{"title":"Dranda Games","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"solar-storm","title":"Solar Storm","description":"In\u003cstrong\u003eSolar Storm\u003c\/strong\u003e , you are crew members on board a ship that has had its energy core taken out by solar flares. Even worse, the ship is caught in the sun’s gravitational pull which is causing even more damage. It is only a matter of time before you and the rest of the crew perish.\u003cbr\u003eYou and the other crew members must repair the ship whilst using resources to divert what little power is left, back to the energy core. You must work together if you have any hope of survival. Get moving. You have limited resources and more solar flares are continuously causing more damage. Can you survive this Solar Storm, or will you perish in the burning abyss?\u003cbr\u003eOn a player’s turn, they may take up to 3 of the following actions; move, use resources to repair an area of the ship, use resources to divert power from an area back to the energy core, scavenge for resources, share resources, or strategically save actions for later in the game.\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of each player’s turn, the ship will take more damage. The level of damage will increase as the game goes on. Players win if they can direct power from all areas back to the energy core. However, players will lose if an area takes too much damage or if the resource deck runs dry.\u003cbr\u003eSolar Storm will give players a unique game every time they play due to the ship’s areas being laid out randomly at the start of each game. In Solar Storm, cooperative play is essential as players cannot win on their own.\u003cu\u003ePlayers\u003c\/u\u003e : 1-4\u003cu\u003eSuggested Ages:\u003c\/u\u003e 14 and up\u003cu\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/u\u003e English\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/274037\/solar-storm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to BGG.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/BGG_logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 60px;height: 45px\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DNzD_UpDxLs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to Youtube.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/GamingRulesLogo.jpg\" style=\"width: 45px;height: 45px\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Dranda Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52062891311453,"sku":"DG001","price":15.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/solarstorm.jpg?v=1763044116"},{"product_id":"solar-sphere-dranda-games","title":"Solar Sphere","description":"The human race has exhausted all the energy available on planet Earth. If they are to advance into an intergalactic civilisation they must harness the power of a solar system. They must build a dyson sphere.\u003cstrong\u003eSolar Sphere\u003c\/strong\u003e (designed by\u003cspan class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamedesigner\/115824\/ayden-lowther\" title=\"Ayden Lowther\"\u003eAyden Lowther\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamedesigner\/105302\/simon-milburn\" title=\"Simon Milburn\"\u003eSimon Milburn\u003c\/a\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e is a dice placement\/manipulation game with elements of engine building, resource management, and set collection. Set hundreds of years in the future in a time when competition will move mankind forward, but when collaboration is also sometimes necessary. In Solar Sphere, each player commands a mothership. Their primary task is to build a dyson sphere. But, with crew to hire and aliens attacking the sphere, there are many other ways to earn prestige and become the saviour of mankind.\u003cbr\u003eIn this dice placement game, players can manipulate their dice using drones. However, players have a limited supply of drones, which are also used to upgrade dice placement spots or to support in fights against aliens. Players can always recycle used drones to get them back into their supply. Or, spend them for instant benefits.\u003cbr\u003ePlayers simultaneously start the turn by rolling their dice. Dice act as spacecraft and are sent, in payer order, to locations to gather resources, build the dyson sphere, build or recycle drones, upgrade worker spots, hire crew, and fight off aliens.\u003cbr\u003eCrew come with their own unique benefits that will help players in a variety of areas. Chain crew abilities together to build a good engine, and retire them for extra benefits. Making space for new crew members.\u003cbr\u003eAs the game progresses, more aliens will arrive to defend a sun that they also need. Fight them off alone, or join forces with other players and share the rewards. However, if no one takes on the rebellious aliens, then you all lose points.\u003cstrong\u003eSolar Sphere\u003c\/strong\u003e combines a combination of mechanisms with a powerful theme to bring players an immersive experience.\u003cbr\u003e[bgg id=329228]","brand":"Dranda Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52065503674717,"sku":"DG002","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/solarsphere-cover_c60e361c-fbf9-462d-838b-ea085fd4c7f6.jpg?v=1771262093"},{"product_id":"solar-sphere-expansions","title":"Solar Sphere: Expansions","description":"The\u003cstrong\u003eSolar Sphere Expansions\u003c\/strong\u003e (designed by\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamedesigner\/69851\/jonny-pac\" title=\"Jonny Pac\"\u003eJonny Pac\u003c\/a\u003e ) box contains the White Dwarf and Corporation Robots modules, and additional components to support a fifth player.\u003cbr\u003eWith the construction of Solar Sphere #1 underway, The Corporation has set its sights on a nearby White Dwarf. You can now choose to survey the White Dwarf to gain valuable resources and opportunities. The White Dwarf expansion adds a unique rondel mechanism, where you can chose to move a meeple up to the value of your die, or if you have upgraded the White Dwarf location, you can move two meeples for extra rewards!\u003cbr\u003eThe Corporate Robots expansion adds a set of cards and meeples that act as remote access to worker locations. Install the cards into your command centre and deploy the meeple robots to locations to fully upgrade that location's power! You can then access that location from your command centre.\u003cbr\u003eA fifth player can also now join the table with all the components needed to do so.\u003cbr\u003eAre you ready to expand the Solar Sphere?\u003cbr\u003e[bgg id=355328]","brand":"Dranda Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52065509671261,"sku":"DG003","price":15.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/solarsphere-expansions_6c08077b-3d9e-497b-b1ab-6e18b1a6ce43.jpg?v=1769631208"},{"product_id":"isle-of-trains-all-aboard","title":"Isle of Trains: All Aboard","description":"Welcome to the\u003cem\u003eIsle of Trains\u003c\/em\u003e , where you are the conductor, and constructor of one of the island’s locomotives. You’ll build trains and load a range of goods to complete contracts across the island, and also deliver passengers to their destinations.\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsle of Trains: All Aboard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a card-based engine building game where cards have multiple uses: You can use cards as locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, or buildings to improve the effectiveness and abilities of your train. Cards can also be spent to pay for the construction of your new train cars and buildings, or you can use your cards as cargo and load them onto available freight cars.\u003cbr\u003eYou will also have a range of passengers who want to be taken to different destinations. You will draw these passengers at random from a bag when you build passenger cars and certain locomotives. You can then load passengers into any available passenger car. When passengers are delivered to their destinations, they will give you an instant powerful bonus!\u003cbr\u003eLoading cargo and passengers into opponents’ trains is important on the Isle of Trains as it’ll also gain you extra bonuses that turn! But this will help the other train conductors get a little closer to completing their goals, by giving them the cargo or passengers, which they can then use for deliveries and big end game points!\u003cbr\u003eThe game ends when a certain number of contracts have been completed, or a certain number of passengers are delivered. You win by scoring the most points, which you earn by building up your train, completing contracts, and delivering passengers.\u003cem\u003eIsle of Trains: All Aboard\u003c\/em\u003e is all about balancing the need to upgrade your train, with loading cargo or passengers onto opponent’s train for big bonuses, and delivering cargo and passengers to their destinations before anyone else. 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