Astra: Vestiges of Deep Space
Description
In this expandable card game, players use pre-constructed and highly-thematic decks representing crew among unique starships, illustrated through gorgeous art by Norwegian artist Raymond Heggheim There were three primary pillars of development for Astra during the design process:
•Embracing a unique, interactive game system and departing from standard attack/defense mechanics.
As passionate and active card gamers ourselves, the two founding members of Paper Planet Games have played countless card games at a competitive level. We noticed parts of each of these games that we loved and wished there was a way to mix it all together. That's where Astra: Vestiges of Deep Space came in. What we came up with was FTL meets Magic: The Gathering. We left behind the idea of attack points and health values and, inspired by Android: Netrunner, imagined something entirely different. Instead, players manage the actions of the Crew Members on their starship while equipping their vessels with powerful weapons to take down the opposing crews.
We also loved the fast, single-turn action from Ashes: Reborn, as well as the expandable nature of Summoner Wars. We took our favorite aspects from the games we love and implemented them with our own unique system, creating Astra: Vestiges of Deep Space.
