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Space Alert

Space Alert

2008·Vlaada Chvátil

1 - 5 players
30 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

From BoardGameGeek

Space Alert is a cooperative team survival game. Players become crew members of a small spaceship scanning dangerous sectors of the galaxy. The missions last just 10 real-time minutes (hyperspace jump, sector scan, hyperspace jump back) and the only task the players have is to protect their ship. During play, the central computer will announce the presence of various threats on one of the supplied 10 minute soundtracks that also acts as a game timer. The threats vary from space battleships and interceptors to different interstellar monsters and abominations, asteroids or even intruders and malfunctions on the spaceship. Players have to agree who will take care of which task and coordinate their actions (moving around the ship, firing weapons, distributing energy, using battlebots to deal with intruders, launching guided missiles, etc.) in real time to defend the ship. Only a well-working team can survive 10 minutes and make the jump back to safety. The game offers several difficulty levels, huge variability and a unique experience for one to five player teams. One mission lasts only about 30 minutes, including setup and evaluation. (Based on a description from Czech Games Edition)

Space Alert

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Review

Space Alert - A cooperative combat survival game by CGE Games - Review7:02

Space Alert - A cooperative combat survival game by CGE Games - Review

The Lucky Roll

The Lucky Roll

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Space Alert! | Solo Playthrough1:00:39

Space Alert! | Solo Playthrough

That Board Game Show

That Board Game Show

Which Space Alert video should I watch?

Space Alert has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 playthrough. They date from 2023 to February 2025.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Space Alert - A cooperative combat survival game by CGE Games - Review" by The Lucky Roll. To see it played, watch "Space Alert! | Solo Playthrough" by That Board Game Show.

If you like it, try Mage Knight Board Game, Codenames, Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization and Star Trek: Frontiers, also by Vlaada Chvátil.

All videos

Space Alert - A cooperative combat survival game by CGE Games - ReviewReview7:02

Space Alert - A cooperative combat survival game by CGE Games - Review

The Lucky Roll

The Lucky Roll

Space Alert! | Solo PlaythroughPlaythrough1:00:39

Space Alert! | Solo Playthrough

That Board Game Show

That Board Game Show

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About Space Alert

From BoardGameGeek:

Space Alert is a cooperative team survival game. Players become crew members of a small spaceship scanning dangerous sectors of the galaxy. The missions last just 10 real-time minutes (hyperspace jump, sector scan, hyperspace jump back) and the only task the players have is to protect their ship. During play, the central computer will announce the presence of various threats on one of the supplied 10 minute soundtracks that also acts as a game timer. The threats vary from space battleships and interceptors to different interstellar monsters and abominations, asteroids or even intruders and malfunctions on the spaceship. Players have to agree who will take care of which task and coordinate their actions (moving around the ship, firing weapons, distributing energy, using battlebots to deal with intruders, launching guided missiles, etc.) in real time to defend the ship. Only a well-working team can survive 10 minutes and make the jump back to safety. The game offers several difficulty levels, huge variability and a unique experience for one to five player teams. One mission lasts only about 30 minutes, including setup and evaluation. (Based on a description from Czech Games Edition)

Designer

Vlaada Chvátil

Artists

Radim Pech, Milan Vavroň

Publisher

Czech Games Edition (CGE)

Categories

Science FictionSpace Exploration

Mechanics

Programmed ActionsArea MovementCooperative GameReal-Time
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