Blue Moon (2004)

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Designer	Reiner Knizia
Artist	Daren Bader Scott Fischer Lars Grant-West Todd Lockwood John Matson James Nelson Michael Phillippi Raimundo Pousada Brian Schomburg Claus Stephan Franz Vohwinkel Imelda Vohwinkel Show More »
Publisher	999 Games Fantasy Flight Games Kosmos Tilsit
Year Published	2004
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (59 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (14 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (27 voters) [poll]
Honors	2004 Fairplay À la carte Winner 2004 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Two-players
Subdomain	Strategy Games (56 voters) [vote]
Category	Card Game Fantasy
Mechanic	Hand Management Variable Player Powers
Expansion	Blue Moon Expansion: Buka Invasion Blue Moon Expansion: Emissaries & Inquisitors; Allies Blue Moon Expansion: Emissaries & Inquisitors; Blessings Blue Moon Expansion: The Aqua Blue Moon Expansion: The Flit Blue Moon Expansion: The Khind Blue Moon Expansion: The Mimix Blue Moon Expansion: The Pillar Blue Moon Expansion: The Terrah Blue Moon: Earth Spirit Blue Moon: Fire Spirit Blue Moon: Seemond Blue Moon: Water Spirit Blue Moon: Windgeister Show More »
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The world of Blue Moon is in chaos. Its god has abandoned it, and its people are in open war against each other, while the ruling power of three elemental dragons reigns above all! In this original 2-player game designed by Reiner Knizia, each player takes control over one of the Blue Moon peoples - the creative machinations of the Mimix, the fiery Vulca, the lofty Flit, and the clever Hoax - in their quest for dominance. The Blue Moon Legends basic set provides all the material needed to play, including details on the various peoples, a game board, full-color rules, and three plastic dragon figures. Expansion packs contain additional people cards.

Description from the publisher.

Blue Moon is part of the Kosmos two-player series.

Expansions

2004 Mimix
2004 Flit
2004 Khind
2004 Terrah
2005 Pillar
2005 Aqua
2005 Emissaries and Inquisitors: Allies
2005 Emissaries and Inquisitors: Blessings
2006 The Buka Invasion

Sequels

2006 Blue Moon City

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Awards

2008 BoardGamer.ru Best 2-Player Game.

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Components:

The Vulca People Set (31 Cards)
The Hoax People Set (31 Cards)
3 Dragons
1 Game Board
2 Overview Cards
1 Game Rules

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German first edition

Publisher: Kosmos

Artist: John Matson, Michael Phillippi, Franz Vohwinkel

Year: 2004

Size: Square 2-player (e.g. Lost Cities)

1.25 pounds

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English first edition

Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games, Kosmos

Artist: John Matson, Michael Phillippi, Franz Vohwinkel

Year: 2004

Product Code: KN08

Size: Square 2-player (e.g. Lost Cities)

1.25 pounds

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Dutch edition

Publisher: 999 Games

Artist: John Matson, Michael Phillippi, Franz Vohwinkel

Year: 2004

Product Code: 999-BLU01

Size: Square 2-player (e.g. Lost Cities)

1.31 pounds

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Publisher: Kosmos, Tilsit

Artist: John Matson, Michael Phillippi, Franz Vohwinkel

Year: 2004

Size: Square 2-player (e.g. Lost Cities)

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Reference Card of the peoples that have been published in French

A complete reference card of the four peoples (Vulca, Hoax, Mimix and Flit) that have been published in French. Best cut both panels, glue them back-to-back, and laminate, to have and overall view of the cards in each deck.

franchi

2011-03-18

Blue Moon in Russian

Правила игры на русском языке

incitarius

2010-04-18

Custom deck - Creeper - german

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Umbratus

2009-02-14

Custom deck - LOTR Theme - german

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2009-02-14

Custom deck - Azuth - german

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Custom deck - Wyrm - german

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2009-02-14

List of more than 300 fan created cards and decks

New races: Rhul, Wyrm, Daria, Tha Roon, Obblinox, Eaggra, Shama Li, Geometrix, Valeskan, Estaron, Waldmenschen as well as some Hyla, Inquisitors, Mutants and a whole Lord of the Rings inspired deck. Mostly in german as of yet. Some decks are already translated to english though.

Umbratus

2009-01-24

Universal Head BLUE MOON Rules Summary & Reference

The Universal Head BLUE MOON Rules Summary v1.2 (Apr09). Double-sided rules summary and icon reference sheet.

UniversalHead

2008-12-21

Blue_Moon_cards_hun.xls

Hungarian translation of card texts (English card names are used). Vulca, Hoax, Flit, Mimix, Khind, Terrah, Aqua and Pillar cards included.

szunyi

2008-12-05

Concise reference sheet by hecose

Concise reference sheet for looking up easy-to-forget rules quickly. Useful if you haven't played the game for some time and need a refresher. Provides a summarised and structured outline to help in teaching a game.

hecose

2008-07-22

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Num Ratings:	4043
Average Rating:	6.88
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Blue Moon Expansion: Buka Invasion

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	298
Average Rating	7.17
Average Weight	2.50

Num Owned	1183
Prev. Owned	113
For Trade	48
Want in Trade	35

Wishlist	65
Comments	154
Year Published	2006

Blue Moon Expansion: Emissaries & Inquisitors; Allies

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	303
Average Rating	7.02
Average Weight	2.31

Num Owned	1288
Prev. Owned	115
For Trade	43
Want in Trade	43

Wishlist	60
Comments	136
Year Published	2005

Blue Moon Expansion: Emissaries & Inquisitors; Blessings

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	302
Average Rating	7.01
Average Weight	2.37

Num Owned	1284
Prev. Owned	123
For Trade	41
Want in Trade	30

Wishlist	48
Comments	131
Year Published	2005

Blue Moon Expansion: The Aqua

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	548
Average Rating	7.36
Average Weight	2.14

Num Owned	1483
Prev. Owned	137
For Trade	34
Want in Trade	76

Wishlist	100
Comments	219
Year Published	2005

Blue Moon Expansion: The Flit

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	689
Average Rating	7.20
Average Weight	2.23

Num Owned	2061
Prev. Owned	186
For Trade	81
Want in Trade	18

Wishlist	37
Comments	250
Year Published	2004

Blue Moon Expansion: The Khind

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	626
Average Rating	7.37
Average Weight	2.20

Num Owned	1816
Prev. Owned	158
For Trade	66
Want in Trade	24

Wishlist	42
Comments	242
Year Published	2004

Blue Moon Expansion: The Mimix

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	706
Average Rating	7.21
Average Weight	2.17

Num Owned	2046
Prev. Owned	201
For Trade	97
Want in Trade	24

Wishlist	43
Comments	281
Year Published	2004

Blue Moon Expansion: The Pillar

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	529
Average Rating	7.33
Average Weight	2.25

Num Owned	1457
Prev. Owned	131
For Trade	29
Want in Trade	82

Wishlist	88
Comments	196
Year Published	2005

Blue Moon Expansion: The Terrah

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	588
Average Rating	7.25
Average Weight	2.19

Num Owned	1747
Prev. Owned	159
For Trade	59
Want in Trade	25

Wishlist	38
Comments	206
Year Published	2004

Blue Moon: Earth Spirit

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	19
Average Rating	6.79
Average Weight	2.33

Num Owned	169
Prev. Owned	14
For Trade	27
Want in Trade	11

Wishlist	15
Comments	17
Year Published	2005

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