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ISS Vanguard: Corebox

ISS Vanguard is a 1 to 4 player co-operative board game that offers countless adventures on vivid alien worlds and distant star systems.

Players control four Sections (Security, Recon, Science,... (read more)

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Playtime
120 minutes
Published
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Age
13+
Publisher
Awaken Realms
Players
1 to 4 players
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Description

ISS Vanguard is a 1 to 4 player co-operative board game that offers countless adventures on vivid alien worlds and distant star systems.

Players control four Sections (Security, Recon, Science, and Engineering) onboard ISS Vanguard - the first ship to traverse deep space on a mission to save humanity. Gameplay is divided into two main parts: planetary exploration, where players land on colorful boards that represent alien worlds, and ship management, where players use the Ship Book to upgrade ISS Vanguard, recruit new Crewmembers, conduct research, produce new equipment or landers, and more.

You can experience this game either as a replayable, long, cooperative campaign with epic stories, dynamic gameplay, and difficult choices - or as single Operations: standalone missions that take a single gaming session.

What will you do for the sake of your mission's success? What role will your ship play in the galaxy? Can you solve the mystery of the eons-old starmap embedded in human DNA?

Mechanisms:

1 Rulebook1 Planetopedia1 Logbook1 Operations Book39 Unique Discovery Card65 Discovery Cards40 Event Cards19 Rank-Up Cards48 Injury Cards1 Tutorial Deck B249 Point of Interest Cards57 Mission Cards42 Global Condition Cards120 Section Cards1 Tutorial Deck A6 Reference Cards23 Threat Cards4 Turn Tokens16 Success Tokens8 Time Tokens16 Red Section Dice16 Blue Section Dice16 Green Section Dice1 d1023 Mission Equipment Tokens20 Lead Tokens2 Danger Dice20 Plastic Universal Markers12 Injury Dice1 Start Token1 Mission Failed Token1 Double-sided Actions Token4 Colored Base Rings1 Lead Bag22 Cardboard Threat Standees6 Cardboard Lander Standees8 Plastic Crewmember Figures1 Card Tray A4 Section Compartments8 Standee Bases8 Tray A Dividers8 Section Compartment Dividers1 System Maps1 Ship Book Cover9 Ship Book Cardholders14 Ship Book Pages20 Double-sided Planet Record Sheets1 Secret Envelope1 Awaiting Envelope3 Double-sided Lander Boards1 Card Tray B36 Rank Sleeves1 Planetary Scanner14 Card Tray B Dividers6 Command Tokens8 Energy Tokens1 Token Bag1 Penalty Token1 Current System Bookmark41 Bridge Cards31 Lander Mod Cards68 Crewmember Cards18 Landing Cards23 Research Project Cards27 Production Project Cards26 Situation Cards6 Facility Upgrade Cards101 Equipment Cards6 Lander Cards

Contents

  • 1 Rulebook
  • 1 Planetopedia
  • 1 Logbook
  • 1 Operations Book
  • 39 Unique Discovery Card
  • 65 Discovery Cards
  • 40 Event Cards
  • 19 Rank-Up Cards
  • 48 Injury Cards
  • 1 Tutorial Deck B
  • 249 Point of Interest Cards
  • 57 Mission Cards
  • 42 Global Condition Cards
  • 120 Section Cards
  • 1 Tutorial Deck A
  • 6 Reference Cards
  • 23 Threat Cards
  • 4 Turn Tokens
  • 16 Success Tokens
  • 8 Time Tokens
  • 16 Red Section Dice
  • 16 Blue Section Dice
  • 16 Green Section Dice
  • 1 d10
  • 23 Mission Equipment Tokens
  • 20 Lead Tokens
  • 2 Danger Dice
  • 20 Plastic Universal Markers
  • 12 Injury Dice
  • 1 Start Token
  • 1 Mission Failed Token
  • 1 Double-sided Actions Token
  • 4 Colored Base Rings
  • 1 Lead Bag
  • 22 Cardboard Threat Standees
  • 6 Cardboard Lander Standees
  • 8 Plastic Crewmember Figures
  • 1 Card Tray A
  • 4 Section Compartments
  • 8 Standee Bases
  • 8 Tray A Dividers
  • 8 Section Compartment Dividers
  • 1 System Maps
  • 1 Ship Book Cover
  • 9 Ship Book Cardholders
  • 14 Ship Book Pages
  • 20 Double-sided Planet Record Sheets
  • 1 Secret Envelope
  • 1 Awaiting Envelope
  • 3 Double-sided Lander Boards
  • 1 Card Tray B
  • 36 Rank Sleeves
  • 1 Planetary Scanner
  • 14 Card Tray B Dividers
  • 6 Command Tokens
  • 8 Energy Tokens
  • 1 Token Bag
  • 1 Penalty Token
  • 1 Current System Bookmark
  • 41 Bridge Cards
  • 31 Lander Mod Cards
  • 68 Crewmember Cards
  • 18 Landing Cards
  • 23 Research Project Cards
  • 27 Production Project Cards
  • 26 Situation Cards
  • 6 Facility Upgrade Cards
  • 101 Equipment Cards
  • 6 Lander Cards

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