the resource and travel cards are different within each deck IвЂ™ll explain more on that in the вЂњHow to PlayвЂќ section. The distribution of the cards within each deck is the same: each player gets four scoring cards, three production cards, two travel cards, and one each of the trade and build cards. Image by Rob Huddleston.Д®ach player has an action deck in their color. The score tracker makes it easy to see where youвЂ™re at during the game, and the hexagonal spaces will match the eventual final pieces used on the board. As playing cards to this board is one of the key mechanics in the game, itвЂ™s nice that this is kept simple. The planning board shows a row of ten spaces for cards used during the game, and a score tracker below that.

The artwork on the other pieces is presumably closer to finished. However, given past products from this publisher, in particular The Artemis Project, I have no doubt that the final version of the game will have gorgeous playing pieces. Instead, the prototype merely uses pieces recycled from other games. 150 resource cards, 25 of each resource typeДЄs noted above, none of the playing pieces in the box resemble at all the final artwork for the game.

HIDDEN COLORS 4 KICKSTARTER PLUS

42 planet tokens, with 6 each for each type of resource plus 6 alien planets.Playing pieces, with 4 of each in the 5 colors:.55 action cards, 11 in each of 5 colors.In particular, the playing pieces in the prototype, shown below, do not resemble the planned final pieces at all. Note: My review is based on a prototype copy, so it is subject to change and may not reflect final component quality. Not shown are the playing pieces, as they are just borrowed from other games and not representative of the final version. The Artemis Odyssey Components The protoypeвЂ™s components. New to Kickstarter? Check out our crowdfunding primer. The Artemis Odyssey was designed by Bruno Faidutti and Serge Laget and published by Grand Gamers Guild, with illustrations by Josh Cappel. ItвЂ™s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a pledge level of $55 for a copy of the game.

GeekDad Approved The Artemis Odyssey is a game for 1-5 players, ages 14 and up, and takes about an hour to play. Now, itвЂ™s sequel is here, and promises to be just as good a game. The Artemis Project remains one of my favorite games.

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