"dice-combat"

2020 · 2-6 Players · ~60-200 min · Competitive Space Exploration

Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy is the premier space 4X board game, blending European-style economic decision-making with the thrill of galactic conquest. It demands a table of four or more players and a willingness to commit an entire evening, but the payoff is a strategic experience that few games can match. The ship customization system alone would carry a lesser design, and here it's just one layer of a deeply satisfying whole. If your group has the time and the appetite for a big, ambitious space game, this is the one to own.

2015 · 2-4 Players · ~60-90 min · Competitive

Champions of Midgard is often described as 'Lords of Waterdeep with dice combat,' and that comparison captures both its appeal and its limitation. The Viking theme provides satisfying framing for a worker placement game where your recruited warriors fight monsters through dice rolling, and the push-your-luck sea voyages add tension that pure euros lack. The dice combat can feel swingy in ways that undermine strategic planning, and the base game's worker placement options are somewhat limited before expansions.