2023Marcel Köhler
- Videos
- 30
- Creators
- 21
1 - 5 players90 - 180 minHeavy weight

2015Joseph Fatula
Mainly playthroughs and how-to-play. Leaving Earth is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 8 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 15 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 8 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
The year is 1956. Mankind stands at the dawn of a new age, the Space Age, when the flying bombs of yesteryear will become the rocket ships of tomorrow. As the director of a national space program, your country is depending on you for success in this great contest. You may be the first to create an artificial satellite, send a probe to another planet, or even put a man on the moon. Leaving Earth is a game about planning and about managing risk. With even a single grand journey into outer space, you might claim victory in the game. Consequently, it is your job to plan each journey carefully, finding the cheapest, quickest, and safest ways to reach your objective-but do not spend too long preparing, or another nation might reach its goal before you. On your turn, you will be conducting research, building spacecraft, and directing journeys into outer space. To conduct research, you buy an advancement that begins with certain flaws, then you test the advancement to find and eliminate those flaws. To build a spacecraft, you purchase components and assemble them into a whole. To travel to outer space, you expend rockets to maneuver from one location to another.
Leaving Earth has 43 videos from 31 creators: 8 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 15 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 8 other videos. They date from 2011 to March 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "Leaving Earth (Boardgame) - How to play" by Waervyn's World, which runs 35 min. For a quicker teach, "Leaving earth" by Gillou Wargamer runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Leaving Earth in about 3 Minutes" by 3 Minute Board Games. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Leaving Earth - Solitaire Playthrough Part 1" by Ant Lab Games, one of 15 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Dutch Resistance: Orange Shall Overcome!, Don't Starve: The Board Game, Field Commander: Napoleon or Manila: The Savage Streets, 1945, which share several of its mechanics.
8 of 31
2023Marcel Köhler
1 - 5 players90 - 180 minHeavy weight
2027Rafał Pieczyński
1 - 4 players60 - 90 minMedium weight
2011Dan Verssen
1 players180 minMedium weight
2024Michael Rinella
1 players120 - 240 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
The year is 1956. Mankind stands at the dawn of a new age, the Space Age, when the flying bombs of yesteryear will become the rocket ships of tomorrow. As the director of a national space program, your country is depending on you for success in this great contest. You may be the first to create an artificial satellite, send a probe to another planet, or even put a man on the moon. Leaving Earth is a game about planning and about managing risk. With even a single grand journey into outer space, you might claim victory in the game. Consequently, it is your job to plan each journey carefully, finding the cheapest, quickest, and safest ways to reach your objective-but do not spend too long preparing, or another nation might reach its goal before you. On your turn, you will be conducting research, building spacecraft, and directing journeys into outer space. To conduct research, you buy an advancement that begins with certain flaws, then you test the advancement to find and eliminate those flaws. To build a spacecraft, you purchase components and assemble them into a whole. To travel to outer space, you expend rockets to maneuver from one location to another.
Designer
Joseph Fatula
Artist
Joseph Fatula
Publisher
The Lumenaris Group, Inc.
Categories
Mechanics