XCOM: The Board Game*

XCOM: The Board Game places you and up to three friends in charge of XCOM, an elite international organization tasked with defending humanity from an alien invasion. This cooperative game uniquely blends strategy, resource management, and real-time decision-making, challenging players to work together to thwart the extraterrestrial threat.

Gameplay Overview

  • Role Assignment: Players assume the roles of XCOM department heads, each with specific responsibilities.
  • Strategic Gameplay: Manage resources effectively to intercept UFOs, assign soldiers to missions, and research alien technology.
  • Base Defense: Utilize alien technology to protect your base while preventing global panic.

Special Features

  • Digital App Integration: A free app is a central component, guiding the game and adding tension with real-time elements.
  • Dynamic Invasion Plans: The app randomly selects invasion plans, altering the game's flow and challenges.
  • Variable Difficulty Levels: Players can adjust the game's difficulty, choosing from Easy, Normal, or Hard.

Conclusion

XCOM: The Board Game is an immersive and challenging experience, perfect for players who enjoy cooperative strategy games with a high-tech twist. Its innovative use of a digital app, coupled with intense real-time decision-making, makes it a unique and thrilling board game, particularly for fans of the XCOM video game series or sci-fi themed games.

Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.

  • 1 - 4 Players
  • 60 - 120 Minutes
  • 14+ years old
  • Medium difficulty

Video reviews, ratings, Let's Plays and tests for XCOM: The Board Game

  • YouTube Review for the game "XCOM: The Board Game" by Shut Up & Sit Down
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  • YouTube Review for the game "XCOM: The Board Game" by BoardGameGeek
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  • YouTube Review for the game "XCOM: The Board Game" by BoardGameGeek
    Video is in English
  • YouTube Review for the game "XCOM: The Board Game" by Shut Up & Sit Down
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