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Burning Suns

#130134BGG ↗

2013 · 2-5 players · 200min · weight 3.36 · 230 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
130134
Name
Burning Suns
Year
2013
Rank
8245
Min players
2
Max players
5
Playing time
200
Min playtime
80
Max playtime
200
Avg weight
3.3636
Num weights
22
Bayes avg
5.6255
Average
7.11504
Users rated
230
Num owned
539
Wanting
30
Wishing
254
Num comments
135
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (10)
Action PointsAction QueueArea Majority / InfluenceArea MovementArea-ImpulseDice RollingModular BoardVariable Phase OrderVariable Player PowersWorker Placement
Categories (6)
CivilizationFightingPrint & PlayScience FictionSpace ExplorationTerritory Building
Description (1814 chars)

Burning Suns is an intense tactical science fiction game set in an expansive universe in which you'll be competing for supremacy through technology, diplomacy, exploitation and destruction. Tactical 4X thematic action > Burning Suns is not a traditional 4X game. It takes the 4X actions and gives you complete tactical control. This means you'll have to adapt and improvise on the way to victory. A strategy can only take you so far; in the meantime you'll have to rely on your ability to analyze the situation and calculate the best possible moves ahead of you. Being able to force, trick and outmaneuver your opponents is key to success. Seize opportunities as they arise and don't wait for the perfect moment—because it doesn't exist! It's about being proactive and reactive according to your chances and the risk you're willing to take! Create an Empire > You'll be able to create no less than 1000 possible empires, using the three elements of Ideology, Race, and Framework, each with unique strengths and weaknesses. Galaxies in motion > Galaxies can be created just as you see them fit—and they might evolve during a game. Immediate actions > The order in which actions are executed changes every turn. All actions in Burning Suns are carried out immediately and players are therefore involved throughout the game, bringing downtime to a minimum. Your empire, your strategy > In Burning Suns there are many ways to victory depending upon your empire, how you use abilities, leaders and agents, whether you choose to ally or conquer worlds, and how you choose to engage your opponents with the many various units. Expanded by: Burning Suns: Parallel Galaxies Burning Suns Accessory: Invading Races Burning Suns: Flying Unit Stands Burning Suns Accessory: Combat Dice

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.