Game Info

Onward to Venus
2 - 5 players
average 105 minutes
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Science Fiction Fighting Space Exploration Transportation Comic Book / Strip
Area Control / Area Influence Dice Rolling Hand Management Point to Point Movement

Onward to Venus is based on the Doctor Grordbort graphic novels from writer/artist Greg Broadmore, with those books being a parody of sorts of the British Empire in the late 19th century, but instead of the race for Africa, we now have the exploitation of the Solar System, which is populated by various natives who resent the Earthling settlers. The game Onward to Venus takes lots of artwork from the books and mixes it together to create an empire-building game set in the Solar System. The core rules are fairly straightforward, and a game can be completed in 90 minutes. The game is played over three turns; in each turn you whizz around the planets and moons claiming tiles. The tiles grant you cards, allow you to build a factory or mine, let you hunt strange beasts, or simply earn you some money. Other tiles allow you to attack other players or add to the crisis level on the planet/moon in question. You have to be careful with crisis tiles as if you let too many build up, bad stuff — Martian invasions, robot rebellions, space pirates, etc. — starts happening.

Overall Statistics for Jersey's Board Gaming Group

Total Games Played: 1
Average Players Per Game 4

Win/Loss Statistics for Jersey's Board Gaming Group

Badges Name   NemePoints   Total Games   Avg. NemePoints   Wins / Losses % Won  
Calvin Le Huray 60  1 60.00 
1
0
100 %
Neill Stoddart 35  1 35.00 
0
1
0 %
Glen Kehoe 26  1 26.00 
0
1
0 %
Mark Young 13  1 13.00 
0
1
0 %

    Last 1 Played Games for Jersey's Board Gaming Group

    Date Played Result
    11/19/2016
    1st Calvin Le Huray (30 game points scored)
    60 
    2nd Neill Stoddart (28 game points scored)
    35 
    3rd Glen Kehoe (24 game points scored)
    26 
    4th Mark Young (18 game points scored)
    13