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Game Entry

Triplanetary

(1973)
User Rating: 6.8 / 10 (53 Ratings)
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GameID: 3637
Rank: 1915
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Designed By: John Harshman
Marc W. Miller
Published By: GDW (Game Designers Workshop)
Mfg suggested # of Players: 2 - 3 players
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Playing Time: 45 Minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages: 12 and up
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Category: Fighting
Racing
Science Fiction
Mechanics: Hex-and-Counter
Other Names: N/A

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Set in the 21st century, the map depicts the inner Solar system out to Jupiter. Scenarios involve racing, pirating, invasions, and a few others.

Movement involves vector mechanics. Players plot courses using a grease pencil on the map and use fuel to accelerate a maximum of one each turn. Planets and moons are used to modify the trajectory.

There are a limited number of ships. Most are limited in fuel, so making efficient use of gravity is important to reaching a destination.

2nd edition came out in 1981.

It is fairly easy to extend the game to much more than 3 players, although the board can become cluttered with ship trails (the game is sorta like Crayon Rails in this respect).

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User Rank: 1915
Num Ratings: 53
Average Rating: 6.75
Standard Deviation: 1.34
Num Views: 8553
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.50 moreinfo
Personal Comments: 38
Users Owning: 108
Users Wanting: 18
Users Trading: 10
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An expanded hex map roughly twice the size of the original.
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English Rules
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PostScript & GIF format counter sheets by Matthew Goldman.
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Cyberboard Gamebox for Triplanetary

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