Space Lane Trader Board Game

A project in Stockholm, Sweden by Arctic Lynx Games
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A game of interplanetary trade. Exploit the opportunities of space. Buy and sell resources or turn to piracy to win.
Backers: 312
Average Pledge Per Backer: €63

Funded: €19,749 of €15,000
Dates: Jun 7th -> Jun 28th (21 days)
Project By: Arctic Lynx Games
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Latest News

A safe ride to richness?

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Monica didn’t want to chance it, a full hold of plants was not something she’d want to lose if the custom agents stepped on board. Luckily there was still one Trade route permit left for Plants, Monica swiftly purchased it. Monica has bought a... (Read More)

A bigger ship means bigger opportunities and bigger risks.

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Monica made her choice, the Taurus gave her a slightly better hold than the Hyperion and an even better reach. After a quick negotiation the deal was struck - her old Hyperion and 150,000 credits for the Taurus cargo freighter including having all... (Read More)

On her way to greatness?

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Monica quickly decided that she could not wait to get a larger ship, better to act while she could. She gathered her crew and took off towards Barnard’s star. While on route everybody was celebrating the hard earned wealth and the new opportunities... (Read More)

Glad midsommar!

June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
This is just a brief update from all of us at Arctic Lynx Games wishing everyone a very happy midsummer - Glad Midsommar! Glad midsommar! We hope you enjoy the season. In Sweden it’s basically our national holiday (yes we have a real national... (Read More)

An empty hold.

June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
With her newfound knowledge in trading and market demand, Monica managed to squeeze a further 3,000 credits out of the purchasing agent at the Lalande 21185* docking station. The poor fellow was sweating bullets towards the end of the haggling but in... (Read More)

A star system transforming.

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
After much thought Monica decided to try for Lalande 21185*. The slightly higher risk and the fact they didn’t have anything to export yet were less important than the profit to be gained by going there. Monica decided to take her cargo to Lalande... (Read More)

A view from a far!

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Monica had decided to risk it all by smuggling, no need for a trade permit this time.  Smuggle token for Terraforming equipment As soon as she had made her decision she knew it was the right one, this time. She looked out at the view outside the... (Read More)

New stretch goals unlocked as a funding bonus and we continue our journey…

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
As mentioned in our last update we are very happy to have reached our first goal - Space Lane Trader is funded!  Because of this we have decided to give all our backers a bonus…. We have decided to release not one, not two, but three extra stretch... (Read More)

Space Lane Trader is funded!

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, thank you, thank you! For believing in us and our game. We’re very happy that so many have decided to pledge this early on. Space Lane Trader just reached it's funded goal. The pledges keep coming and we hope to surprise and delight you... (Read More)

A brief encounter on the way…

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Monica set off towards EZ Aquarii having made up her mind to make a pit stop at Luhman 16 to check what the repair facility had to offer. You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 On... (Read More)

Off again!

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Ez Aquarii it is! Monica had made up her mind. She set her coordinates into the main computer and made preparations to leave. You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 She knew it... (Read More)

Playing it safe.

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Monica debated with herself, should she really take the risk of smuggling yet another time? She had been lucky this time, who knew what would happen if she tried it once more? After going over her options yet again she finally decided against... (Read More)

A shady deal for a bright future.

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Having left the alien traders, Monica continued her journey towards the two stars of the Procyon star system. The bright Procyon A and its dwarf brother Procyon B lit up the brig of the Hyperion trader as she entered what had once been known as Canis... (Read More)

Will we succeed? Customs, or no customs? That's the question!

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
As Monica sped towards Procyon with her smuggle goods. She started to worry. Had she made the right choice? Smuggling plants could be a risk, will customs show up as we enter the star system? The journey was eventful…… You'll need an HTML5... (Read More)

Some shady dealings?

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Well the votes came in tied between smuggling and buying a permit. However the first vote was for smuggling and because of this we figure smuggling it is. The next decision to make is where to travel in order to sell our goods?  Space Lane Trader -... (Read More)

And so our journey commences

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
After some thought Monica Sanchez had decided. She set course for Bernard’s Star in order to use it as her starting point in order to build herself a merchant empire.  Barnard's star is our starting point. This is where our journey commences. What... (Read More)

And we have a Captain for our ship!

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
After a very close race for who should be our captain (for a long while there was a tie between all three characters) it has finally been determined that it’s Monica Sanchez  - the Soldier that will captain our ship. She’s a fighter and she will... (Read More)

Arctic Lynx om deras brädspel Space Lane Trader

June 11th - via: spelkult.se
Vi har fått en pratstund med Arctic Lynx. Det svenska spelföretaget bakom den aktuella Kickstartern för rymdbrädspelet Space Lane Trader. Vi intervjuar Jesper Bennhult, Hans Christian Malmström och Magnus Gustafsson om deras spelbakgrund, influenser till spelet och varför man skall backa deras Pick-up and Deliver-brädspel och vad som gör det intressant. (Read More)

FAQ is launched

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
This is just a quick update to let you all know that we have launched the FAQ here at Kickstarter. As for the choice of captain it’s a close race and tomorrow we will reveal who is going to be in command of our spaceship. If you haven’t made your... (Read More)

The journey continues!

June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We are on the second day of the campaign and growing in numbers. Our vessel - The Hyperion The latest projection at Kicktraq is that we will overshoot our funding goal by quite a bit. We’re very happy about this and hope to continue the growth... (Read More)

Onwards and up!

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re 1 day into our campaign and we are very happy so many of you have chosen to put your hard earned money into a pledge for Space Lane Trader. We are in suspense to find out what will happen as the campaign continues. Speaking of suspense it... (Read More)

Stay on the Space Lanes

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
And we’re LIVE on Kickstarter with Space Lane Trader! After almost 5 years of development and fine-tuning, we’re finally LIVE on Kickstarter. It’s hard to explain the feelings currently coursing through us – excitement, suspense, joy, and... (Read More)

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