Space Alert (Minor Damage)

Designer Vlaada Chvátil Publisher Rio Grande Games Players 1-5 Playtime 30 mins Suggested Age 12 and up Honors 2009 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Gamers' Board Game Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Innovative Board Game Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Innovative Board Game Winner 2009 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee 2009 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee 2009 JoTa Highlights of the Year Critic Award 2009 JoTa Highlights of the Year Nominee 2009 Spiel der Spiele Hit mit Freunden Recommended 2009 Spiel des Jahres "New Worlds Game" Winner Expansion Space Alert: The New Frontier Accessory Sleeve Kings - Space Alert Large (110 pack) Additional Info 38453/space-alert http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1388/space-alert/reviews Space Alert is a cooperative team survival game. Players become crew members of a small spaceship scanning dangerous sectors of the galaxy. The missions last just 10 real-time minutes (hyperspace jump, sector scan, hyperspace jump back) and the only task the players have is to protect their ship. During play, the central computer will announce the presence of various threats on one the supplied 10 minute soundtracks that also acts as a game timer. The threats vary from space battleships and interceptors to different interstellar monsters and abominations, asteroids or even intruders and malfunctions on the spaceship. Players have to agree who will take care of which task and coordinate their actions (moving around the ship, firing weapons, distributing energy, using battlebots to deal with intruders, launching guided missiles, etc.) in real time to defend the ship. Only a well-working team can survive 10 minutes and make the jump back to safety. The game offers several difficulty levels, huge variability and a unique experience for one to five player teams. One mission lasts only about 30 minutes, including setup and evaluation. (Based on a description from Czech Games Edition)