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Alien Space is a 1973 board wargame published by Gamescience.

Gameplay

Alien Space is a science fiction game of future battles in space.[1]

Reception

Steve West reviewed Alien Space in The Space Gamer No. 3.[1] West commented that "The game is quite fun [...] It is played with pure skill, no die rolling involved."[1]

Greg Costikyan reviewed Alien Space in Ares Magazine #1, rating it a 6 out of 9.[2] Costikyan commented that "Alien Space is not for the hard-core simulations freak, but it's certainly a pleasant way to kill an afternoon."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c West, Steve (1975). "Reviews". The Space Gamer (3). Metagaming: 21.
  2. ^ a b Costikyan, Greg (March 1980). "A Galaxy of Games". Ares Magazine (1). Simulations Publications, Inc.: 30.