Lautapelit.fi Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy

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Share: board game, board games, Boardgame, card games, Eclipse, Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy, Jazz Paladin, Jere Kasanen, Jukka Rajaniemi, Lautapelit. The back of the book has sections for each race, explaining what makes them different from the others and giving that bit of thematic blurb.

And although the pacing starts the experience with little to no confrontation, by the time the end of the game comes, there is the potential for a gloriously climatic battle. After that the play passing to the next player and around and round this goes until all players have passed.

Luckily, there are two major faction expansions coming for Eclipse later this year that will accommodate even higher player counts, and I am hopeful they will recapture my love for the game. Yes it can be done, but it can be a little sore on the eyes of things don’t initially seem symmetrical during the initial game layout. My goodness and the big bertha of them all, the GCDS space station sitting smack dab in the middle of the board. This new edition features new components and thoughtfully revised content, incorporating material from former expansions to create the best possible updated version of the game.

There are actual, practical differences between these civilizations as they are designed – which is why it’s disappointing that actually playing them feels so homogenized. Will, thanks for this thoughtful review, and briefly comparing Eclipse 2nd Dawn with its more established cousin, Twilight Imperium. Each faction has a different design of ship so it’s easy to tell which race you’re playing as even if you struggle telling apart the colours. These might be improvements to weapons, engines, shields or a number of other aspects; all of which will improve your fleet’s chances when they get to grips with the enemy.

When I was teaching her the rules, I could easily see her rolling her eyes as I explained the rules to her, and she had no problem voicing her concern that playing Eclipse would end up being a waste of her precious time due to the nature of the mechanics. The online chatter I’ve seen indicated that Eclipse really sings at 4+ players, which made me a little nervous. Furthermore, if you are able to destroy a ship before it attacks then they are out and don’t get to attack, so needless to say initiative is very important. Better get those ship upgrades right or you’ll be very embarrassed when your armada collapses in the face of the enemy defence fleet. There are three different colors of techs, each focusing on a specific idea like ship upgrades, military or economy.