# Tau Ceti: Planetary Crisis

Tau Ceti: Planetary Crisis is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 60–120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1.

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Fighting, Miniatures, Dice, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Transportation, Economic, Adventure, Environmental
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Pick-up and Deliver, Action Points, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Area Majority / Influence, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Modular Board, Trading
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 3
- **Unique players:** 3

**Designers:** Mike Strickland, Joseph Pilkus, Stan Strickland

**Artists:** Mike Strickland, Santiago Reinoso Muñoz

**Publishers:** Outer Limit Games (II)

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Curiosity Shop | 25 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/tau-ceti-planetary-crisis-segunda-mano-copy-copy |

## Expansions

- [Tau Ceti: Planetary Crisis – The Living Starship](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tau-ceti-planetary-crisis-the-living-starship)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tau-ceti-planetary-crisis)
- [Tau Ceti: Planetary Crisis in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/tau-ceti-planetary-crisis)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/157979)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._