Cardalaxy

4X distilled into a card game with 5 different ways to win.

Production, Defense, Wellness, Science, and Exploration. Play planet cards to generate points for these 5 unique systems. Each of them offers a way for you to grow stronger and a way to win the game. They aren't alone though, opposing you is the Crisis system which will impede your progress and change how you play.

Upgrade your planets:
Planets aren't just static cards. Spend Production to place buildings on them, making them better and tailoring them to your needs. Advance through multiple tiers of buildings, each with better effects and bonuses.

Defend against threats:
Pirates, Raiders, and more seek to profit off your planets. Use Defense to fight them off or do your best to work around them. Level up by defeating ships, gaining upgrades to your weapon to make combat easier or more rewarding.

Keep people happy and healthy:
Earn powerful bonuses by gathering ever higher levels of Wellness. Be careful though, as the higher it gets the faster it will decay and your bonuses may be lost until you can achieve those heights once more.

Research Technology:
Gain permanent improvements through research. Work your way through the tech tree, collecting bonuses, unlocking new buildings, and acquiring new planets to add to your deck.

Explore the Galaxy:
Search space for new opportunities. Each discovery offers different ways to respond and different rewards to boost your progress. Even empty regions will help guide you to future discoveries, indicating how many there are nearby.

Solve Crises:
Over time you will encounter crises that impact how you play. Hiding your planets, stealing from you, limiting your choices. Divert points from other systems to remove them or suffer their negative effects. Don't let them grow out of control, too many at once and it's game over!