We now have an official NASA board game, based on actual moon missions
We now have an official NASA board game, based on actual moon missions
We now have an official NASA board game, based on actual moon missions
By Brian Papa
June 26, 2020
Summary
Its been awhile since I wrote anything about board games.
Much as I really want to get back into board games, my only options are either playing with friends using an online tool like Board Game Arena or visiting a lot of board game news portals like BGG, and checking out what's the current hotness on Kickstarter.
Why am I saying all this? Well because one particular game really caught my eye and got me excited!
In a recent Facebook post by Jonathan Gilmour, he revealed an upcoming game called Apollo: A Game Inspired by NASA Moon Missions.
"Super excited to finally get to talk about this game! Sarah Addison co-designed this and I don't know if I have ever put as much work in such a short time frame into a game as I have this one. Sarah definitely took a strong lead on the design and really showed her design chops off! We play tested this so many times in such a short period, and so many designers said we were insane for trying to do it."
Thank you to Pandasaurus Games and Buffalo Games for the opportunity to make an official NASA game.
Now it's up to you to walk in the footsteps of NASA's pioneers and embark on the missions that made history FOR ALL MANKIND>.
Based on the description, Apollo looks to be a full-on cooperative game for 2-5 players where one person takes ground control while the rest are astronauts going on a mission.
Communication seems to be a key factor in the game, though I'm assuming it will have a mechanic that limits giving out details to everyone just to keep an element of tension and suspense going.
Update: The game will release on July 26, 2020..
Reference
Papa, B. (2020, June 26). We now have an official NASA board game, based on actual moon missions. Retrieved June 27, 2020, from https://www.ungeek.ph/2020/06/we-now-have-an-official-nasa-board-game-based-on-actual-moon-missions/