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2024Markus Geiger
- Videos
- 30
- Creators
- 10
Mainly reviews
1 - 2 players90 - 180 minLight weight
Space Kraken
2023Markus Geiger
- Videos
- 17
- Creators
- 14
Mainly reviews. Space Kraken is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 9 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
1 - 4 players
45 - 300 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
Space Kraken is a Rogue-like Sci-Fi Dungeon Crawler for one Solo Player; the game also comes with an asymmetric multiplayer mode for up to 4 players. Immerse within a fantastic science-fiction adventure full of strange aliens, quests, and mysteries. You will set up your crew, contend with various enemies and try to claim what you can procure, to upgrade your spaceship and equip and level up your crew. A Crypted Game Master (CGM) breathes life into the game by guiding you through various story lines that develop in parallel. It also administers secret things which are occurring. The CGM consists of scripted printed sheets (CGM SHEETS). You can handle developments even if you are not able to see the contents of the events it prepares in secret, in a way never previously presented in a game. You will also plan your own space flights and discover worlds which have never been discovered by any human. In space there are also risks, so you will become involved in different types of space combats as well. This game is made for all RPG, science fiction, and tactical game fans who want to recruit their own crew to escape from Earth and discover the dark systems of the SPACE KRAKEN. -description from the publisher At 2 players, this is purely cooperative. A third player might or might not have the same objectives. A fourth player turns the game into a 1-vs-many experience.
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Which Space Kraken video should I watch?
Space Kraken has 17 videos from 14 creators: 9 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 3 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 3 other videos. They date from 2021 to October 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "SPACE KRAKEN - Overview - English" by 3DARTLAB, which runs 19 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Space Kraken a solo option sci-fi pen and paper RPG!" by Jenders Gaming. 9 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Space Kraken (Prototype/Demo) Overview Play Session" by Out of the Box [Board Games], one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Dockfighters: The Ale Wars, also by Markus Geiger, or Stars of Akarios, Escape the Dark Castle and League of Dungeoneers, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2023.
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About Space Kraken
From BoardGameGeek:
Space Kraken is a Rogue-like Sci-Fi Dungeon Crawler for one Solo Player; the game also comes with an asymmetric multiplayer mode for up to 4 players. Immerse within a fantastic science-fiction adventure full of strange aliens, quests, and mysteries. You will set up your crew, contend with various enemies and try to claim what you can procure, to upgrade your spaceship and equip and level up your crew. A Crypted Game Master (CGM) breathes life into the game by guiding you through various story lines that develop in parallel. It also administers secret things which are occurring. The CGM consists of scripted printed sheets (CGM SHEETS). You can handle developments even if you are not able to see the contents of the events it prepares in secret, in a way never previously presented in a game. You will also plan your own space flights and discover worlds which have never been discovered by any human. In space there are also risks, so you will become involved in different types of space combats as well. This game is made for all RPG, science fiction, and tactical game fans who want to recruit their own crew to escape from Earth and discover the dark systems of the SPACE KRAKEN. -description from the publisher At 2 players, this is purely cooperative. A third player might or might not have the same objectives. A fourth player turns the game into a 1-vs-many experience.
Designer
Markus Geiger
Publisher
3DARTLAB
Categories
Mechanics