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Rules assistance for Alien Frontiers: Faction Pack #2
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–5 players
- 90 min
- 13+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Alien Frontiers: Faction Pack #2
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Alien Frontiers: Faction Pack #2 is an expansion for Alien Frontiers released in 2014 for 2–5 players and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Tory Niemann and W. David MacKenzie and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Area Majority / Influence, and Open Drafting.
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About the game
Alien Frontiers: Faction Pack #2 - Sunrise Commune Fleeing persecution on Earth, the "Sunnies" came to Maxwell in hopes of finding a place where humanity would just leave them alone. FACTION ABILITIES OWNER: Pay one less ore than usual for any colony you land on a territory where you already have at least one colony. FACILITY: Pay 3 fuel to move 1 of your colonies to a territory with no other colonies on it. COMPONENTS Faction Board 1 new Alien Tech Card 2 new Agenda Cards
Designers
Publishers
- Game Salute
- Clever Mojo Games
Questions and answers
Alien Frontiers: Faction Pack #2 supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Alien Frontiers: Faction Pack #2 for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Alien Frontiers: Faction Pack #2 has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Alien Frontiers: Faction Pack #2 belongs to these categories: Dice, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Area Majority / Influence, and Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Alien Frontiers: Faction Pack #2 are: Tory Niemann and W. David MacKenzie. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Alien Frontiers: Faction Pack #2 as an expansion for Alien Frontiers. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Alien Frontiers to use it. Check that your edition of Alien Frontiers is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.