The famous board game. Players 2 to 4, Ages 12 and up, Complexity Level is Moderate.
Go Forth and Colonize.
You are the leader in the colonization effort for your alien life form. You mission is to complete five colonies outside your home system using force, will,guile and a bit of tricky card play. Your special power enables you to bend, mutlate or break one rule of the game. But beware. Aliens from the other planets have their own special powers.
With 20 different alien powers, every game is sure to be different.
Published 16 editions:
US, Japan, England, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, Brazil
Selected: Editors Choice
2000 Netscape Editors
SciFi Channel: Originality 8 /10 Enjoyment 9/10
1999 SciFi Channel
Selected: Desert Island Games #4
1998 The Gathering of Game Designers
Inducted: Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame,
1997 Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design
Selected: Games 200
1996 Games Magazine
Voted: Best Science Fiction Board Game
1992 Origins Awards
Voted: 6th place
1992 Deutscher SpielePreis - Germany
Voted: Best Science Fiction Board Game
1982 Games Day - London, England
Voted: Best Science Fiction Board Game
1980, 1981 Space Gamer Magazine
Voted: 2nd Best Family Game (after Monopoly)
1980, 1981 Games Day - London
Selected: Games 100 Games Magazine's "Best Games"
'80, '81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '93
Selected: Honorable Mention "Top Ten Games"
1980 Omni Magazine
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