Somewhere in a galaxy far, far away, our minds think of extraterrestrial worlds, space ships and out-of-this-world weapons. Board games are generally a playground for medieval fare, though I’m much more interested in games are grounded in the world of science fiction. Why mess with horses and swords when you can play with the Starship Enterprise and lightsabers? This month, let’s go to infinity and beyond with a sci-fi themed board game night!
Space Cadets aims to be the Star Trek game of your dreams. Sure, there are no shortage of Star Trek games or games inspired by Gene Roddenberry’s sci-fi classic, but this one puts you and your friends in charge of operating individual stations on a larger ship. Of course, there’s a captain, but others are required to run engineering, the helm, shields, weapons and sensors among other things. Does its novel approach to simulating a ship like the USS Enterprise work as a quality board game?
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