A century from now all that remains of Earth is the detritus that humanity left behind. The races of a neighboring solar system have a penchant for artifacts left behind by extinct races. In Excavation Earth, you lead one of these races of alien explorers on their quest to excavate rare human artifacts and curate the ultimate art collection to sell off.
Excavation Earth is divided into three rounds, each of which starts with players drafting a hand of multi-use cards that will be used to perform actions. Players then take quick turns playing actions that allow them to move their explorers around the world map, excavate for artifacts, and deploy traders to bazaars and influencers to affect prices and wheel and deal on the black market.
The artifacts you dig up can be either sold to the bazaars housed on one of the aliens' ships that landed on Earth or added to a collection that will be sold off as a coherent art collection to museums back home. Excavation Earth ends after three rounds and the player who makes the most money during the game wins.
Excavation Earth includes a solo mode by Nick Shaw and David Turczi.
Product Specifications
- Lead a race of alien explorers on their quest to excavate human artifacts and curate the ultimate art collection, and most importantly, cash in big!
- Manage your drafted hand of cards to unearth artifacts in excavation sites around Earth, deploy traders in markets, manipulate market prices to sell at the right for the highest profit. But don't forget to keep on top of the struggle for political power happening in the halls of the Mothership!
- Without your envoy, your faction risks being edged out of the upcoming landgrab when Earth is colonized. At the end of the game, your goal is to end up with the coolest collection of artefacts that will wow art museums throughout the Union of Free Races.
- The basic mechanics of the game are easy to learn, but the game's multi-use card system presents difficult choices at every turn, making it a fun challenging game for game night with friends and family.
- This fun board game for teens and adults can be played with 1 to 4 players and is suitable for ages 14 and up. The average playtime is 30 to 90 minutes.
- Length : 30 cm
- Width : 8 cm
- Height : 30 cm
