Designer	Oliver Harrison Mike Roy
Artist	Mike Doyle
Publisher	Valley Games, Inc.
Year Published	2008
# of Players	3 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players (12 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	180 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (4 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (7 voters) [poll]
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Category	Science Fiction Space Exploration
Mechanic	Auction/Bidding Campaign / Battle Card Driven Modular Board Set Collection Tile Placement Show More »
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Primary Name	Supernova
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Escape! Expand! Defend! Conquer!

Your civilization is living peacefully in a solar system whose sun is steadily approaching Supernova. You must abandon your planet and fight for a foothold in a new solar system before your home world is destroyed. Over the next millennium, you will have to learn new technologies - Weapons, Shields, Communications or Engines - to aid in your quest for survival. Earn income by mining moons and discover alien races on new planets, earning you valuable bonuses. You need to plan carefully, balancing your rate of expansion with defense, as you must guard your claimed territory and fend off other civilizations to protect what you have rightfully won.

Supernova is a board game with a unique card-based battle system and inspired artwork by Mike Doyle. Players vie for control of space as well as the unstable sun, imminently approaching Supernova. Players acquire points by owning planets and moons, earning income, and by placing tiles to expand their empire. The modular game board of this wonderful new space design offers a different experience with each play. The player with the most points when the sun goes Supernova is proclaimed the winner!

Supernova is #3 in the Valley Games Modern Line

Website: http://www.supernovagame.com

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Publisher: Valley Games, Inc.

Artist: Mike Doyle

Year: 2008

Size: 12.40 x 10.70 x 2.20 inches

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Supernova

This should make it easy to jump into this game. It highlights the rules for the v2.2 rulebook.

AThomason

2012-02-13

Reglamento Supernova en castellano

Traducción reglamento Supernova en castellano. Trabajo realizado a partir de la última versión 2.2.

Akeold

2009-07-31

Reglamento en Castellano Supernova

Reglamento de Supernova traducido al castellano. Traducción realizada a partir de la última versión 2.2.

Akeold

2009-07-28

Supernova Rules v2.2

Version 2 of the Supernova rules are now available to download. Among the many changes are such diverse elements as: Improved readability, better layout and structure, a table of contents, card clarifications. Oh, and pretty much everything in the FAQ is covered in the rules proper. AND many various little wording changes. Oh, and... ...screw it, I'll come in again.

Wrevilo

2009-07-14

Supernova FAQ

This is a compilation of FAQ as answered by designer, Oliver Harrison on this forum and has been checked and approved by himself

chooi

2009-02-25

Supernova Player Aid

Player Aids, one for each player: detailed Round, Turn, and Battle sequences. Cut out and it fits nicely on the player mat over the current aid information.

smcneil

2009-02-14

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Polish review at GamesFanatic.pl	http://www.gamesfanatic.pl/2008/11/05/supernova-ca...	2011-04-12
Graphic designer's blog post	http://mdoyle.blogspot.com/2008/03/valley-games-su...	2010-09-09
Publisher's page	http://valleygames.ca/our-games/modern-line/supern...	2010-09-09
Review at Drake's Flames	http://drakesflames.blogspot.com/2008/12/board-gam...	2008-12-30