Oblivion Galaxy is available to playtest on Tabletop Simulator

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Cardboard Edison Award
2022 Finalist

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Can you rescue the galaxy from certain Doom?

Oblivion Galaxy is a game about the economics of trying to escape a dying galaxy, and the hard choices that must be made in desperate situations. In a technologically advanced future, where civilisation has spread across the stars, you lead a powerful Faction of the Milky Way. Your scientists have discovered that the apocalypse approaches as destructive vortices of entropy bear down on the galaxy, tearing whole star systems asunder. You must develop and construct a means to escape the Galaxy before it is too late!


Oblivion Galaxy is a mid-weight worker placement and recall game focused on building an engine, managing resources and time, all while the game board is consumed from the outside in. Players must use their turns effectively, placing their workers to harvest resources and build the infrastructure needed to save their populations. But every time a player recall their workers to use them again, time moves on and more of the available board space is consumed by the Doom


There are several different ways of saving people, which award either more points, or are faster and easier to implement - players must balance their desire to score well with saving as many workers as they can before the time runs out! Players using faster strategies can save all their population early, which brings forward the galaxy's Doom, giving players going for higher scoring strategies less time. This creates a tense pivot point in the mid-game where players can choose to go all in on a lower scoring strategy, or hold on to a higher scoring strategy as long as possible to try and squeeze out as many points as they can.

Oblivion Galaxy is currently available to be published.

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Oblivion Galaxy is currently designed with a space science fiction theme, but the core mechanics could be adapted to other themes with a only few minor tweaks. Some examples might include;

Oblivion Galaxy is available to playtest on Tabletop Simulator

Everything you need to play is in the Tabletop Simulator Mod, including the rulebook and all game components. The game is ready to play for 1-4 players. There are two variants available as individual Steam Workshop Mods - 

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Baseline Variant

The Baseline version is a faster, smoother experience, more suitable for players looking to get right into the action and desperation of evacuating the galaxy. It plays in about 90 minutes, and has more simplified mechanisms and a smoother teach. This version is ideal for players looking for a game around the weight of  Terraforming Mars or Scythe.

Baseline Variant Steam Workshop - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2955961444

Current Rulebook - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-7tiwqVvfNRWKIn7CRY7Gk5bX32b4BGL/view?usp=share_link

Features

Strategic Variant

The Strategic version is a longer and more granular experience, more suitable for players who like to plan ahead and predict more than a few turns in advance. It plays in about 2.5 hours, and has more information up-front. This version is ideal for players looking for a game around the weight of  Brass: Birmingham, Through The Ages, and the 18XX series.

Strategic Variant Steam Workshop  - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2491595913

Current Rulebook - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qg9csKeWeLkWK655YDNSnbV0tLaLO9nw/view?usp=share_link

Features

Oblivion Galaxy v0.24 on the table at Caerphilly Board Gamers, January 2022.

Oblivion Galaxy v0.23 on the table at UK Games Expo 2021.

Oblivion Galaxy v0.25OD5 Baseline Variant on the table at Caerphilly Board Gamers, February 2023.