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The Awful Green Things From Outer Space

The Awful Green Things From Outer Space

1979·Tom Wham

2 players
60 - 90 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

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This humorous, entertaining game pits two players against each other aboard a spaceship. One plays the ship's crew, trying to kill the evil and rapidly multiplying aliens controlled by his opponent. And although the crew members have several weapons available to them, they don't know what effect those weapons will have until they try using them in combat against the Awful Green Things. Originally appeared in the Dragon magazine #28. The Outside the Znutar expansion, published in Dragon magazine #40, is included in the box in the Steve Jackson Games versions of the game. Similar but more serious titles are SPI's The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora or TFG's Intruder. Supplemental articles were published in TSR's Dragon Magazine including: "The Awful Green Things From Outer Space" Tom Wham - Issue 28 (page 26) Addenda "Outside the Znutar" Tom Wham - Issue 40 (insert)

The Awful Green Things From Outer Space

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The Awful Green Things from Outer Space (TSR) Review & How to Play29:37

The Awful Green Things from Outer Space (TSR) Review & How to Play

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Awful Green Things from Outer Space, playtest #10:49

Awful Green Things from Outer Space, playtest #1

Andrew Carless

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Which video should I watch for The Awful Green Things From Outer Space?

The Awful Green Things From Outer Space has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 playthrough. They date from 2024 to August 2026.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Awful Green Things from Outer Space (TSR) Review & How to Play" by Tabletop Sci-Fi. To see it played, watch "Awful Green Things from Outer Space, playtest #1" by Andrew Carless.

If you like it, try Kings & Things, File 13, Search for the Emperor's Treasure and King of the Tabletop, also by Tom Wham.

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Awful Green Things from Outer Space, playtest #1Playthrough0:49

Awful Green Things from Outer Space, playtest #1

Andrew Carless

Andrew Carless

The Awful Green Things from Outer Space (TSR) Review & How to PlayReview29:37

The Awful Green Things from Outer Space (TSR) Review & How to Play

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File 13

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Search for the Emperor's Treasure

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King of the Tabletop

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About The Awful Green Things From Outer Space

From BoardGameGeek:

This humorous, entertaining game pits two players against each other aboard a spaceship. One plays the ship's crew, trying to kill the evil and rapidly multiplying aliens controlled by his opponent. And although the crew members have several weapons available to them, they don't know what effect those weapons will have until they try using them in combat against the Awful Green Things. Originally appeared in the Dragon magazine #28. The Outside the Znutar expansion, published in Dragon magazine #40, is included in the box in the Steve Jackson Games versions of the game. Similar but more serious titles are SPI's The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora or TFG's Intruder. Supplemental articles were published in TSR's Dragon Magazine including: "The Awful Green Things From Outer Space" Tom Wham - Issue 28 (page 26) Addenda "Outside the Znutar" Tom Wham - Issue 40 (insert)

Designer

Tom Wham

Artists

Carl Anderson, Jeffrey D. George, Beverly Hale, Tom Wham

Publisher

Grow Jogos e Brinquedos

Categories

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