#88: Battle Beyond Space (Mark's Top 100 - 2026)

Battle Beyond Space

BoardGameGeek

• rank: 10,011
• rating: 6.3
• published: 2012
• designer: Frank Branham

Print Status

• out of print but not impossible to find

Why It's On The List

• Have a massive multiple armada space battle... in 60 minutes. With almost no luck.

Tips & Tricks:

• Important safety tip: I was a long-time playtester on this game... it's not my baby but it certainly feels like it.
• I do wish the colors of two of squadrons in the blue fleet weren't so dang close. I need to use a Sharpie to mark one of them.
• Like Catan, initial placement is important. You have to make wise choices based on your special power and your judgement about the relative aggressiveness of your closest foes.

Extras

• I wrote an ode to joy about the publication of Battle Beyond Space on my blog back in 2009.
• The inscription on my "thank you for playtesting" copy of the game...