Terraforming Darkness

An ultra-exciting and equally compact SciFi colonization game. Pure struggle for survival alone or with up to five friends in a dark star system.

After a nuclear war caused the Earth's biosphere to collapse, the remaining nations send their last survivors in colony ships. Their destination is a star system with a habitable planet. But things turn out differently: an unknown system, made of dark matter, traps the fleet with its gravity. The settlers have no choice but to colonize this system. It becomes a true blind flight, as no scanners work in the cosmic nebula that concealed this system.

You command one of the 5 fleets and try to form coalitions with others or claim entire planets for yourself. Every decision influences the survival of everyone. And be careful when you dig deeper into the crust of the planets in search of resources.

During the game, you have to decide how many scout and colony ships you deploy to discover and colonize planets. You also have to connect your worlds and decide how deep you want to risk digging for valuable resources. Deep within them are considerable reserves of raw materials, but also terrifying things. Perhaps you risk everything to assert yourself as the best of the 5 colonies, but in the end, you may fight together for bare survival. To begin, no major preparation is needed beyond thoroughly mixing the 4 bags. Everything is kept simple but delivers an immensely exciting and deep gaming experience. And since the worlds are generated completely differently every time, no two games are alike.

This is what awaits you in this Sci-Fi adventure:

• Strategic Risk Management: Decide wisely how many scout and colony ships you sacrifice to discover and settle new planets. How do you connect your worlds – and how deep do you dare to venture into the mines?
• Greed vs. Survival: The deeper you drill into the planet's crust, the more gigantic the resource deposits. But horrors also lurk there.
• Zero Setup & Maximum Game Depth: No long preparations! Just shake the 4 cloth bags and the game can begin. The rules are catchy and elegant, yet offer an atmospheric and highly exciting game.
• Infinite Replay Value: Thanks to the randomly generated, token-based worlds, no two games are alike. Each time a completely new dark star system awaits you.

Are you ready to risk everything to save humanity from extinction? Grab your fleet and face the unknown!

Contents:

• 4 cotton bags
• Wooden tokens for celestial bodies and parts of the planets
• Acrylic spaceships

Age: 14+
Players: 1-5: Solitaire and Competitive
Playing Time: 30-60 Minutes