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Pulsar 2849

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2017 · 2-4 players · 90min · weight 3.33 · 9,755 ratings

v2 v3 fit 0.496

BGG raw

ID
228341
Name
Pulsar 2849
Year
2017
Rank
227
Min players
2
Max players
4
Playing time
90
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
90
Avg weight
3.3344
Num weights
320
Bayes avg
7.19378
Average
7.63654
Users rated
9755
Num owned
13023
Wanting
483
Wishing
2899
Num comments
1512
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:15:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Dice RollingOpen DraftingPoint to Point MovementWorker Placement with Dice Workers
Categories (3)
DiceScience FictionSpace Exploration
Description (1079 chars)

It is the year 2849, and humanity has harnessed the power of the pulsars. Now we must find a way to distribute this power throughout the stars. In this Euro-style game, players explore space, claim pulsars, and discover technologies that will help them build energy-distribution infrastructure on a cosmic scale. Dice are used to purchase actions, and players choose their dice from a communal pool. There are many paths to victory so you can blaze your own trail to a bright future. Draft dice to explore the universe in Pulsar 2849. Game is only 8 rounds long. Each round, roll dice based on the number of players, sort them based on their values, then draft dice to take actions. Possible actions □ Fly your survey ship □ take a Gyrodyne □ Develop a Pulsar □ Build one or more energy transmitter vectors □ Patent a technology □ Buy a dice modifier □ Complete a special project in your HQ and unlock Gate Run Players score points each round based on what they've discovered and explored, and everyone has common goals that they want to achieve.

LLM v2 (wide)

Core verb
draft die, take action
Decision shape
mixed:combinatorial+probabilistic
Reward schedule
engine_compounding
Aesthetics
["Challenge", "Discovery"]
Core loop pitch
Draft from a pool of rolled dice each round; high or low pips drive different action tracks.
Translation difficulty
Medium
Difficulty reason
Dice market and action tracks digitize cleanly, but the multi-track scoring and patent pyramids need careful UI; no official port exists.
Direct digital port
Port kind
Closest loop translation
none yet
Primitive tags
["dice_market_value_tradeoff", "high_low_action_split", "patent_pyramid_majority", "multi_track_engine", "round_initiative_from_dice"]
Confidence
0.7
Extracted at
Mon Apr 27 2026 11:40:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Raw v2 JSON (893 chars)
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  "name": "Pulsar 2849",
  "core_verb": "draft die, take action",
  "decision_shape": "mixed:combinatorial+probabilistic",
  "reward_schedule": "engine_compounding",
  "aesthetics": [
    "Challenge",
    "Discovery"
  ],
  "core_loop_pitch": "Draft from a pool of rolled dice each round; high or low pips drive different action tracks.",
  "mobile_translation_difficulty": "Medium",
  "translation_difficulty_reason": "Dice market and action tracks digitize cleanly, but the multi-track scoring and patent pyramids need careful UI; no official port exists.",
  "direct_digital_port": null,
  "direct_digital_port_kind": null,
  "closest_loop_translation": "none yet",
  "primitive_tags": [
    "dice_market_value_tradeoff",
    "high_low_action_split",
    "patent_pyramid_majority",
    "multi_track_engine",
    "round_initiative_from_dice"
  ],
  "confidence": 0.7
}

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).