Voyages of the Space Beagle Board Game | BoardGames.com | Your source for everything to do with Board Games

Description

A card game based on the Science Fiction novel by A.E. van Vogt. Players meld cards to complete adventures.

Players share a common deck. The deck has 10 suits: Ship, Crew, Location, Alien, Power, Politics, Trick, Equipment, Investigation, Naxialism. There are 20-23 cards in each suit. Each suit has a unique ability which can be activated during the action phase. For example a Ship card can be used to draw 2 cards from the deck, a Crew card allows you to search the discard for 1 card etc.

Players take turns with each turn comprising 4 phases:

Encounter Phase

Draw 2 cards from the deck and put them in your hand.

Action Phase

You may play (discard 1 card from your hand) to activate its ability.

Resolution Phase

If you have 1 card from each of the 10 suits in your hand, you may make an adventure meld. Place the meld in a pile beside you.
If you made a meld draw 10 new cards.

Logistics Phase