Apollo 11
About
Working together as either the astronauts or mission control attempt to complete the Apollo mission. On each turn you will have to allocate resources to the ships systems like Life Support and Communications up and working while still progressing the mission's science objectives. Keep everything in check until you land on Earth and success!
Thoughts
Tim:
2.5/5 Close but no cigar
I really wanted to like this game but while it does a few things right it mostly misses the mark.
I'm not really sure where this one failed but after a couple of games were we each played both sides, it just wasn't ever "fun". My guess is that the dice are too random and the "dice mechanics" that are supposed to keep this from happening just are not well implemented. If you get lots of Com tokens, the game is easy but if you don't you fail. I was also not a fan of the "puzzle element" where you have to complete a puzzle in a certain amount of time if systems are failing. Also, this is not really a co-op game as while you are both working to complete the mission there is almost no interaction where you can help the other person out or really interact.
Laura:
1/5
I really, really wanted to like this one. I wanted it to be like the fun chaos of Space Cadet Dice Duel, but it was more measured and a bit boring. Too much NASA procedure, too little space exploration.
Trivia
- For a Science and Space game a rating of 6.6 on Board Game Geek is rather poor. With a overall rank of 6301, you can find few better games.
- Very little information online about this game which is especially odd given that it's sold at Target. The BGG page has some activity but again, it's rather light.
12-30-2021