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Horizons
2018
Rules assistance for Horizons
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- 2–5 players
- 60–75 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.7/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Horizons
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Horizons is a board game released in 2018 for 2–5 players, 60–75 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Levi Mote and its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement, and Modular Board.
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About the game
In Horizons, you are a starfaring species taking the first steps into a new galaxy. Find new stars, explore new worlds, collect valuable resources, and secure allies to gain the most ground in expanding your empire! Build colonies and resource collectors to hold onto control in various, and increasingly crowded, star systems. Do you have what it takes to manipulate the resources at your disposal and control the galaxy?! How to win The player with the most points wins the game. Players score points by gaining knowledge, exploring new worlds, completing missions, and placing structures to gain majority control on each star system. See the Scoring Side of your Scoring / Icon Player Aid cards for more information. On Your Turn Take 2 Actions: You may then take any 2 of the actions listed below. You may take the same action twice. Explore: Draw and play a world from the bag. Take one knowledge. Adapt: Activate a Habitat and/or take the top ally from any stack. Build: Build a collector or colony. Harvest: Gain 1 resource per collector you have built. Conspire: Draw two mission cards or 1 Ally & 1 Mission card. The game ends when a player places their last colony. Score Victory Points for Controlling star systems, unspent knowledge, and completed Missions —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Pixie Games
- Daily Magic Games
- Schwerkraft-Verlag
- Crazy Pawn Games
Questions and answers
Horizons 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 listed playing time for Horizons is 60–75 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Horizons for ages 14 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.
Horizons has a complexity rating of 2.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light 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.
Horizons belongs to these categories: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, and Civilization. Its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement, and Modular Board. 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 Horizons are: Levi Mote. 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 Horizons as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.