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Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension (Scripted)
   
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Game Category: Board Games, Strategy Games
Number of Players: 3, 4
Assets: Scripting
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May 17, 2017 @ 1:41pm
May 17, 2017 @ 5:33pm
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Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension (Scripted)

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Creater Notes: There's light scripting to deal the cards for the drafting process. Follow the instructions in the notes. Currently there are pawns for the player pieces. Ship models will be coming SOON(TM).

In Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension, players command spaceships that have been pulled through a black hole, transporting them into a different dimension. With each ship lacking fuel to get home, each player must collect basic elements from surrounding asteroids, using the gravity of the dimension and what little resources they have in order to reach the warp gate that will take them home. But in this dimension, moving ships will travel towards the nearest object, which is usually another ship, and when those objects are moving either forward or backward, reaching the warp gate isn't always easy. Time is running out to save your crew and your ship! As a grim reminder of the cost of failing to escape, the frozen hulks of dead spacecraft litter the escape route – but with careful cardplay, you can slingshot past these derelict craft and be the first to escape from the Gravwell!

This easy-to-learn game uses 26 alphabetized cards to determine movement order and thrust; most cards move your ship towards the nearest object, but a few move you away from it. Players will draft fuel cards in each round – picking up three pairs of two cards, with only the top card of each pile being visible – giving you some information as to which moves you can expect from the other spaceships. During a round, each player will play all of his fuel cards in the order of his choosing. During each phase of a round, each player will choose one card, then all cards are revealed and resolved in alphabetical order. When your opponents move in ways you didn't expect, you won't always be heading in the direction you thought you would! Each player holds an "Emergency Stop" card that he may tactically play only once per round to avoid such a situation.

Whoever first reaches the warp gate wins, but if no one has escaped after six rounds, then the player who is closest to the gate wins.
6 Comments
MeanMachine[MC1] May 23, 2020 @ 3:36pm 
Hiyah, I think I inherited a number of things from this mod, and have possibly got a little carried away in the enhancements - check it out: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2065979642 . All feedback welcome!
Boolean263 Sep 24, 2017 @ 4:59pm 
@Eurger

I think I may be getting a bit carried away... https://pastebin.com/BZTuzhv2
- 2-4 player deal
- snap points on the board
- 4-seat table
- tooltips for all the cards
- rules in the notebook instead of on a tablet

If you like it, you're welcome to use it. (: Either way, just know that your creation of this version of the game has been very inspiring for me. Thanks again for creating it!
Eurger  [author] Sep 20, 2017 @ 2:38pm 
@Boolean263

Thanks for the kind words and the feeback! I'll see if I can get to those things if I have time!
Boolean263 Sep 15, 2017 @ 1:58pm 
I meant to add: could you consider adding the 2-player version as well? The draft is exactly the same. Players would have to remove the derelict on hex #26, but that's not worth scripting.

Thanks again!
Boolean263 Sep 15, 2017 @ 1:56pm 
I love this game! I'm glad you brought it to TTS. And you did a good job with the scripting, too! The draft would be a huge pain without it.

The board doesn't have any grid points, which is minorly annoying. I've added them to my local version, you can check out the JSON and see if you want to incorporate it into your version: https://pastebin.com/mLQ54Vg2

Thanks again for creating this!
BigJuice May 17, 2017 @ 5:39pm 
THIS IS AMAZING! this is TOP.......TABLE TOP. WOOOOO