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Target Earth

Target Earth

Gen-X Games (GenX) · 2010
1–490 min12+ yrs3.1/5 complexity6.6 BGGCo-op
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‘Target Earth” is a board game simulation of an Alien Invasion of Planet Earth. Battlefield is the whole planet, represented by a Global Board, featuring the 30 most economically powerful countries on the planet.

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‘Target Earth” is a board game simulation of an Alien Invasion of Planet Earth. Battlefield is the whole planet, represented by a Global Board, featuring the 30 most economically powerful countries on the planet. Allied countries will bring money and Victory points to the Alliance. Countries aligned with the Aliens will count as victory points for the invader. By the end of the seventh turn whichever side has more Victory Points will be the winner. Each player represents a faction of a Human Alliance and manages one of their bases and its associated resources (money, units and cards). Players must deal with the alien offensive using their units to fight airborne and landed UFOs in an effort to strengthen their Alliance by getting countries to join them. In order to stop the Alien offensive and beat the invader, they must also investigate new technologies as well as the nature of the Alien life form.

The Alien side is not controlled by any player. Its actions are determined randomly each turn, with an incremental difficulty as game progresses.

The game has two playing modes: -Basic mode is a cooperative game where 1-4 players form a Human Alliance that will fight to stop the alien invasion. In this game mode, if the Human Alliance achieves victory, all players win. Otherwise, everyone loses.

-Advanced game mode, is a semi-competitive game for 2-4 players, where each player forming the human Alliance has his own secret agenda and is able to obtain individualized victory points. As in the basic mode, the total amount of victory points and human technology level will determine whether the Alien side has achieved victory. If Humans win, only one of the players will be declared winner, according to their fulfilled agenda and performance during the Alien War.

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Complexity3.1 / 5
BGG rating6.6 / 10
Vibe
Co-op
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
90 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Target Earth?
Target Earth is a science fiction game, for 1–4 players, taking ~90 minutes, featuring cooperative game. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Target Earth — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Target Earth support?
Target Earth is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Target Earth take?
A game of Target Earth takes about 90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Target Earth for?
Target Earth is recommended from age 12.
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