
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,042
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Star Tycoon
- 1–4 players
- 25–100 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2024

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Mothership: Booster Pack is an expansion for Mothership: Tabletop Combat released in 2020 for 2–6 players, 45–180 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Peter Sanderson and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
The content Booster Pack is all about beefing up the card count and adding even more variety to Mothership. The pack includes: 27x Action Cards (6x Holo Cards) 8x Artifacts Cards 8x Artifact Tokens 6x Class Cards 30x Distress Beacons Cards 10x Development Cards 10x Objective Cards 2x Celestial Hazards 2x City Planets + Stands Also comes with blank cards for custom content: 8x Blank Action cards 8x Blank Class cards 8x Blank Distress beacons 8x Blank Objectives 8x Blank Developments 8x Blank Artifacts and Blank Tokens
Mothership: Booster Pack supports 2–6 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 Mothership: Booster Pack is 45–180 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 Mothership: Booster Pack 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.
Mothership: Booster Pack belongs to these categories: Wargame, Dice, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid. 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 Mothership: Booster Pack are: Peter Sanderson. 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 Mothership: Booster Pack as an expansion for Mothership: Tabletop Combat. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Mothership: Tabletop Combat to use it. Check that your edition of Mothership: Tabletop Combat is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.