The Sheriff of Scyprus has mysteriously disappeared allowing crime surrounding the planet to rise dramatically. In Robot Deputies in Outer Space, you are a robot competing to become the new sheriff in town. With the help of an assistant, robots work to collect batteries, a valuable commodity on the planet Scyprus. Batteries are traded to upgrade robot's software, weaponry and disguises. When a robot is equipped, they may choose to venture into space in pursuit of wanted criminals. Once an outlaw has been captured, deputies must decide to take the honest route and put the outlaw behind bars, or free the outlaw and collect bribe money. Taking bribes may allow for bigger upgrades to nail more notorious criminals, but the residents of Scyprus are watching. The deputy who makes the most impressive arrests will be elected Sheriff, while the remaining robots remain deputies.
Robot Deputies in Outer Space is a 2-4 player strategy/ worker placement game. It is designed to be highly portable through utilizing cards instead of a traditional game board.