LUNA Capital
- Players
- 1-4
- Best withThe player count this game plays best at.
- 2 players
- Play timeHow long a full game runs once everyone knows the rules.
- 45 min
- AgeThe minimum age printed by the publisher.
- 8+
- ComplexityHow demanding the rules are, from 1 (very light) to 5 (very heavy).
- 2.2 / 5
- Year
- 2021
About the game
LUNA Capital imagines a 1977 in which humanity is busy colonizing the Moon, and players compete to build the best-run lunar settlement to be named the colony's capital. Drawing construction cards and matching project tiles from a shared market, players lay out cards in ascending numerical rows and place tiles like oxygen collectors, greenhouses, residential complexes, and sales offices onto them. Each tile category scores based on how it's arranged within a player's personal area, rewarding efficient, thoughtful placement. Whoever arranges their settlement most effectively becomes the mayor of LUNA Capital.
Hobbli's Notes
LUNA Capital offers a satisfying tile and card drafting puzzle wrapped in a fun retro-futuristic space race theme. The tension between drafting the right cards and finding space to place matching tiles gives it a nice engine-building feel in a fairly short 45-minute window. It's a solid, if lesser-known, addition to the drafting-and-arranging genre that should appeal to fans of tile-laying city builders looking for something a bit different.
What we like
- Charming retro-futuristic space colonization theme.
- Drafting and tile-placement combo rewards efficient spatial planning.
- Solo mode makes it accessible without a full group.
- Short 45-minute playtime fits easily into a game night.
- Multiple scoring categories support varied strategic approaches.
Keep in mind
- Relatively low profile compared to bigger-name tile-placement games.
- Card ordering constraints can feel restrictive for some players.
- Limited direct player interaction beyond drafting from a shared market.
Who it's for
Euro-game fans aged 8 and up who enjoy drafting and tile-placement puzzles, playing solo or with up to 4 players.
