Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon

In Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon, you lead a space agency, collaborating with others to establish and expand a permanent base in the Shackleton crater at the Moon's South Pole. But don't think it's all cooperation! Three major corporations are funding the mission, each with their own objectives and secret agendas, and you'll have to balance everyone's interests to come out on top. The game is a strategic race to build structures and fund corporate projects that offer special abilities and numerous scoring opportunities. What's cool is that each game, three of the seven available corporations are randomly chosen, ensuring that every play is a unique experience with new projects, actions, and ways to score. The lunar journey unfolds over three intense rounds, each divided into three crucial phases. In the shuttle phase, you draft a tile that determines the astronauts and resources you'll have for the round, as well as the turn order. Then, in the action phase, it's time to put your astronauts to work on the Moon: collect resources, build vital structures for the base, or fund corporate projects. Each project you fund brings ongoing abilities and more chances to score. The maintenance phase concludes the round, where your astronauts are assigned to structures for bonuses, you collect income and pay costs, and end-of-round corporate effects come into play. At the end of the three rounds, the final scoring reveals who was the most astute space strategist!