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Alien Wars

Alien Wars

DV Games · 2015
2–610 min6+ yrs1.2/5 complexity5.7 BGG#21.567 BGG399Kids
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How do you play Alien Wars?

Alien Wars is a fast, card-tossing game in which your goal is to become Master of the Galaxy, and to do this you need to eliminate everyone else from the galaxy.

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Alien Wars box art
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Alien Wars is a fast, card-tossing game in which your goal is to become Master of the Galaxy, and to do this you need to eliminate everyone else from the galaxy. Then you can do whatever you want with the place.

To set up, place the three Nano Minefield cards face down about ten inches apart. Then each player simultaneously places their nine cards face down in the playing area, keeping space between all other cards, while also packing them in as tightly as possible.

On a turn, you choose one card in play and reveal it. If it's...

A Nano Minefield, flip it face down again.
A player's card, that player takes the action on the card with the possible actions being:



    Planet: Return one of your eliminated non-planet cards to play.
    Scanner: Look at three face-down cards, then remove the scanner from play.
    Blaster: Shoot once.
    Double Blaster: Shoot twice.
    Retro Blaster: Shoot once; also, if this is card is eliminated, shoot once before removing it from play.

To shoot, you place your pinky on the active card, then toss your shooting disc with your thumb and forefinger. When the disc lands, you can remove one card it touches from play, revealing it and returning it to its owner. If a player has no cards in play, they're out of the game. The final player with cards in play wins!

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.2 / 5
BGG rating5.7 / 10
Vibe
Kids
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
10 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
6+ yrs
BGG rank
#21.567

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Q3How do you play Alien Wars?
Alien Wars is a action / dexterity game, for 2–6 players, taking ~10 minutes, featuring memory. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Alien Wars — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Alien Wars support?
Alien Wars is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Alien Wars take?
A game of Alien Wars takes about 10 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Alien Wars for?
Alien Wars is recommended from age 6.
Q7How complex is Alien Wars?
Alien Wars has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.2 out of 5.
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