2017Alex Crispin, Thomas Pike, James Shelton
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1 - 4 players20 - 45 minLight weight

2020Alex Crispin, Thomas Pike, James Shelton
Mostly playthroughs and reviews. Escape the Dark Sector is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 22 recorded sessions, 8 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
The second game in the Escape the Dark series, Escape the Dark Sector is a simple, sci-fi adventure game with a focus on atmosphere, storytelling and player cooperation – perfect for newcomers to tabletop gaming. It takes about 2 minutes to set up, lasts around 45 minutes, and no two games are ever the same. Playing as the beleaguered crew of an impounded starship, players find themselves confined to the detention block of a vast space station. Using a variety of advanced gear and weaponry, they will embark on a desperate mission to find their ship and blast their way home. Along the way, the crew will have to overcome a variety of dangers, traps, and terrors. From cyborg guards and faulty replicators to killer alien organisms, each challenge is represented by a large, beautifully illustrated chapter card. As these immersive chapter cards are revealed one by one, the game takes on the form of a shared storybook experience, with the players making decisions about what to do each chapter before using a combination of dice and item cards to complete the task before them. The goal of the game is to complete every chapter, and then defeat the final boss. To win, you must keep each member of the crew alive; if any player is killed, the game ends immediately!
Escape the Dark Sector has 56 videos from 34 creators: 20 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 22 playthroughs, 8 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2019 to July 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Box of Delights Presents ......... ESCAPE THE DARK SECTOR" by Box of Delights, which runs 32 min. For a quicker teach, "Two character solo game setup" by Out of the Box [Board Games] runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "One Stop Co-Op Shop | 5 in Five Review" by One Stop Co-op Shop. 16 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Escape the Dark Sector EP 1" by Mystic Eye Games, one of 22 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Escape the Dark Castle, The Last of Us: Escape the Dark, Escape the Dark Castle: Adventure Pack 1 – Cult of the Death Knight and Escape the Dark Castle: Adventure Pack 2 – Scourge of the Undead Queen, also by Alex Crispin. It appears in convention videos from UK Games Expo 2019.
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2017Alex Crispin, Thomas Pike, James Shelton
1 - 4 players20 - 45 minLight weight
2024Alex Crispin, Thomas Pike, James Shelton
1 - 5 players60 - 120 minMedium weight
2017Alex Crispin, Thomas Pike, James Shelton
1 - 4 players20 - 45 minLight weight
2018Alex Crispin, Thomas Pike, James Shelton
1 - 4 players20 - 45 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
The second game in the Escape the Dark series, Escape the Dark Sector is a simple, sci-fi adventure game with a focus on atmosphere, storytelling and player cooperation – perfect for newcomers to tabletop gaming. It takes about 2 minutes to set up, lasts around 45 minutes, and no two games are ever the same. Playing as the beleaguered crew of an impounded starship, players find themselves confined to the detention block of a vast space station. Using a variety of advanced gear and weaponry, they will embark on a desperate mission to find their ship and blast their way home. Along the way, the crew will have to overcome a variety of dangers, traps, and terrors. From cyborg guards and faulty replicators to killer alien organisms, each challenge is represented by a large, beautifully illustrated chapter card. As these immersive chapter cards are revealed one by one, the game takes on the form of a shared storybook experience, with the players making decisions about what to do each chapter before using a combination of dice and item cards to complete the task before them. The goal of the game is to complete every chapter, and then defeat the final boss. To win, you must keep each member of the crew alive; if any player is killed, the game ends immediately!
Designers
Alex Crispin, Thomas Pike, James Shelton
Artist
Alex Crispin
Publisher
Themeborne Ltd.
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