# The Awful Green Things From Outer Space

The Awful Green Things From Outer Space is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. It is rated 4.9 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 1.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1979
- **Categories:** Science Fiction, Wargame
- **Mechanics:** Income, Area Movement, Simulation, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Movement Points, Stat Check Resolution, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Variable Set-up, Line of Sight, Zone of Control, Sudden Death Ending
- **Ludoya rating:** 4.9 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 5
- **Unique players:** 4

**Designers:** Tom Wham

**Artists:** Jeffrey D. George, Carl Anderson, Beverly Hale, Tom Wham

## Expansions

- [The Awful Green Things From Outer Space: The Obnoxious Orange Things From Another Place](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-awful-green-things-from-outer-space-the-obnoxious-orange-things-from)
- [Outside the Znutar](https://www.ludoya.com/games/outside-the-znutar)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-awful-green-things-from-outer-space)
- [The Awful Green Things From Outer Space in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-awful-green-things-from-outer-space)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-20. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._