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Welcome to the height of technology and comfort, the Space Station Atlantis! All the comfort of a five star hotel, mixed with the adventure of space travel. The station is filled with staff, entertainers and guests trying to enjoy their out-of-this-world vacation. But all of a sudden, the Atlantis comes under attack by aliens!
After getting the guests to safety, the crew rushes to escape. Some will find space on the limited escape pods, others will board fighters and attempt to destroy the aliens. The unlucky ones will have to trust in their space suits and float for it. But with the alien Warriors, Spawns, and Queens patrolling the space around the station, it will not be an easy trip!
Who will be able to jump to safety?
Survive: Space Attack! utilizes similar base mechanics to the best-selling game Survive: Escape From Atlantis! designed by Julian Courtland-Smith. However, Survive: Space Attack! has been reimagined and redesigned by Brian, Sydney, and Geoff Englestein, the designers of Space Cadets and Space Cadets: Dice Duel and the expansions for these games.
The additional features of the new Survive: Space Attack! include:
- Double-sided Game Board: enables a variety of starting setups each with its own challenges.
- New Fighter Ships: gives players the ability to capture and redeploy alien creatures.
- Laser Turrets: a new weapon system to defend the space station against the aliens.
- New Tile Abilities: new powers that are combinable, plus four different tile thicknesses for a 3-D look.
- New Alien Creature Powers: alien creatures may evolve to become even more powerful.
Part of the Survive! family — see Survive The Island for the combined view.
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- adds new features to the Survive concept
- dual-sided board and new mechanics diversify play
- engaging for players who enjoy tactical space defense
- learning curve due to new features
- rule familiarity with base Atlantis may be needed
- space defense and alien invasion
- space station Atlantis under alien attack
- action-oriented sci-fi disaster scenario
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- defense-driven play — fighters' ships and laser turrets defend the space station against aliens
- redeploy and combat — capture and redeploy alien creatures to manage threats
- tile and creature interaction — new tile abilities and alien creatures can combine for greater threat
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
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