In the fast and goofy family game Galaxy Trucker, players begin by simultaneously rummaging through the common warehouse, frantically trying to grab the most useful component tiles to build their spaceship — all in real-time.
Once the ships are launched, players encounter dangerous situations while vying for financial opportunities, each hoping to gain the most valuable cargo and finish with as much of their ship still intact as possible.
Do you laugh at pirates, shrug off combat zones, and meet every meteor with cannons blazing? If you've mastered the basics of Galaxy Trucker, then you're ready for this expansion!
Corp Inc has new ships they would like you to try. Ships that will challenge you. Ships that will make you ask, "What were they thinking?!"
Your ships will be thoroughly tested by new adventures. And if your flights still seem easy, Rough Roads cards can turn a humdrum milk run into a twisted spatiotemporal nightmare.
To meet these challenges, you'll have access to new components offering new tactical options. And you'll be able to fly with new aliens who each have a unique ability.
The different parts of the expansion can be mixed and matched, allowing you to choose the combination that will be most fun for you. So whether you're flying with grizzled veterans who miss the thrill of exploding space ships, or teaching newbies who just survived their first flight, this expansion will help you Keep on Trucking!
Of course, that's easier said than done since many hazards will send pieces of your ship, your cargo, and your crew hurling into the depths of space.
The goal is to survive the trek — hopefully with at least some of your crew and ship intact — and have at least one credit by the end of the game. (Profit, yay!) Players earn credits by delivering goods, defeating pirates, having the best-looking ship, and reaching their destination before the others.
This version of Galaxy Trucker is a relaunch of the original 2007 release by Vlaada Chvátil that features new art, more ship tiles, tweaked card effects, and streamlined gameplay that consists of only a single flight through space. That said, should you want a longer, more challenging experience, you can play a three-flight game known as the "Transgalactic Trek".