Instructions Space Alert

Objective of the Game

Space Alert is a cooperative real-time board game where players act as crew members of a spaceship navigating through a dangerous sector. The objective is to survive the complete scenario by defending the ship against external threats.

Game Components

The game includes: - A game board depicting the spaceship. - Cards for action planning. - CDs or an app to generate real-time threats. - Figures and markers representing crew members and threats.

Setup

1. Setting Up the Ship: Place the game board in the center. Players' figures start in the central mess hall (middle of the ship).
2. Prepare Action Cards: Each player receives a set of action cards. These include movements on the ship and actions like firing weapons or activating special functions.
3. Ship and Threat Cards: Shuffle the threat cards and have them ready.
4. Start the CD or App: This will play the scenario, including real-time threats.

Gameplay

1. Real-Time Phase
2. The game is played in two phases: real-time phase and evaluation phase.
3. During the real-time phase, players listen to instructions from the CD/App and simultaneously plan their actions using their cards to respond to emerging threats.

4. The real-time phase lasts about 10 minutes where players continuously plan actions. Communication is key.

5. Planning Actions

6. Players can move around the ship, fire weapons, manage energy, and use special abilities.

7. Actions are planned secretly using action cards and placed at the respective round slots of the players.

8. Coordination

9. Since threats can come from outside (aliens, meteors) and inside (system failures), players must coordinate and synchronize their actions.

10. The players should continuously communicate and share their plans and observations.

11. Evaluation Phase

12. After the real-time phase, planned actions are executed step-by-step in the evaluation phase, and threats are resolved.
13. This phase checks if the measures taken were successful and whether the ship remains intact or suffers damage.

End Conditions

• The game ends when the mission is complete. The ship must survive.
• Players win if the ship successfully completes the mission and the return to base occurs.
• If the ship is destroyed, the players lose.

Strategic Tips

• Set Priorities: Identify major threats and prioritize since not all threats can be handled at once.
• Role Distribution: Assign tasks within the team for more effective actions.
• Communication: Continuous coordination is essential for success.

Space Alert requires quick thinking, planning, and excellent teamwork to successfully complete the mission.