Game Info
Year
2026
Players
1-2
Age
10+
Playtime
25 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description
In Aliens Attack!, a card game reminiscent of vintage video game shooters, you fire your cannons at advancing waves of invading aliens. You win if you survive long enough to destroy the mothership after it arrives. Part of Grail Games' Pixel series, playable solo or two-player.
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Good Time Society Discussion at 18:22
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Pros
- Retro gaming theme
- Can be played solo or with two players
Cons
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Thematic elements
- Shooting game
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- shooting — Aliens Attack. It's a like a shooting game.
- solo — It's a solo game that can be played with two players as well with the variant rules.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is the ultimate Lord of the Rings game.
- It is not just a game, Becca and Ivan. It is a game table.
- This is so over the top. I love it.
- It's $3,000 or bust. Like, that's the only amount you can back at.
- So, we're going to play with 27 different wine bottles.
- The wines that you add to your cellar, you're either going to place it above the previous one or below.
- This is like I think the next evolution of that game.
- The true excellence in gaming is when you burn Nazis to do it.
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Cray Rules Teach at 0:00
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Quotes (from this video)
- In Aliens Attack, you are the Earth's last line of defense.
- To win, you must damage all four of its sections before it reaches Earth.
- This game also offers a variety of variants as well.
- Don't want that.
- Will you uncover the mother ship before it's too late?
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Cray Rules Teach at 0:09 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clear setup and teaching flow for new players
- Rich tactical depth from multiple cannons and defense options
- Strong replayability through variants and mother ship options
- Engaging endgame with a climactic mother ship boss battle
Cons
- Initial complexity may challenge new players
- Notable setup overhead due to many components
- Managing multiple cards and tokens can be fiddly without guidance
Thematic elements
- space warfare and last-stand defense
- Earth's defense against an alien invasion using orbital cannons and planetary defenses, with a combat grid and a looming mother ship
- tutorial/instructional
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — On each turn players choose one of two actions: shoot with a cannon or activate a planetary defense card.
- Boss Battler — When the mother ship is activated, it requires destroying four sections. Its defeat triggers a final battle using an attack die.
- cannon upgrade and range expansion — As cannons level up, their range and effectiveness increase, changing how they engage ships.
- damage and flip upgrade cycle — When a scout ship is damaged, players flip it to its upgraded side, apply new effects, and then return it to the deck as an upgraded ship.
- danger cards and ship movement — Danger cards dictate enemy ship movements toward the Earth, resolved by scanning the launch line and subsequent rows.
- deactivation and repair — If a cannon is hit and reduced to zero, it becomes deactivated and must be repaired to return to play; a zero-cannon hit is a loss condition.
- mother ship boss mechanics — When the mother ship is activated, it requires destroying four sections. Its defeat triggers a final battle using an attack die.
- planetary defense cards — Players may activate planetary defense cards as an alternative to firing, granting upgrades, repairs, or extra damage.
- range-based cannon shooting — Cannons show their range and target the closest ships within that range, with specific effects for each cannon.
- variants and difficulty — Cadet mode, two-player non-cooperative variant, and multiple mother ships for varied play experiences.
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Quotes (from this video)
- In Aliens Attack, you are the Earth's last line of defense.
- To win, you must damage all four of its sections before it reaches Earth.
- This game also offers a variety of variants as well.
- Don't want that.
- Will you uncover the mother ship before it's too late?
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BoardGameCo Discussion at 5:17 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Decent solo game
- Engaging puzzle when figuring out what's on the board
Cons
- Dense iconography slows down first glance and onboarding
Thematic elements
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Quotes (from this video)
- Great games don't stay. Great games do leave. There's just too many games.
- I am a little behind on giveaways from this series. I'm trying to catch up.
- I'm Alex Radqu from Board Gameco. Hope you enjoyed this video and as always, I hope you have a good one.
- I love the progression that Dead Cells gives you, both in the video game and the board game, but I didn't like the gameplay.
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