Monday, February 14, 2022

#86: Survive: Space Attack (Mark's Top 100 2022)


Survive: Space Attack

  • rank: 3,108
  • rating: 7.0
  • published: 2015
Print Status
  • I think it's OOP but it's not impossible to find a copy
Why It's On The List
  • The Family Englestein turns their design skills to re-imagining a classic mass market game (Survive!)... and manage to make it not only better but much better. And with extra ways to have your opponents eaten by aliens.
Tips & Tricks:
    • Initial placement of your crew is important... crew on level 1 tiles are likely to be trying to space walk to the exit.
    • You want to make escape pods that you can share with another player - not because you are the King of Kindness, but because (a) the opponent sharing the pod is less likely to target it, and (b) a pod with the crew of a single player might as well have "Kick Me" spray-painted on the fuselage.
    • It's a heavy-duty "take that" game - so learn to overlook the slights of others and make the wisest decision on who to target rather than "I'll just hit the guy who just hit me."
    Extras
    • The 5-6 player mini-expansion works pretty well, though we've only used it once. 
    • The Crew Strikes Back card deck is less successful and only recommended for those who play a LOT of Survive: Space Attack.
    • I wrote an extensive review of the game for the Opinionated Gamers.
    • This is the first of two games designed by Geoff, Brian, and Sydney Englestein on my top 100 list.

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