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Rules assistance for Space Station: Core Modules
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Rules assistant for Space Station: Core Modules
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Space Station: Core Modules is an expansion for Space Station released in 2013. It was designed by Jacob Fryxelius and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Pattern Building, and Worker Placement.
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About the game
Space Station: Core Modules consists of two double-sided cards that add new core modules — Luxury, Military, Scientific and Support — to the game that are revealed when you flip your starting core module. Each module has a unique function.
Designers
Publishers
- FryxGames
Questions and answers
Space Station: Core Modules has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
Space Station: Core Modules belongs to these categories: Card Game, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Pattern Building, and Worker Placement. 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 Space Station: Core Modules are: Jacob Fryxelius. 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 Space Station: Core Modules as an expansion for Space Station. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Space Station to use it. Check that your edition of Space Station is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.