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Parsec X

Parsec X 2013

Design Todd Sanders Art Todd Sanders Publisher Air and Nothingness Press
6.8 /10
BGG rating
1.3
Weight
2–4
Players
4
Best at
30
Minutes
10
Age
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About the Game

Parsec X is a micro-simulation Space Empire game for 2 to 4 players.

Needed to play: the Deck of 18 cards, 10d6, 15 eurocubes per player in 4 different colors, 3 Civilization markers per player and an additional 8 black and 8 white eurocubes.

Rounds and Phases Phase 1: UPKEEP - During this Phase players gain resources from their Homeworld and any Planets and Colony moons they control.

Phase 2: UPGRADE - During this Phase players may gain new technical achievements. Players may also buy additional ships in this Phase.

Phase 3: MOVEMENT - Players move their ships based on their current level of Engine technology.

Phase 4: ENCOUNTER - A. Encountering an Unknown Planet B. Combat 1. Combat With Other Players’ Ships 2. Combat With Other Players’ Controlled Planets 3. Combat with the Xenophobic Empire

Object The winning player is the one who is able to conquer, ally with, and maintain control of 4 different planets within the parsec boundaries of System X.

Filed Under

Categories
Card Game Civilization Dice Exploration Print & Play Science Fiction Space Exploration Territory Building
Mechanics
Area Majority / Influence Dice Rolling Variable Player Powers
BGG ratings
14
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026