# Among the Stars: The Ambassadors

## General Info
- **Year Published**: 2013
- **BGG Rating**: 7.3
- **BGG Rank**: —
- **Players**: 2-4 (Best with: 3)
- **Duration**: 30 min
- **Weight**: 2.53 / 5
- **Designers**: Panagiotis Zinoviadis, Vangelis Bagiartakis
- **Artists**: Antonis Papantoniou
- **Publishers**: Artipia Games, Portal Games, Stronghold Games
- **Categories**: Card Game, Expansion for Base-game, Science Fiction
- **Mechanics**: Open Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers

## Verdict
The perfect upgrade for players seeking more tactical-depth and-variety in their galactic-adventures!Deeply strategic choicesMassive-amount of contentSupports up to 6 playersRequires base gameHeavy language dependencyRECOMMENDED

## Description
If you feel like your space station is getting a bit too quiet, grab your spacesuit because the ambassadors have arrived! Among the Stars: The Ambassadors is the expansion designed to inject a layer of diplomacy and strategic depth into the-already intense space-faring action of the base game. The star of the show is the introduction of a brand-new fourth action: inviting ambassadors from various races to join your council. These aren't just-flavor-text-only-NPCs, though; each ambassador comes with unique-to-their-race abilities that can significantly shift your tactical approach.

However, space-time and-space-room are both limited. Your council has fixed slots, meaning every ambassador you invite is a calculated risk and a commitment of resources. You'll need to decide whether a specific-ability is worth the slot, or if you should pass on a powerful-looking-alien to save room for a future-focused-diplomat. Beyond the-ambassadors-themselves, this expansion is a massive content drop. You're looking at over 150 new cards, including more than twenty new locations and fresh objectives to chase. It even introduces a brand-new alien race to even out the galactic playing field.

For those-who-love-variety, the expansion includes new Conflict sets. Instead of mixing them with the old ones, you can swap them out entirely to refresh the-gameplay-loop. And for the larger-than-life-groups, it includes rules and components to expand the player count up to 5 or 6 players. It's the ultimate way to breathe new life into your-space-adventures, offering more-decision-making-points and much more replayability for anyone who has-already-mastered the base game.

## FAQ
### Can I play this without the base game?
No, this is an expansion and requires the original Among the Stars to play.

### Does it make the game much harder?
It adds a bit of-complexity through ambassador abilities, but it stays true to the original-game-feel.

### How many players can play with this expansion?
It includes rules and components to support up to 6 players.

### Is there a language barrier?
Yes, there is a high-dependency on English due to the amount of new card-text.

### What's the main-new-thing?
The introduction of ambassadors who provide unique-abilities but take up limited-council-slots.

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