Wise Wizard Games · 2014
Star Realms
Session Respect Score
"Quick deck-building card game with strategic depth and fast gameplay."
Minimum session
20 min
Pausability
Pause anytime
Resume friendliness
Easy to resume
FOMO pressure
Zero FOMO
Focus required
Moderate
Session structure
Self-contained runs
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About
Star Realms is a card-based deck building science-fiction tabletop game, designed by Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle and published in 2014 by Wise Wizard Games. The game started out as a Kickstarter campaign in 2013. The goal of Star Realms is to destroy your opponent or opponents by purchasing cards using "trade" points and using these cards to attack your opponent's "authority" using your "combat" points. The game takes place in a distant future where different races compete to gain resources, trade and outmaneuver each other in a race to become ruler of the galaxy. Star Realms is similar to other deck building games, like Ascension and Dominion.
Many centuries ago the human race began to colonize worlds other than Earth. An exploding population combined with an international hunger for the untapped resources of new worlds led to mankind’s rapid expansion beyond Earth’s solar system and out into the rest of the galaxy. The desirability of potential colony world…
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Star Realms — Session FAQ
- How long does a session of Star Realms take?
- The minimum meaningful session for Star Realms is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
- Can you pause Star Realms?
- Yes — Star Realms supports instant pause. You can stop at any moment without penalty, making it ideal for sessions that might be interrupted.
- Does Star Realms pressure you to keep playing?
- Star Realms has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
- What is Star Realms's Session Respect Score?
- Star Realms has a Session Respect Score of 9.1/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.