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Lightyear is coming in 2021
🕑 Added 2020-12-02 01:50:43 +0000 UTCGather your crew and gear and launch into a fringe section of space where the law teeters over the edge and a good captain can earn a living. There's no shortage of threats that endanger the goodfolk of deep space, but luckily your torpedo bay is full and lasers are hot.
In Lightyear you'll play solo or cooperative with a friend, as the captain of a so-called starship, in hopes of earning some rewards and a decent rep. Using tactical maneuvering and dice-based action selection, you'll work through the sector's small, medium and large enemies trying to gain rewards and ultimately live to see another day.
Customizable episodes will challenge you with variable enemies and threats while offering powerful new gear and talented crew to help you in your adventures.
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I considered just leaving this post at that, with no additional info... but I couldn't. :)
So.... this is one of the big 2021 things we've been working on for quite a while. A 1-2 player cooperative, yearlong game in the manner of our previous games, Chain Mail and Personal Space. While very different from both, you'll see some common threads. Postcards. Cubes and dice. Colorful art. Ongoing content. The above images just show a small amount of the game. There's so much still to come.
This is one of those games that hits a lot of great beats for us. The dice system is neat and accessible. The threats are AI that is very simple to manage, yet they have unique and varied interactions. A game session is tough to win, but feels very rewarding when you do. And our pocket universe is as strange as its ever been.
Lightyear was designed by Jason Greeno, with art by Satoshi Waku. It'll release starting in March 2021 as part of the PNP level and all physical game levels. You can play with a single month's content (along with the starter kit), and when you have additional months you can start to mix things up.
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And with this in mind, we've FINALLY figured out how to do Personal Space as PNP. Posting that next and separate, just so you'll have everything in one place.
Comments
Benjamin Hester
same. new BGOTM member thanks to Lightyear
Thomas Brendel
Actually incredible that Button Shy managed to scoop Disney on this by over a week.
Daniel Vance
Been thinking about joining the Board Game a month club since getting my first Button Shy game (which has been followed by many more), and this pushed me over the edge. Looks great!
Edward Guida
Awesome! Honestly I got kind of bored with Personal Space after a month, but this sounds like it could be right up my alley. Way to keep me hooked!
Nils Dassinger
Looks fantastic. Ongoing but hopefully no daily gameplay necessary?
Shane Stewart
Looks fantastic, love the art and the colours!! Also the theme is right on cue for me. Here’s hoping for more free time in 2021 to enjoy this as this will keep my Patreon rolling over now (unfortunately couldn’t keep up with Personal Space this year). Looking forward to seeing this!
John Ricker
Looks to be exactly why I am a Patron!
OhHaiMe
Me:"Does anyone know how to drive a Hypetrain?" Jason: *Raises hand*
James M.
This definitely looks interesting, but unfortunately for me, more often than not I just can't get into the postcard games. Maybe this one will be different. We'll see.
Dice Guys Finish Last
Holy potatoes this looks good! Looking forward to this!
