- BGG rank
- BGG #5,048
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Stellar Horizons
- 1–7 players
- 120–240 min
- Complexity 3.9/5
- 2020
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- BGG #12,022
- BGG rating
- 8.6
Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier
2025
Rules assistance for Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier
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- 1–7 players
- 20–360 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier
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Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier is a board game released in 2025 for 1–7 players and 20–360 minutes per game. It was designed by Andrew Rader and its main mechanics are Income, Dice Rolling, and Simulation.
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About the game
“The Next Leap Forward!” Stellar Horizons 2: Galactic Frontier traces humanity’s journey into the galaxy over the coming centuries (2100-2900) by Andrew Rader. Players will control one of seven factions vying to establish an interstellar empire, each with unique advantages, drawbacks, and special abilities. Through competitive and cooperative scenarios and campaigns, each new star brings the discovery of new planet types, and new opportunities for settlement, trade, or conquest. Along the way, you’ll develop technologies and customize your ships, building a faster, stronger, and more capable starfaring fleet. Will you focus on science vessels to probe the secrets of distant systems, mining ships to exploit their riches, or combat ships to claim them as your own? The choice is yours. Meanwhile, you’ll deploy genetic manipulations to enhance your species’ size, strength, survivability, and intelligence, or even guide its transformation into a different kind of species better suited to subterranean, aquatic, desert, low gravity, or gaseous worlds. Product Information: Complexity: Medium Time Scale: 1 year/turn Map Scale: The Solar System Unit Scale: Manned and Robotic Starships Players: 1 to 7 Solitaire Suitability: MEDIUM Playing Time: 20-90 minutes for Scenarios, 6+ hours for Campaign Campaign & Scenarios can be played competitively and cooperatively —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Compass Games
Questions and answers
Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier supports 1–7 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 Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier is 20–360 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.
Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier 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.
Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier belongs to these categories: Economic, Wargame, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Income, Dice Rolling, and Simulation. 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 Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier are: Andrew Rader. 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 Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier 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.