
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,775
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Conservas
- 1 player
- 25–40 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2024

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Warp's Edge: Anomaly is an expansion for Warp's Edge released in 2022 for 1 player, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Scott Almes and its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
Far from home. Deep in hostile territory. Your starfighter’s overclocked warp drive is now creating anomalies, little tears in the fabric of spacetime that alter situations and require you to adapt on the fly. Can you use these anomalies to your advantage? Trust your instincts. The citizens of the Outer Rim are counting on you. ANOMALY is an expansion for WARP’S EDGE, a solo bag-building game of space combat. New starfighters, motherships, and skills add to the options alongside the anomalies, an all-new token type. FIGHT. WARP. REPEAT. —description from the publisher 2 new Motherships, 2 new player Ships, 9 new Enemy Ship cards, 6 new Skill cards, 27 new Challenge cards The Challenge cards provide new ways to modify the difficulty for each of the motherships. New mechanic: Anomalies - New tokens you draw from a different bag, providing drawbacks one turn, then benefits the next.
Warp's Edge: Anomaly supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Warp's Edge: Anomaly is 30–45 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 Warp's Edge: Anomaly for ages 10 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.
Warp's Edge: Anomaly has a complexity rating of 2.6 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.
Warp's Edge: Anomaly belongs to these categories: Science Fiction and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. 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 Warp's Edge: Anomaly are: Scott Almes. 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 Warp's Edge: Anomaly as an expansion for Warp's Edge. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Warp's Edge to use it. Check that your edition of Warp's Edge is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.