2024Corey Andalora
- Videos
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- Creators
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Mainly reviews and playthroughs
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Mission Control: Critical Orbit
2023Corey Andalora, Donnie Coleman
- Videos
- 11
- Creators
- 10
Mostly playthroughs and reviews. Mission Control: Critical Orbit is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 5 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
2 - 4 players
15 - 20 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
In the year 1972, SAGA (The Space and Aeronautics Global Alliance) successfully completed the first ever hyperspace trip to Mars. But celebrations were cut short when the crew of the Mercury 3 rocket missed their reentry window and an explosion damaged the ship. Now, you must work together to bring the rocket and the crew home safely. Mission Control: Critical Orbit is an asymmetric, cooperative, roll and write, real-time rescue adventure. One player takes on the role of the Aethernaut Flight Commander, and up to 3 players take on the roles of Flight Controllers. Each of the Controller players have unique tasks that earn tools the Aethernaut player needs to restore oxygen and critical systems to the damaged rocket. If the Aethernaut can build a path with polyominoes before the 20 minute timer runs out, you win! But if you run out time the ship suffers a catastrophic failure causing the Mercury 3 rocket to explode in orbit… and everyone loses. -description from the publisher
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Which Mission Control: Critical Orbit video should I watch?
Mission Control: Critical Orbit has 11 videos from 10 creators: 4 reviews, 5 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to February 2026.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Mission Control: Critical Orbit Review: This is Ground Control to Gamer Tom" by The Dice Tower. 4 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Did Mission Control Kill Our Friend? | Mission Control: Critical Orbit Live Gameplay at Gen Con 2022" by Board Game Rundown, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Explosion in the Laboratory, also by Corey Andalora, or Illiterati, Kites and Walkie Talkie, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2022.
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About Mission Control: Critical Orbit
From BoardGameGeek:
In the year 1972, SAGA (The Space and Aeronautics Global Alliance) successfully completed the first ever hyperspace trip to Mars. But celebrations were cut short when the crew of the Mercury 3 rocket missed their reentry window and an explosion damaged the ship. Now, you must work together to bring the rocket and the crew home safely. Mission Control: Critical Orbit is an asymmetric, cooperative, roll and write, real-time rescue adventure. One player takes on the role of the Aethernaut Flight Commander, and up to 3 players take on the roles of Flight Controllers. Each of the Controller players have unique tasks that earn tools the Aethernaut player needs to restore oxygen and critical systems to the damaged rocket. If the Aethernaut can build a path with polyominoes before the 20 minute timer runs out, you win! But if you run out time the ship suffers a catastrophic failure causing the Mercury 3 rocket to explode in orbit… and everyone loses. -description from the publisher
Designers
Corey Andalora, Donnie Coleman
Artist
Victor Maristane
Publisher
3WS Games
Categories
Science FictionSpace Exploration
Mechanics