Trailblazer

1981 · BGG

Avg rating

5.94

Bayes rating

5.51

Weight

3.29 (Medium Heavy)

Players

2-4

Playtime

4 hr

Ratings count

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Description

Microgame #20 in the Metagaming Microgames series, Trailblazer is an economic simulation set in a period of interstellar expansion. Players discover new systems and buy and sell various goods based on what the planets produce and consume. Supply and demand are modeled by fluctuating values based on the numbers of goods sold. Interstellar travel is dangerous and fleets may be randomized away from their intended destination.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Auction & bidding Dice rolling Resource & economic management

Show all

Roll / flip & write

Game type

Board game

What it’s about

Science fiction & space

Publishers

Metagaming

Designers

Greg Costikyan