The Gonza Index is the most valuable stock market in the Solar 175 universe. This vast market trades shares in all the largest space based corporations and is unique in having its home in the most exclusive postal code in Yurushi City. Trillions of credits move through the machinations of this system every second making the gatekeepers of this institution some of the richest and most powerful in human history. The volatility of the Gonza Index is legendary and this flux has led to the fortunes of some and the destitution of many. Which will you be?
Gonza Index is a fast-paced, stand-alone, dice chucking game for 2 to 5 players set in the universe of Solar 175. Players take the role of stock traders in a futuristic dystopia and compete to gain the most credits. Each round you will roll 5 custom dice, take up to 2 re-rolls then the outcome of these dice will determine your actions this turn.
Players can earn credit, purchase stocks, manipulate the market and gain the favour of the powerful broker cards. As you play, unique event cards will be flipped shifting market positions and changing the game. When this event deck is empty the game is over and the player with the most credits is crowned victorious! Push your luck as you invest your valuable credits in this unpredictable financial battle-ground.
Solar 175 is an epic, euro-style legacy experience for 1-5 players set in a dystopian, sci-fi future. The game utilizes bag-building, area control and worker placement. It is inspired as a fusion between classic euro games such as Orleans and El Grande and a unique thematic and evolving universe. Solar 175 is set in a prosperous expanding solar system with immersive worldbuilding and engaging narratives. The game is rich on theme and will feature interesting ethical and philosophical choices as well as engaging euro style gameplay.
Play occurs across three cyclical phases, the draw phase, the assign phase and the action phase. Players simultaneously draw workers from their unique embossed bag and assign these workers to jobs on their double layered player board. During the action phase players take turns to remove workers from these jobs to perform a large variety of actions to help propel them to victory.
The winner is the player with the most influence points at the end of the game, influence points can be gained via many different strategies, such as helping to build giant megastructures, influencing the upcoming election and building outposts across the solar system. Play continues until one player has built all of their 15 unique outposts tokens which triggers the election phase and end game scoring.
Solar 175 has an innovative end game scoring system which changes based on how the players interact with the game-world.
This creates unique winning conditions in each game making each one feel fresh and distinctive. The legacy campaign contains dozens of hours of content with engaging narrative and multiple endings. Once complete, the game is fully replayable and the game-world continues to expand and evolve endlessly.