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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 8159929" data-attributes="member: 8835">I watched a review on BGG.&nbsp; It seems like you might be able to play this solo or with a friend as the game subs in &quot;grunts&quot; for the shortfall toward six players.&nbsp; And the aliens have an algorithmic movement (go toward nearest player).The minis are nice, though the reviewers were shocked and ill-equiped for needing to assemble them.&nbsp; The aliens are not all carbon copies, so it's nice that they put a ton of different models for them.Gameplay sounds simple.&nbsp; two actions per round.&nbsp; Move or shoot is the choice of action.Concerns about the game:barring the queen (in the expansion), the aliens are all the same and thus each &quot;mission&quot; is largely the same.cards are cheaper quality and there's a lot of reshuffling of the deck.&nbsp; they advised sleeving them on unboxing.The game revolves around the Aliens movie closely, so it's good in that, it's Aliens!&nbsp; But also, limited to the fact that it is just the movie. No corporate intrigue or odd quests akin to what you might find in a DarkHorse comic story.&nbsp; It's just the movie.The box set lists for $60 on Amazon.&nbsp; Or $108 from the link on BGG.I love Aliens as much as I love Star Trek, but I'm on the fence.&nbsp; If someone was running an RPG, this would be a great re-use for the minis and stuff or basically make up missions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 8159929, member: 8835"] I watched a review on BGG. It seems like you might be able to play this solo or with a friend as the game subs in "grunts" for the shortfall toward six players. And the aliens have an algorithmic movement (go toward nearest player). The minis are nice, though the reviewers were shocked and ill-equiped for needing to assemble them. The aliens are not all carbon copies, so it's nice that they put a ton of different models for them. Gameplay sounds simple. two actions per round. Move or shoot is the choice of action. Concerns about the game: barring the queen (in the expansion), the aliens are all the same and thus each "mission" is largely the same. cards are cheaper quality and there's a lot of reshuffling of the deck. they advised sleeving them on unboxing. The game revolves around the Aliens movie closely, so it's good in that, it's Aliens! But also, limited to the fact that it is just the movie. No corporate intrigue or odd quests akin to what you might find in a DarkHorse comic story. It's just the movie. The box set lists for $60 on Amazon. Or $108 from the link on BGG. I love Aliens as much as I love Star Trek, but I'm on the fence. If someone was running an RPG, this would be a great re-use for the minis and stuff or basically make up missions. [/QUOTE]

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