Star Realms: Frontiers
2018 / Deckbuilding card game / 1-4 players
*****
Ah, there it is – the poster child for games I'd like to have, but couldn't justify splashing £20 on at any point over the last few years (a second-edition Urbion might be in that chair now). Since it wasn't getting any cheaper, it had to get better, and when I saw it included in an underpriced eBay bundle with related rare and substantial promos, I decided it was unlikely to get better than this, so I spent slightly more on it. It seemed to make sense at the time.
These new-to-me ships and bases with their cool art and slight mathematical variations were as mildly exciting as anticipated, and I enjoyed getting to know them a bit before mixing them in with all the rest. The roster of new solo bosses was underwhelming and fiddly though, I prefer to stick with blasting the shit out of myself before bed.
