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In this tactical board game, you take on the role of a leader of one of seven space-faring civilizations. You must carefully choose your path to victory—whether as a conqueror, a pioneer of scientific progress, or an economic tycoon. Eclipse offers it all.

Originally created by a group of Finnish enthusiasts and fans of the epic sci-fi game Twilight Imperium, Eclipse now stands proudly alongside the titles that inspired it. It successfully combines proven mechanics with fresh, original ideas, delivering a gaming experience similar to its predecessor but in a fraction of the time.

The game includes a wealth of components, including plastic miniatures, numerous dice, and tokens. Everything is in English.

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Detailed description and rules (Zatrolené hry)
video review (English)

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Family
Eclipse
Difficulty
3.69/5
Alternative names
Eclipse
星蚀
Language
Rules English
Components English
Number of players
2-6
Minimum age of players
13 years
Game length
30 min.
Boardgamegeek
8.09/10
Parameters
Weight: 1500 g
EAN
6430018270036
Product code
9480
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Tomáš D. 

Eclipse is a space strategy game in the X4 category – "eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate".

In the game, you can do the following:
Build spaceships for combat or space exploration. Explore new sectors where an "Ancient" might appear to defend the territory.
Expand your influence into sectors that aren't yours and colonize planets.
Move ships between sectors and fight. Research various upgrades for your ships, production, or race, and use technology to improve your ships, production, and more.

The game supports up to 6 players and features several races with unique traits and strategies.
Setup is quite fast, and the goal is to earn as many points as possible through various means (combat, research, exploration, colonization...). The game ends after the 9th round.

Combat is resolved by rolling dice. The number of dice corresponds to your ship's weaponry, and its durability depends on your equipment and armor quality.

What puts me off the most is the huge element of luck – the stack of sectors is shuffled, dice are rolled, global research is drawn from a bag, and victory points for combat are also randomized.
You can mitigate the luck a bit, but not everyone can handle it. It has happened more than once that a friend drew an empty sector three times in a row, while I found a goldmine, took down an Ancient on the first shot, colonized planets, and researched cannons. Within 4 rounds, I was miles ahead while my friend was still struggling with a basic fighter, trying to find some "fertile ground".

Even so, I would still recommend Eclipse, but it relies heavily on luck, and that's something you need to keep in mind.

Eclipse je vesmírná strategie spadající do kategorie X4 - "eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate".

Ve hře můžete dělat následující -
Stavět vesmírné lodě pro boj nebo průzkum vesmíru. Prozkoumávat nový sektor vesmíru kde se může objevit "prastarý", který sektor brání.
Rozšiřovat svůj vliv v sektorech, které nepatří vám a obsazovat planety.
Pohybovat se loděmi mezi sektory a bojovat. Vyzkoumávat různá vylepšení vašich lodí, produkce či rasy a nakonec technologiemi vylepšovat lodě, vaši produkci atd.

Hra je až pro 6 hráčů, obsahuje několik ras se specifickymi vlastnostmi a strategiemi hry.
Setup je vcelku rychlý, cíl hry je získat co nejvíce bodů které lze získat ruznými způsoby (boj, výzkum, objevování, obsazování.. ). Hra končí po 9. kole.

Boj probíhá hodem kostek. Počet kostek koresponduje s výzbrojí vašich lodí, stejně tak jejich životnost závisí na výbavě a kvalitě zbroje.

Co mně na hře nejvíce odrazuje je obrovský prvek náhody - hromádka se sektrory se míchá, kostky, globální výzkum se tahá z pytlíku, vítězné body za boj též.
Sice se dá náhodě trochu pomoct, ale ne každý to snese a nejednou se stalo že si kamarád 3x tvytahl prazdný sektor, zatím co já našel parádu, na první ranu sestřelil prastarýho a obsadil planety a vyzkoumal kanony. Za 4 kola sem byl uplně jinde a kamarád se plácal se základní stíhačkou a snažil se objevit "úrodnou půdu".

I přesto bych Eclipse doporučil, ale je to hodně o náhodě a to je třeba mít na paměti

7 years ago
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Jindřich T. 

A perfect game where you explore the universe, build ships, colonize planets, and fight. Everything is top quality, though the civilization boards could be made of sturdier material.

Perfektni hra, objevujete vesmir, stavite lode, kolonizujete planety, bojujete. Vse v super kvalite, jen desky desky civilizaci mohly byt z tvrdsiho materialu

7 years ago
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