# SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 40–160 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 8.3 out of 10 by 154 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $49.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 40–160 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** Science Fiction, Space Exploration
- **Mechanics:** End Game Bonuses, Resource to Move, Multi-Use Cards, Variable Set-up, Income, Turn Order: Progressive, Area Majority / Influence, Solo / Solitaire Game
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.3 out of 10, from 154 reviews
- **Owned by:** 362 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,014
- **Unique players:** 1,139

**Designers:** Tomáš Holek

**Artists:** Petr Štich (III), Petra Ramešová, Petr Štich, Jiří Mikovec, Josef Surý, František Sedláček, Jakub Lang, Oto Kandera, Michaela Lovecká, Ondřej Hrdina, Jakub Politzer, Jiří Kůs

**Publishers:** Czech Games Edition

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 49.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/SETI-Search-for-Extraterrestrial-Intelligence-Upgraded-Components-New-Arrival/CGE00511 |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 79.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| Cardhaus Games | 79.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 74.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| 401 Games | 74.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| TLAMA games | 1359 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/seti--patrani-po-mimozemske-inteligenci/ |
| Svet deskovych her | 1399 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/14148/seti-patrani-po-mimozemske-inteligenci |
| Good Games | 98 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| Zatu Games | 53.9 £ | https://zatu.com/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| Va de jocs | 63 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/seti-en-busca-de-vida-extraterrestre |
| Pelipeikko | 64.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/2849-seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| Gameology | 105.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| Travelling Man | 57.49 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| World of Board Games | 769 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| Games Empire | 111.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| Alphaspel | 789 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/223171-seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence-en |
| Spelexperten | 789 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence.html |
| Get Your Fun | 69.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/029852-seti-ricerca-di-intelligenza-extraterrestre-giochi-gestionali.html |
| Curiosity Shop | 70 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/seti |
| Dragons Lair | 819 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| Nordisk Spil | 549 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| Spilforsyningen | 549.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence-eng |
| Hyggeonkel | 549.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/seti |
| Spielezar | 74.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence-en |
| Guf | 130 $ | https://guf.com.au/products/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence |
| Fantasiapelit | 82.5 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_231473 |

## Expansions

- [SETI: Space Agencies](https://www.ludoya.com/games/seti-space-agencies)
- [SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence – Pluto Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence-pluto-promo-card)
- [SETI: Space Agencies – Space Agencies Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/seti-space-agencies-space-agencies-promo-card)
- [SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence – Gateway to Mars Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/seti-search-for-the-extraterrestrial-intelligence-gateway-to-mars-promo-card)
- [SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence – DLR Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence-dlr-promo-card)
- [SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence – Drake Equation Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence-drake-equation-promo-card)

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## Upcoming events featuring this game

- SETI: En busca de vida extraterrestre — 2026-09-26 — Mallorca

## Rules questions

### Do I have to resolve every effect on a card, or can I skip parts of it?

Effects are generally mandatory to evaluate, but some give you a choice (for example you may decline to tuck a card for income); if a specific effect can’t be performed (no probe to move, no card to tuck, etc.) you skip that effect but still resolve the other effects (resolve effects left-to-right as printed). (FAQ p2; Rulebook p15)

### If there’s an orbiter at a planet, do I get the landing discount — and can I land from an orbiter?

Landing normally costs 3 energy (2 energy if there is an orbiter at that planet) and the orbiter may belong to any player; orbiters cannot themselves land (once on the planetary board a figure is an orbiter and may not be moved back to the Solar system). (Rulebook p11; FAQ p3)

### How do probe moves work — can I move through the Sun, split moves between probes, or distribute multiple moves?

A probe moves to orthogonally adjacent spaces (not diagonally), you may never move into or through the Sun, and if an effect gives you multiple moves you may divide them among your probes; leaving asteroid spaces costs an extra movement. (Rulebook pp8–9; FAQ p5)

### When a sector is completed who wins ties, and do excess signals/markers count toward winning?

The player with the most markers in the sector wins, ties are broken in favor of the player whose marker was placed later, and any excess signals you marked (beyond the slot’s capacity) still count toward winning; all players who contributed at least one marker get 1 publicity. (Rulebook p13)

### How does Analyze Data work, can I place data anytime, and is there a data limit?

Analyze Data (cost 1 energy) requires the top row of your computer to be filled, then you discard those computer data and mark a contact; placing data into your computer is a free action you may do at any time on your turn (left-to-right, resolving any space effects immediately), and your data pool can hold at most 6 data. (Rulebook p14)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence)
- [SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._