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Board games were the genesis for many kinds of strategy video games available today, including space strategy games (and 4X games). So, today, and for a change, I will write about a different kind of space 4X game, a tabletop game. In this case a board game.<\/p>\n
Minion Games is currently on Kickstarter for Hegemonic<\/a>, a space 4X board game of “galactic exploration, empire building, conflict and cunning”. The producers have already launched six previous Kickstarter campaigns<\/a>\u00a0for different kinds of board games – including one expansion – and all of them achieved their funding target. However their first attempt<\/a>\u00a0with an adventure game, was not successful. Not many (if any) Kickstarter creators can talk about having such a record, with five successfully delivered Kickstarter games, and rewards.<\/p>\n So, the seventh Minion Games’ Kickstarter campaign is a space 4X game. In Hegemonic, each player assumes the role of a Great House Leader, exploring sectors of a new galaxy. You’re expected to expand your industry, exercise political activity and grow your military force during the game’s five different phases: an exploration phase, followed by three action phases, and a special final phase.<\/p>\n During the exploration phase, players explore the different sectors\u00a0and discover new technologies. During the three action phases, players choose one of several action cards which allow them to do a series of actions, including further industrial expansion, sabotaging, subverting or block the opponents’ efforts.<\/p>\n In the final phase, the players position themselves to assume a special late game role, which allows them to manipulate certain aspects of the game, like dealing with excess wealth and income, in order to re-balance all the of player’s power.<\/p>\n Minion Games expects to deliver Hegemonic on\u00a0July 2013. Of course, this is a physical product, so expect to pay a higher price than video games, which, in this case, includes shipping costs. There are a lot of rewards and in one of them you can even buy more of their games at cheaper price. Have a look at the game’s kickstarter<\/a> page for the details.<\/p>\n Expect to find more content on space strategy board<\/strong> games in the coming months ;)<\/p>\n![\"Hegemonic](\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hegemonic_space_4X_board_game_screenshot2.jpg\" "\\"Hegemonic")
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