White Wizard Games Star Realms: Colony Wars

fun game.

My kids love to play this with me. Easy to learn, fun to play, and not just some random draw game.

Whats not to love about this game?! Easy to learn. Engaging, fun, always different every game.

Its a good idea to get this expansion when buying the original. Having the expansion allows you to play with 3 to 4 players. Plus the game gets more interesting when there are more than 2 players.

Family really like Star Realms, so got this expansion so we could play 3 or 4 players or 2 games with 2 players. Pretty much the same game as Star Realms with a little variation with the ships and base/outposts. Like the theme of the game and the graphics on the cards are good. Like that you can win with different factions and faction combos (no one faction is overpowering), so games are usually different. Only issues are that the card stock is lower quality and more flimsy than the Star Realm cards I already have. I like and dont like the card box. It is nice because it is very portable but it is not great quality and after a few weeks am already taping the box to keep it together. Would like something more study to protect the cards. Overall, it is an enjoyable game.

I owned a Colony Wars deck that I thought my kids lost prior to buying this deck. Found the old deck. Compared it to this newer deck. I am very disappointed. They decreased the quality of the cards and now print them on thinner paper. They also got rid of the 20/10/5/1 authority point cards and replaced those multiple cards with two scoring cards that you overlap to mark your score. The problem is if you bump those two scoring cards even slightly you can/will lose your score! These changes are really terrible. Previously I was so impressed by the company and the high quality deck they produced, but this is a big step backward.

put onto the game by my son and blame him for all the time spent not doing other things now.

A great addition to the orginal star realms or as a solo game. Still has the orginal health scoring which isn’t the best, but the new cards keep things fresh and interesting. Would recommend.

fun. adds some more cards to the game and the easiest way to make it a 4 player game. 4 player games can drag on for a long time also be advised.

Good cards and cool art. The cards in this set seem a little bit more powerful and complicated than the base set. That has its pluses and its minuses. Ones turn takes longer adding up all the different effects and points. There does seem to be more strategy, potentially, due to all the volatile special abilities; but honestly at this point I am pretty happy with the simplicity of the base set. I think I like the base game better by just a bit. That could just be because I am used to the cards in the base game. Again, pluses and minuses to this set. Some will like it because it requires more thought and a little more depth, and others will prefer the simplicity of the base set. At this point I lean towards the latter. I really like how the base set stays firm at around 17-20 minutes game time. This new set is so volatile that this window opens up to 7-35 minutes. Part of what I like about Star Realms is what you get for the time frame. This set causes that time frame to be more unpredictable. However, this would be a great second set if you were going to play teams, which I highly recommend doing. It will offer some great variety in team games. 8/10 Rating