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Reactor Rescue

Reactor Rescue

2026·Fiona Shehu Lohaj, Arta Shehu Zaimi

Videos
9
Creators
8

Mostly reviews. Reactor Rescue is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.

1 - 4 players
45 - 120 min

From BoardGameGeek

In Reactor Rescue, players take on the role of engineers whose spacecraft have malfunctioned while en route to fix a failing reactor in the city of Electra. Each player must repair their own vehicle by building real electronic circuits, before returning to the city. Only one engineer will complete their mission. To make repairs, players must collect electronic component cards that represent real electronic parts such as a LED, buzzer, switch, motor, sensors etc. These parts are then used to build actual working circuits using modular, magnetic Labbox blocks. There are three level of circuit cards, that represent specific circuit blueprints, that players need to complete by managing scarce resources. Gameplay involves strategic card management, circuit-building, and a strategy to fix your vehicle first. Players can lock in components for future use, swap cards from the deck, and physically test whether their circuits function as required. The first player to complete all their vehicle's circuit repairs wins the game. -description from the publisher

Reactor Rescue

Watch first

Learn to play

Reactor Rescue Preview - Repair Your Ship! Complete the Circuit!12:17

Reactor Rescue Preview - Repair Your Ship! Complete the Circuit!

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Review

Reactor Rescue - DT Preview with Mark Streed5:43

Reactor Rescue - DT Preview with Mark Streed

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

Building REAL Circuits to Win! | Reactor Rescue Solo Gameplay18:55

Building REAL Circuits to Win! | Reactor Rescue Solo Gameplay

Bower's Game Corner

Bower's Game Corner

Which Reactor Rescue video should I watch?

Reactor Rescue has 9 videos from 8 creators: 6 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from February to October 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Reactor Rescue Preview - Repair Your Ship! Complete the Circuit!" by BoardGameCo, which runs 12 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Reactor Rescue - DT Preview with Mark Streed" by The Dice Tower. 6 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Building REAL Circuits to Win! | Reactor Rescue Solo Gameplay" by Bower's Game Corner.

If you like it, try Knarr, Borealis: Arctic Expeditions, 5211 or The Vale of Eternity, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Reactor Rescue - DT Preview with Mark StreedReview5:43

Reactor Rescue - DT Preview with Mark Streed

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

This Board Game Makes You Build REAL Circuits?! Reactor Rescue ReviewReview8:38

This Board Game Makes You Build REAL Circuits?! Reactor Rescue Review

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

Reactor Rescue Preview - Use Real Electronic Circuits In a Game!Review11:12

Reactor Rescue Preview - Use Real Electronic Circuits In a Game!

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Reactor Rescue Unboxing (Creators Reveal What’s Inside) | Real Circuit-Building Board GameUnboxing6:44

Reactor Rescue Unboxing (Creators Reveal What’s Inside) | Real Circuit-Building Board Game

Labbox Education

Labbox Education

Reactor Rescue Preview - Repair Your Ship! Complete the Circuit!How to play12:17

Reactor Rescue Preview - Repair Your Ship! Complete the Circuit!

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

A Board Game With REAL Circuits?! Reactor Rescue | Bower Family ThinksReview16:57

A Board Game With REAL Circuits?! Reactor Rescue | Bower Family Thinks

Bower's Game Corner

Bower's Game Corner

Reactor Rescue Board Game Review (Happie Intl 2026)Review6:28

Reactor Rescue Board Game Review (Happie Intl 2026)

Board Game Museum

Board Game Museum

REACTOR RESCUE | A Games-Based Approach to Education (in Circuitry!)Review20:12

REACTOR RESCUE | A Games-Based Approach to Education (in Circuitry!)

Tabletop Tolson

Tabletop Tolson

Building REAL Circuits to Win! | Reactor Rescue Solo GameplayPlaythrough18:55

Building REAL Circuits to Win! | Reactor Rescue Solo Gameplay

Bower's Game Corner

Bower's Game Corner

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About Reactor Rescue

From BoardGameGeek:

In Reactor Rescue, players take on the role of engineers whose spacecraft have malfunctioned while en route to fix a failing reactor in the city of Electra. Each player must repair their own vehicle by building real electronic circuits, before returning to the city. Only one engineer will complete their mission. To make repairs, players must collect electronic component cards that represent real electronic parts such as a LED, buzzer, switch, motor, sensors etc. These parts are then used to build actual working circuits using modular, magnetic Labbox blocks. There are three level of circuit cards, that represent specific circuit blueprints, that players need to complete by managing scarce resources. Gameplay involves strategic card management, circuit-building, and a strategy to fix your vehicle first. Players can lock in components for future use, swap cards from the deck, and physically test whether their circuits function as required. The first player to complete all their vehicle's circuit repairs wins the game. -description from the publisher

Designers

Fiona Shehu Lohaj, Arta Shehu Zaimi

Publisher

HaPe International

Categories

EducationalScience Fiction

Mechanics

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