Race for The Galaxy: Alien Artifacts
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Audrey
> 3 dayI was really excited to try this expansion, as Race for the Galaxy is one of my husbands and my favorite games to play together. We play the game a lot, so I was excited that this would be a bit of a refresh for us, jettisoning the other expansions weve accumulated so far and injecting some new elements of gameplay. Unfortunately, we found the new elements to be confusing/overly complicated, and more importantly, unnecessary for winning the game. It was easy to ignore the new elements and play the game as if it were still just the base set. Im sure some players have gotten this expansion really figured out and can do cool things with it, but adding it in has made us less likely to play the game. I definitely prefer The Gathering Storm expansion to this one.
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Joseph A. Nardi
> 3 dayThis expansion can only be used with the base game. It is not compatable with expansions 1, 2, & 3. There is also a secondary board/card game in this expansion that bogs down the quick game-play of the normal game flow otherwise. As a stand alone expansion with the base game it is fine and should be added to the collection.
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Deborah C Gardner
> 3 dayMy family loves Race for the Galaxy and all the other expansions weve purchased, but well never play this one again. It turns race for the galaxy into a traffic jam. Instead of the simultaneous play we enjoy, this new element turns part of it into individual, slow play as its complicated and confusing knowing where you can place your pieces.
