Wormholes the board game!

I was recently gifted a copy of the board game Wormholes sold by Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) & it has instantly become a hit in our house. This fun game is a race across the galaxy trying to connect planets via wormholes while picking up & dropping off passengers to each planet. 

This is a one to five player game recommended for ages 14+ & the play time is 45 to 60 minutes. Both of my kids are younger than the recommended age, they are 9 & 13 however neither have an issue playing this game. The game is very easy to set up, you'll have everything put together and ready to go in less than ten minutes. All of the rules are easy to follow, simple to understand & everything is straight forward.

Depending on how many players are participating you'll have eight to ten planets ready to have wormholes set up to travel to them. Once all of the planets have had a wormhole connected to them there will only be three additional rounds before the game is over. The first person to connect a wormhole to a planet earns a point chip, however since the game will be coming to an end shortly after all planets have been connected the group may want to extend waiting to connect all planets to earn a few additional points by dropping off as many passengers as you can.

To pick up passengers you'll need to be directly next to a planet or the space station which is when you can pick up four passenger cards. There is a small catch to picking up passengers, you can't pick up cards that match the planet you are picking up from so they will need to be discarded & while at the space station you can only pick up cards that have been discarded. After picking them up, you will need to make your way across the board to the planet that matches the passenger card so you can drop them off at that planet. Each passenger is worth two victory points per passenger dropped off. 

There are chances to earn extra points through out the game as well. Once you reach the final round you will tally up all the points & who ever has the most is the winner. During the first few rounds of the game, I won each game but as we continued to play everyone started catching on to how to space out their wormholes better to rack up points so now it is anyone's game. This is a fantastic game to pull out when we are wanting to play a quick game that is fun to play. The board & game pieces are well made, bright in color and go together quite well. You can purchase this game on the AEG website for $49.99.

Is this a game you would enjoy adding to your game board collection?

Disclaimer- Alderac Entertainment Group provided the products mentioned above for the review  free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchasing the product.