It can be read as a 2 in either direction, but notice that just like the 3 is pointy on the upper end, so is the 2, and the shadows on the card’s corners also show that the deck is upside down. I wouldn’t be able to play like that, I’m too much of a nitpicker 😆

Up and down doesn't matter in space :)

Yes we agree! My son in law is a stickler for rules and that’s what we do. Love u guys!

I just read the rules and played my first game (solo). You are correct. In addition to the rulebook quote you mention, on pages 12 and 13 the rules state that turn phase 4 is "gain rewards", which is followed by phase 5 "abilities may be triggered", followed by phase 6 "buy a card", and then followed by phase 7 "charge abilities may be triggered". So, it's totally permitted to trigger abilities after rolling and gaining rewards. However, the dice+arrow type card used in the timestamped example above doesn't allow a player to both allocate one or both dice to this sector to gain charge for the card as a reward, and then reallocate both dice and trigger this ability. Dice are only allowed to be allocated once per turn - in turn phase 3 "allocate dice".

@@chaosinthechasm You are correct in that that you can't allocate the dice twice. That point should have been made separately.Just saying you can't use the charge in the same turn without pointing out that you can if you otherwise have the ability to take the action definitely sounds to the person you're teaching like you just can't do it at all.

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Funny story. I've had this game on my wishlist for four years now and I just got it for Christmas this year. It's been long enough that I completely forgot about it and I looked up this video to learn how to play. It looked really fun and I understood why I added it to the list. Then I found this comment I made back then and I laughed out loud.

You can only activate each reward once per turn. Rules book mentions this to make loops impossible.

The rulebook actually has a section entitled infinite loops.

You can only activate each reward once per dice allocation. So if you allocate the dice together then it only happens once total. However, if you roll doubles you could activate that numbers reward twice, but each reward can only happen once per dice (so twice) but still not an infinite loop.

Stay tuned.

I know perfectly what you mean. Once I notice someone is not paying attention when I’m explaining (it might even be because of something really important outside the game), I just stop talking and smile patiently. But I really like watching this Game Night group playing.

With all due respect, Johnny, I teach a ton of games and I have a little more empathy than that. There is a big difference between hearing someone talk about a game, and actually playing it. I assume and expect I will have to repeat some things.

@@chuckm1961 Slow ur roll there partner... Nothing bad was intended, and it was said in jest, though there is a vein of truth there regardless if ur empathic or not.

It's English. No rules in pronunciations. Its pronounced SPAAAAASH BASH.

Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.

Space ba ass?

S pace bays

The squares that you place charge cubes on are color coded. When it is blue you charge it on your turn. When it is red you charge it on someone else’s turn. The ability may be a different color than the charging color. If the ability is blue you can only use it on your turn, regardless of what color square charged the ability. If the ability is green in color you can use it on anyone’s turn.

The end of the game is triggered once a player reaches 40VP. You finish the current round. The player to the right of the starting player takes the last turn.

It depends on the card. Some cards have multiple squares that are linked together. In this case, you need all of the linked squares "charged" to be able to use it. Other cards may have multiple squares but are not linked. In this case, you can hold multiple charges, but only need one square to be able to use it. Pages 20-27 of the rule book go into detail on the abilities.

Yes. A lot better

I'm guessing Machi Koro

@@tomwakefield1726 That is correct. -Lincoln

IMO Machi Koro is notorious for being a runaway engine game. In many cases, you can pretty much figure out who is going to win (based on which cards you're using) within 5 or 6 rounds and it's often impossible to catch up if you fall behind. One of the things that Space Base does better is that you lose all your income when you buy any card. This keeps a much more level playing field. In contrast, in Machi Koro you can buy low priced cards that feed your engine while still saving dollars for cards with larger effects.

@@KevinGalbraith plus most people spend all their money. So any card that gets money from other players, are worthless.

Yes it's a damn shame you actually have to meet up with people to play this lol.

It's on BGA so you actually dont

Very likely that the answer is no.

Nikki is slightly AP prone. I find Dave and Lincoln may make suggestions but only really "tell" her what to do when she's debating a choice that may be sub-optimal.

I thought the same before, but I think she's addressed this and said that she welcomes the input to keep the show tight with her play style.

More virtue signaling

Thats not virtue signalling.