Star Clusters Prototyping

In the future where stars are the main fuel source, it becomes extremely important to collect the most valuable ones before the rest of the star explorers. This game pins 2 explorers against each other in a race to collect the best star cluster possible.

Objectives

• For game to finish both players must collect 7-star tokens each
• Land on a colored space collect that colored star token.
• If 1 player gets 7 tokens before the other, they can swap out tokens if they want
• Once both players have 7 tokens each, add up score. Highest score wins

Mechanics

–Set Collection
–Square Grid
–Roll / Spin and Move

Components

1. 2 Games Pieces
2. Board
3. 2 Direction Arrows
4. Dice
5. Purple Star (9 Tokens) – 10 points
6. Yellow Star (5 Tokens) – 15 points
7. Green Star (6 Tokens) – 20 points
8. Blue Star (5 Tokens) – 20 points
9. White Star (4 Tokens) – 30 points
10. Red Star (7 Tokens) – -20 points

Set Up

1. Explorers pick their pieces
2. Place Star tokens on board in designated squares
3. Place Direction arrow on board
4. Each player rolls a di, highest value goes first

Rules

• Players can move in 6 directions depending on value of di
• North
• Northeast
• East
• South
• West
• Northwest
• Players can start in any of the start blocks, depending on start directions and moves. Only north type of movement can get player onto scoreboard.
• Movements can wrap around board (Before 3rd time playing added hints to make movements easier for players to wrap around board)
• 1^st player rolls 2 dice. Picks which value they want as direction and which as number of spaces moved
• Alternating turns
• If 2 players land on same star token space, each roll a di, highest value gets that colored token form opponent.

Rules Change after 1st 2 plays, for 3rd game

Got rid of 2nd di. Now direction is determined off spinning direction arrow.

Game Play

Game 1

1. Each of two players rolled a di.
2. Player 1 rolled a 4, Player 2 rolled a 2 so player 1 goes first.
3. Player 1 rolled dice, moved 4 spaces northeast from Start 2. Collected yellow token.
4. Player 2 rolled, moved 3 spaces north from Start 3. Collected purple token.
5. Player 1 rolled, moved 3 spaces north.
6. Player 2 rolled, moved 1 space east.
7. Player 1 rolled, moved 4 spaces west.
8. Player 2 rolled, moved 1 space south. Collected blue token.
9. Player 1 rolled, moved 4 spaces northwest. Collected green token.
10. Player 2 rolled, moved 1 space west
11. Player 1 rolled, moved 4 spaces south. Collected yellow token.
12. Player 2 rolled, moved 2 spaces north. Collected red token.
13. Player 1 rolled, moved 5 spaces east.
14. Player 2 rolled, moved 5 spaces west. Collected green token.
15. Player 1 rolled, moved 5 spaces northeast. Collected white token.
16. Player 2 rolled, moved 2 spaces south.
17. Player 1 rolled, moved 1 space north. Collected blue token.
18. Player 2 rolled, moved 4 spaces northeast.
19. Player 1 rolled, moved 3 spaces west.
20. Player 2 rolled, moved 6 spaces north. Collected purple token.
21. Player 1 rolled, moved 2 spaces south
22. Player 2 rolled, moved 3 spaces northwest. Collected purple token.
23. Player 1 rolled, moved 3 spaces northwest. Collected red token
24. Player 2 rolled, moved 3 spaces west. Collected green token. Now has 7
25. Player 1 rolled, moved 1 space northeast.
26. Player 2 rolled, moved 3 spaces south.
27. Player 1 rolled, moved 2 spaces northeast. Collected blue token.
28. Each player now has 7, Player 1 total = 100, Player 2 total = 70
29. Player 1 wins.

Game 2 – No rule changes

Player 1 total = 125, Player 2 total = 100
Player 1 wins .

Game 3 – Rules changed. I changed from 2 dice to one with direction spinner to make moves more random, hopefully leading to more conflicts.

1. Player 1 rolls 5, Player 2 rolls 1. Player 1 goes first
2. Player 1 spun north, moved 6 spaces.
3. Player 2 spun south, doesn’t leave starting position.
4. Player 1 spun south, moved 4 spaces.
5. Player 2 spun NW, moved 1. Collected purple token.
6. Player 1 spun W, moved 1 space. Collected yellow token.
7. Player 2 spun NW, moved 2 spaces.
8. Player 1 spun W, moved 4 spaces. Collected green token.
9. Player 2 spun S, moved 6 spaces.
10. Player 1 spun S, moved 1 spaces.
11. Player 2 spun S, moved 4 spaces. Collected purple token
12. Player 1 spun E, moved 4 spaces.
13. Player 2 spun NE, moved 3 spaces.
14. Player 1 spun S, moved 2 spaces.
15. Player 2 spun NE, moved 2 spaces.
16. Player 1 spun NE, moved 1 spaces.
17. Player 2 spun NW, moved 2 spaces.
18. Player 2 spun S, moved 2 spaces.
19. Player 1 spun NW, moved 2 spaces.
20. Player 2 spun NW, moved 2 spaces.
21. Player 1 spun N, moved 4 spaces. Collected yellow token.
22. Player 2 spun S, moved 5 spaces. Collected blue token.
23. Player 1 spun N, moved 4 spaces. Collected green token
24. Player 2 spun E, moved 3 spaces.
25. Player 1 spun S, moved 1 space.
26. Player 2 spun S, moved 4 spaces.
27. Player 1 spun S, moved 5 spaces. Collected green token.
28. Player 2 spun NE, moved 6 spaces.
29. Player 1 spun S, moved 6 spaces.
30. Player 2 spun NW, moved 1 spaces. Collected yellow token
31. Player 1 spun N, moved 2 spaces. Collected red token
32. Player 2 spun NE, moved 2 spaces.
33. Player 1 spun E, moved 5 spaces.
34. Player 2 spun E, moved 5 spaces.
35. Player 1 spun N, moved 3 spaces. Collected red token. Player 1 now at 7 tokens
36. Player 2 spun N, moved 6 spaces.
37. Player 1 spun NW, moved 4 spaces.
38. Player 2 spun NE, moved 6 spaces. Collected white token.
39. Player 1 spun S, moved 2 spaces. Collected white token, swapped red token.
40. Player 2 spun S, moved 2 spaces. Collected green token.
41. Player 1 spun S, moved 4 spaces.
42. Player 2 spun E, moved 1 spaces. Collected green token. Player 2 at 7 total.
43. Player 1 total = 100 , Player 2 total = 125
44. Player 2 wins