Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon

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Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon

450.5Worker Placement

Players
1–4 (Ideal 3)
Time
120 min
Complexity
Rating

Rival space agencies expand a lunar base in Shackleton crater while advancing corporate agendas to earn the most acclaim.

Gameplay

Each round, players draft shuttle tiles to set turn order, astronaut types, and resources. They deploy specialized workers to harvest resources, build lunar modules, and fund corporate projects that create powerful engines and varied scoring across phases.

ThemeAbstractThemedImmersive
RandomnessLuck-ishTacticalSkill
InteractionMinimalIndirectDirect
LearningIntuitiveModerateHeavy
TempoLightThoughtfulIntense
BoardGameGeek Ratings:8.03.94BoardGameGeek

Expansions

1
Shackleton Base: Below. Within. Above.
450.5
EXPANSION

Shackleton Base: Below. Within. Above.

1-4p
120 min

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