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Will you love moonrakers? Yes, if you enjoy...
1. Table Talk and Negotiation
Moonrakers requires regular interaction and negotiation with your table-mates. If you don't like making deals or talking to people, it's not for you.
2. Adaptive Play
The random marketplace forces you to try a new strategy every game. Mastering a single strategy won't win you many games.
1. Table Talk and Negotiation
Moonrakers requires regular interaction and negotiation with your table-mates. If you don't like making deals or talking to people, it's not for you.
2. Adaptive Play
The random marketplace forces you to try a new strategy every game. Mastering a single strategy won't win you many games.
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"Moonrakers feels different in a crowded market."
Tom Vasel — The Dice Tower

EARN YOUR PLACE AMONGST THE STARS

Moonrakers mixes negotiation & deck-building for a unique semi-cooperative gameplay experience.
Perfect for any group that loves the strategy of deck-builders and the player interaction of negotiation games. Moonrakers was designed to create the feeling of navigating high-stakes space adventures with your friends—all while knowing that only one of you can become the next leader of the Moonrakers.
— 57 unique ship parts & crew. No repeated artwork, no repeated abilities. 184+ billion possible combinations.

— Random marketplace. Every play session requires a different path to victory.

— Premium components. Metal coins, blackcore cards, wrapped cardboard, no repeated illustration.

— Easy to learn & teach. A normal teach session takes less than 10 minutes.

— No dogpiling. Losing just because you're winning isn't fun. If you've built a good ship, there's nothing your fellow players can do to stop you.

— Constant player interaction. You're negotiating on every players turns,

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Earn credits and prestige by completing contracts. Take on harder contracts by negotiating temporary alliances for a share of the risk & reward.
Play action cards from your hand to complete contract requirements. Use credits to purchase crew that provide special abilities when played.
Purchase ship parts to add basic action cards to your deck and provide permanent upgrades to help you complete contracts.
Build your ship and crew into an unstoppable force, allowing you to complete contracts solo and solidify your place as leader of the Moonrakers.
Earn credits and prestige by completing contracts. Take on harder contracts by negotiating temporary alliances for a share of the risk & reward.
Play action cards from your hand to complete contract requirements. Use credits to purchase crew that provide special abilities when played.
Purchase ship parts to add basic action cards to your deck and provide permanent upgrades to help you complete contracts.
Build your ship and crew into an unstoppable force, allowing you to complete contracts solo and solidify your place as leader of the Moonrakers.

Praise from the internet...

"I'm dying to play this game again and again!!!"
Becca Scott — Good Time Society
"Moonrakers has quickly found itself in my top 10 all-time favorite games."
Game Brigade
"Negotiation done right."
The Game Garage
"Top 10 game of the year."
Roy Cannaday - The Dice Tower

FAQ

🤝
You play games with people who love constant table interaction.
Moonrakers was designed to remove the traditional deck-building 'lull' between turns—there is no down-time.
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You enjoy both negotiation & deck-building.
The game is designed to take full advantage of both genres and mixes them in an extremely unique way. You MUST engage with both elements to succeed.
🤝
You value super high component quality.
When we design games, we imagine them being passed down from generation to generation. Metal coins, Blackcore cards, and more. Every component in Moonrakers is designed with the highest quality material that's commercially available.

More to love

Easy to learn and teach
Different every game, random marketplace
Constant Interaction
Natural catchup mechanics, super close games
No dog-piling

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THE SHARD — A Moonrakers Micro-expansion

$
12

Expand your Moonrakers universe with new contracts, crew, and ship parts. Includes 15 cards and is compatible with all versions of Moonrakers (includes sleeves).

METAL.ship

Metal Ship Minis

$
35

Replicas of the PVC ship tokens that ship with every game, but cast in zinc alloy for that heavy token feel.

SLEEVE.exe

Custom Sleeves

$
12

Enough clear sleeves in all the right sizes to protect every precious card in Moonrakers—plus some extra (280 total).

MATS.exe

Custom Neoprene Play Mats

$
25

Two custom neoprene mats for the Dispatch and Armory boards turn any table into the perfect gaming surface.

DICE.exe

Extra Custom Dice (4x)

$
6

If you really hate passing dice around a table, you can pickup four extra damage dice.

COINS.exe

Extra Metal Coins (40x)

$
12

Made of heavy zinc alloy, these are the coins we wish every game contained. Contains fifteen '3' value and twenty-five '1' value coins.

GAME.exe

MOONRAKERS

$
65

A game of temporary alliances, shipbuilding, and shrewd negotiation. The first edition of Moonrakers includes custom ship tokens, metal coins, and over a billion combinations of ship parts and crew.

1-5 players | 60-120 minutes

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