4 SPACE ALERT!

Vlaada Chvátil’s failing-to-plan-in-space classic is a masterpiece in setting up a whirlwind of chaos which might, just, see you survive until the end. Each round only takes ten minutes, in which the central computer will alert the players to threats from the unknown expanses of space, or indeed, malfunctions within the ship. Together players programme their actions and then play them out during the ten minute assault. Making sure that everyone knows what they’re doing, and ensuring they’re doing it at the right time, is the human puzzle at the heart of this space survival game.