Step into galactic conquest in this VR adaptation of the popular tabletop board game.
SAN MATEO, CA – MAY 1 2018 – Temples Gates Games brings acclaimed boardgame Race for the Galaxy to Oculus VR headsets Go, Rift, and Gear. The game is available standalone for $6.99 or can be purchased as part of the Oculus Games with Friends social VR pack.
In Race for the Galaxy, players join their friends aboard an intergalactic spaceship and play cards to settle worlds, develop technologies, and explore the galaxy.
Race for the Galaxy uses machine learning for its AI. Typically digital boardgames and slotsmummy.com/slot-software use heuristic driven AI, which don’t often offer meaningful challenges to experienced players. Race for the Galaxy brings temporal difference learning to VR with its AI powered by neural network. Using reinforcement learning, this AI is one of the first examples of a neural network in production for games working successfully. Cranked to its most difficult setting, this AI ranks above the 97th percentile of players.
Boardgames are typically taught by one player to another and they’re most fun to learn sitting around a kitchen table. In VR, that table can stretch halfway around the globe. Now players can jack in and learn how to play from a friend who can explain the game from a completely different timezone. Tabletalk, reading body language, exchanging eye contact, even faking players out about strategy brings the human connection of tabletop play to digital games through VR.
As a digital boardgame, Race for the Galaxy offers unique features for VR players. In VR, the setup is done automatically. Bookkeeping is automatic, so players can better see their scores in real time. Games against the AI can be played quickly so players can explore risky choices without worrying about getting stuck with a failed strategy. The game enforces legal play and reminds players to exercise their special powers, things that new players sometimes struggle with in boardgames.
Game 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
For more information on Race for the Galaxy, visit TempleGatesGames.com