Star Pioneer

In Star Pioneer you play intrepid pioneers seeking out new riches in the great expanse of unknown space.

You will explore new regions, trade with newly discovered inhabited worlds, search for mineral deposits and manufacture super commodities from strange new materials.

With some luck and careful strategy you will be become the richest pioneer in the galaxy.

The Basics

You start with 100,000 Galactic Dollars and your rocket on a map card As you play you will lay down new map cards expanding the playing area. Most map cards will provide a new opportunity to earn money and you'll get some money just for exploring.

Planet map cards will let you trade one of 3 commodities; water, food and ore. By buying at planets where the price is low and selling at planets where the price is high you'll make a profit. Easy! But be warned that the prices are not fixed. When any player buys or sells the price will go up or down due to demand. Additionally prices have a chance to fluctuate on their own, this can happen locally on a single planet or galactically for a single resource. A good trade route won't stay open for long but without risk there is no reward.

Planets also have resource points that let you buy resource cards. These are expensive long term investments as you'll need 2 or more before you can make a profit from them. There are also only a limited number of resource points so make sure you get them before your fellow players. The investment can be worth it as a good hand of 3 or 4 resource cards can win you the game.

Mineral Deposit cards offer good earning opportunities for those feeling lucky. Each deposit has a number from 1 to 5, the higher the number the more cash you earn. Beat the number with a dice roll and you'll earn a big chunk of cash. Roll less than the number and you'll just be floating in space looking at rocks.

The player who reaches 1,000,000 Galactic Dollars first wins, so don't spare the rocket fuel and get earning if you want to be the best Star Pioneer!