2014 · Fighting
The Captain Is Dead
The ship’s captain is dead and the remaining crew must repair the Jump Core to escape an enemy vessel. Players take asymmetric crew roles with unique abilities and collaborate to restore ship systems, repel boardings, and manage crises as the alien attacker repeatedly damages systems. Actions include moving through ship rooms, repairing or powering systems, resolving enemy encounters, and coordinating role-specific tasks. The game is cooperative for 2–7 players and emphasizes teamwork and resource management; failure occurs if critical systems stay offline, the ship is destroyed, or the team is overwhelmed.
- Players
- 2–7 best 4
- Playing time
- 60–90 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 2.4 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 44
- Plays logged
- 63
- Players
- 1h 4m
- Average play
- 17
- In collections
- 8
- On wishlists
6.4/10
from 5 Ludoya reviews
Ben Bishop7.5 A fun sci-fi cooperative game where things go from bad to worse. Lots of roles, ways to upgrade the ship (rather than just playing fix things), and a variety of effects makes this game more fun then most of the games of this 'pandemic-like' genera.
Played it 5 times
moses6.0 Good coop, that just didnt make it to table.
First impressions · 2 plays
kesulin4.0 Juego cooperativo, 2 partidas y 2 derrotas, dificultad de victoria alta.
First impressions · 2 plays
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