Factsheet
Developer:
Temple Gates Games LLC
Based in San Mateo, CA
Release date:
05/03/2017
Website:
templegatesgames.com
Regular Price:
| $ | 6.99 |
Description
Race for the Galaxy is an engine building strategy card game. Winner of BoardGameGeek, Tric Trac, and Fairplay Magazine's Best Card Game of the year awards, it challenges players to build the most prosperous galactic empire. Players will explore, develop, settle, consume, and produce to create a strategy that will edge their empire up to victory. In games of two to four players, competitors choose phases in secret, resolve them in simultaneous turns, and play cards to build technologies and conquer worlds. Players can join the same multiplayer games across supported platforms PC, Android, and iOS. For a single player experience the Keldon neural networked AI will truly challenge players who ratchet it up to hard mode. At $6.99, Race for the Galaxy includes five starting worlds, ninety additional worlds and developments, plus a bonus promo-pack of six new starting worlds like Star Nomad Raiders and Terraforming Colonists. The Gathering Storm and Rebel vs Imperium expansions are available for immediate purchase at $3.99 each.
History
Temple Gates Games in collaboration with Tom Lehmann, Keldon Jones, and Rio Grande Games brings one of the most beloved strategy boardgames to your PC, phone and tablet. Race for the Galaxy, designed by Tom Lehmann, is a critically acclaimed hit strategy board game published by Rio Grande Games. AI pioneer Keldon Jones originally developed an AI for Race for the Galaxy as a research project on neural networks. Now Temple Gates Games brings the fruits of this project to a mobile adaptation of Race for the Galaxy.
Features
- 2 - 4 player with network multiplayer
- Asynchronous and real-time multiplayer modes
- Advanced neural network AI by Keldon Jones
- Five starting worlds and ninety settlement and development cards
- Free promo pack included: New Worlds with six starting planets
- Gathering Storm, Rebel Vs. Imperium, and Brink of War expansions available (Dec 14)
Videos
Steam/Mobile Launch Trailer YouTube, .mp4
Images
Logo & Icon
Awards & Recognition
- "Board Game of the Year 2017" - Pocket Tactics
- "Golden Geek Award - Best Card Game" - BoardgameGeek
- "Best Board Game Apps of 2017 - Best Online Game" - Pixelated Cardboard
- "À La Carte Award - Best Card Game" - Fairplay Magazine
- "Card Game Of The Year" - Tric Trac
- "Top 10 Android Board Game Apps" - Pixelated Cardboard
- "Editor’s Choice Award" - Game Nite Magazine
Selected Articles
- "One of the best digital conversions to date."
- Chris Carter, Destructoid - "An exemplary app and a brilliant adaptation."
- Max Eddy, PC Mag - "Best New Games: Go and grab it right now."
- Ash Mayhew, Droid Gamers - "10/10 High marks from me."
- Tom Vasel, The Dice Tower - " Race for the Galaxy will have the best AI of any card or board game ever ported to a mobile device."
- David Neumann, Stately Play - "5/5. Another GOTY Contender steps up."
- Matt Thrower, Pocket Tactics - "It's basically taken over my entire life."
- Mason Weaver, FiveByGames Podcast - "The players in our forums seem to be quite happy with it."
- Tasos Lazarides, Touch Arcade - "An in-depth card game that strategists will love."
- Allen S, Gamers Assault Weekly - "There’s no excuse not to try this out."
- Keith Schleicher, Gaming Trend - "A must-own without a doubt."
- Jason Parker, OnRpg - "Top 10 Android Board Game Apps."
- Brian, Pixelated Cardboard - "5/5 About as good as it gets."
- Tony M, BoardGameQuest - "One of the best-loved card games around."
- Media, Tabletop Gaming - "Complex and with a lot of depth."
- Marcus Schwarten, iPlayApps
Request Press Copy
Request a game press copy by emailing us the title you wish to review, your name and your outlet. info@TempleGatesGames.com.
Additional Links
Expansion 1
Gathering Storm templegatesgames.com.
Expansion 2
Rebel vs Imperium templegatesgames.com.
Expansion 3
Brink of War templegatesgames.com.
Reviews
Race for the Galaxy in the press templegatesgames.com.
Press Release
PC Launch on Steam templegatesgames.com.
Press Release
Mobile Launch templegatesgames.com.
About Temple Gates Games LLC
Boilerplate
Temple Gates Games is a San Francisco based team of boardgame app developers. Our specialty is in bringing boardgames to a wider audience by offering digital adaptations that players can play on the go. We work with boardgame designers and publishers to bring their creations to digital life, including quality of life improvements such as automated bookkeeping, rules enforcement, interactive tutorials, and more. Our cross-platform philosophy allows players to play across mobile and PC devices. We are most known for integrating neural-networked AI to create learning opponents and lickety split performance.
More information
More information on Temple Gates Games LLC, our logo & relevant media are available here.
Race for the Galaxy Credits
Tom Lehmann
Boardgame Designer
Keldon Jones
AI / Game Logic
Patrick Benjamin
Animator
Theresa Duringer
Designer
Jeff Gates
Programmer
B Rosaschi
Artist
Contact
Theresa Duringer
info@templegatesgames.com
Twitter
twitter.com/Temple_Gates
Facebook
facebook.com/TempleGatesGames
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