ryptozoic Entertainment has partnered with Russian publisher Hobby World to release Master of Orion: The Board Game in early 2017.
Master of Orion is a turn-based, sci-fi computer game released by MicroProse in 1993 for MS-DOS and Mac OS systems. The player leads one of ten races on a quest to dominate the galaxy using diplomacy and conquest while also developing technology and exploring the stars. Master of Orion: The Board Game is a competitive tableau-building game where players choose a race (humans or aliens), build systems with cards, and manage their resources. They must manage Food, Fleet, Production, and Loyalty. The goal is to score victory points by playing cards, creating matched sets, attacking opponents and acquiring certain resources and cards at the end of the game The end of the game is triggered by one of three conditions: a player has 0 Loyalty, a player has five cards in each of their four systems, or eight rounds of play are completed.


The box contains 90 structure cards, 8 advisor cards, 6 civilization boards, 60 wooden cubes, 16 tokens, a scoring board and a rulebook. The game is for 2 – 4 players, ages 12 and up, and plays in 40 – 60 minutes. MSRP and specific release date were not announced.