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2017BGG rank #3,498

A Handful of Stars

by Martin Wallace · Treefrog Games

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Players2–4
Time90–120m
ComplexityMedium
Age13+

About the game

What is A Handful of Stars?

A Handful of Stars is the final title published by Treefrog Games and the third entry into the unofficial "A Few Acres of Snow Trilogy." The first game was the two-player A Few Acres of Snow, whose main mechanisms were then reimplemented in the multiplayer Mythotopia, and now A Handful of Stars reimplements the mechanisms from Mythotopia and takes them to the vast reaches of space...

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementModular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

On the shelf

Categories

FightingScience FictionSpace ExplorationWargame

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