# Alien Artifacts

## General Info
- **Year Published**: 2017
- **BGG Rating**: 6.5
- **BGG Rank**: #2917
- **Players**: 2-5 (Best with: 2)
- **Duration**: 60 min
- **Weight**: 2.89 / 5
- **Designers**: Marcin Senior Ropka, Viola Kijowska
- **Artists**: Aleksandar Mihajlovic, Evan Lee, Igor Pushkar, Miroslav Petrov, Rafał Szyma
- **Publishers**: Portal Games, Matagot, Pegasus Spiele
- **Categories**: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
- **Mechanics**: Hand Management, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Variable Phase Order

## Verdict
If you love fast‑paced 4X and love building card combos, Alien Artifacts will hook you instantly.High replayabilitySmooth resource managementTech combo potentialModerate learning curveLanguage‑heavyRECOMMENDED

## Description
Alien Artifacts is a 4X‑style card game that puts each player in charge of an interplanetary faction hunting for knowledge, power, and of course alien loot. Every round you draw three resource cards, each with two different sides; you may use only one side and up to two cards to fund your actions. With those resources you can build ships, research technologies, discover planets, or trade for currency. Powerful ships let you attack alien forces and capture artifacts that grant huge bonuses. Technologies unlock new actions, bonuses and scoring avenues, while explored planets increase your resource pool and grant special abilities. Each card offers two options: a logistical side that provides ongoing empire bonuses, or an operational side that opens a new scoring path and can be triggered multiple times if managed well. The resource engine and variable phase order give plenty of strategic freedom, letting you tune production, storage and assembly as your plan evolves. The game ends when the draw pile is exhausted twice (or three times with more players) and final scoring tallies completed technologies, full sets of four technologies, explored planets, and the highest levels reached in production, storage and assembly. With over two hundred cards, Alien Artifacts delivers many victory routes and high replay value in under an hour.

## FAQ
### How many players can join?
2 to 5 players.

### What is the playing time?
About 60 minutes.

### How complex is the game?
Light to moderate (weight 2.9/5).

### What components are included?
Over 200 cards, resource markers, victory tokens, and a draw deck.

### Do I need to know English to play?
Yes, all card text is in English, which can be a barrier for non‑English speakers.

### How does a player win?
When the draw pile runs out (twice with 2 players, three times with 3‑5), players score for completed technologies, full sets, explored planets, and the highest production, storage and assembly values.

### Is there a solo mode?
The game does not provide an official solo variant.

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