Timelag

1980

Mike Vitale

BGG Average Rating

6.8

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Players

2-2

Weight

2.00/5.00

Playtime

120 min

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Ratio / Combat Results Table Tech Trees / Tech Tracks Grid Movement Simulation Hexagon Grid Sudden Death Ending Point to Point Movement Movement Points

📂 Categories

Science Fiction Wargame Science Fiction Economic

🎨 Artists

James Rosinus Mike Vitale

🏢 Publishers

Gameshop Nova Game Designs

📖 About This Game

Timelag is a strategic science fiction game of combat across the reaches of outer space where Einsteinian time dilation directly effects the flow of play in the game. As the years wear on, the warring civilizations reach higher technological levels. Subsequently, they produce ships which are better than the ships sent out previously. Of course, we are speaking of time relative to each player's home base. The ships themselves will have hardly aged at all relative to their Home Base. The concept presents interesting situations since one never knows for certain the 'age' of his opponent's ships.