English review by @savannahwigmans – Reading time: 3 min.
I really enjoyed all my plays so far. The front side of each player board is the same, but the backside is different. There is even a built in expansion! I highly suggest this game for family +, as there are a few rules you have to go through, but once all the icons are clear, you’re good to go 🚀🛸😁
German review by @smellslikeboardgames – Reading time: 2 min.
Alles in allem ist Space Bureau ein originelles Brettspiel auf Familienlevel, welches man Wenigspielern definitiv empfehlen kann. ✌🏻
Rating: 7/10 🌟
Dutch review by Spellenblog Spinli – Reading time: 5 min.
Haal al die schattige agenten aan bord, maar let wel op de kleuren en connectoren, anders zou je het jezelf wel eens héél moeilijk kunnen maken. In deze spannende ruimterace zal er zich ongetwijfeld een spannende puntenstrijd ontwikkelen, want de eindtotalen liggen verduiveld dicht bij elkaar. Elke actie lijkt dan ook erg uitgebalanceerd, en iedereen beseft ook wel dat hij zowel alles moet trachten te bouwen (of toch zo veel mogelijk) en als het even kan de nodige setjes te verzamelen aan diverse materialen want deze kunnen zeker de doorslag geven. Tussendoor lever je ook nog graag de agenten aan de juiste planeet af in het bezit zijnde van dezelfde kleur aan grondstoffen, want elk puntje telt.
Spanish review by @ludus_lab – Reading time: 2 min.
Y vamos cerrando, Space Bureau es un juego familiar entretenido, con el tema bastante bien implementado y que a pesar de su accesibilidad requiere que preveamos nuestros turnos por adelantado si queremos sacar el máximo rendimiento a las acciones.
English review by What Board Game – Reading time: 5 min.
I would recommend this game to anyone looking for a filler plus style game. A fast but fun game that offers a crunchy and meaningful experience, but one that can be played in well under an hour. It is easy to set up and put away, easy to teach to new players, or pick up after a few weeks away from it. It delivers a game that satisfies your gaming urges for playing something of significance.
English review by @playityourself.boardgames – Reading time: 2 min.
The solo mode is very smooth, as it’s a beat your score affair. The lack of additional rules was great to learn the game!
English review by Opinionated Gamers – Reading time: 7 min.
Space Bureau gives you a neat layered puzzle where you have to balance your progress in the different areas of the game, and you’ll be faced with a number of tight decisions when you can’t do all the things that you want to do. It is another well constructed game from Russia, and I remain interested in seeing more games from that region in the future.
English review by @boardgamespaintandhandstands – Reading time: 2 min.
The artwork draws you into the game’s theme, and the amount of choice makes you want to set up the game to play again immediately.
English review by @madboardgamer – Reading time: 2 min.
Space Bureau is full of really cool ideas and mechanisms that I enjoyed. It had a few misses but let’s talk about what I liked first! Adding the tiles to your player board was a fun puzzle to not only figure out what you wanted to do but make sure you didn’t block yourself from other actions with poorly placed connectors. That was my favorite part- how to select your action- I love unique action selection games and that will be the most memorable part for me. Moving around space, exploring, gathering samples was all thematic and an order of operation puzzle I liked. The player powers are a good addition and something I would always play with. I wish some of the actions were a bit more streamlined and less fiddly. Having to refer to the rulebook about what can and can’t happen during an action slowed play a little bit. I would also love to see a reworking of the rulebook as I felt things were not as clear as they could have been- could definitely be a translation issue (totally understandable). I got through the solo game in about 20-30 minutes which was a perfect length but I could see the game overstaying a bit at more players. Space Bureau will stay around in my collection because I loved the action selection puzzle, presentation and the operation puzzles.
Dutch review by Spellendreef – Reading time: 6 min.
Space Bureau is een bedrieglijk spelletje. De artwork en de eenvoudige fases doen vermoeden dat je gewoon rechttoe rechtaan speelt. Echter niets is minder waar. Je moet op voorhand plannen, je tegenstander wat inschatten en wat geluk hebben met de keuze van de trade agents. Het spel komt hier op tafel wanneer er mensen zijn die al iets gewend zijn, of het kan dienen als een instap tot het moeilijkere genre. De mensen die gewend zijn van het spelen van zwaardere eurogames kunnen wel wat op hun honger blijven zitten. De vermelde leeftijd is +12 en daar zijn we het wel mee eens, gezien het tactische element. Wij vinden Space Bureau een leuk spel, maar het heeft voor ons een zeer specifieke doelgroep: mensen die een opstapje willen maken naar het moeilijkere genre, doch niet voor mensen die steevast zware euro’s spelen.
Spanish/English review by @freethemeeple – Reading time: 1 min.
Very original action-selection & improvement system, not resembling anything else. A very satisfying puzzle as you aim for the best actions now and for future turns. Different interesting strategies and even more variety in player powers, which make you change how you play from game to game.
I love it!
English review by @the_boardgame_connaisseur – Reading time: 2 min.
We really enjoyed playing this game.
A player aid would have been nice for the actions, but after a game we understood them all and they are clear. Player powers are a nice extra. The bureau part though seems a bit tacked on.
⭐️Space bureau is a lighter medium game with good strategy and we definitely had to plan ahead to make everything work. 👍🏽
