Spaceopoly (1997)

About this game

Players fly their spaceship around the solar system to land on and purchase moons and planets in a this Monopoly style game. Rent is charged when opponents land on your property, and players are eliminated by bankruptcy, or being blown to bits in laser battle. Multiple ways to win (Fulfill your mission, last on the board, most assets), and lose (bankruptcy and disable by lasers). The publisher says this is a revised and simplified edition of Solarquest, used by permission.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.7/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 7 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.