Area 51

Material im Spiel:
3 street bends, 1 triangular central piece
3 double-sided game board pieces
104 alien artifact cards and 6 reference cards
6 game pieces in 6 colors (1 scoring marker and 5 tower cards)
60 security tokens
Number markers for trucks/trains
20 storage towers (5 each in 4 colors)
4 trucks and 4 trains

Area 51 is a card-driven strategy game. What is unusual and interesting in terms of gameplay is the multiple functions of the cards and the fact that activating a set of cards always leads to points for the other players. This creates a bit of a dilemma for the active player.

Stefan Alexander is a freelance board game designer, specialising in games with simple rules, high interactivity, and emergent gameplay. Especially he loves card games.

How to play video for “Area 51”. “Area 51” is based on various conspiracy theories about the US government’s cover-up of UFOs and extraterrestrials beginning in the 1940s/1950s.

An unpack video for “Area 51”. “Area 51” is based on various conspiracy theories about the US government’s cover-up of UFOs and extraterrestrials beginning in the 1940s/1950s.

“Area 51” is loosely based on various conspiracy theories about a UFO and alien coverup by the US government starting in the 1940s/1950s.

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Here is a game overview video made by Boardgamegeek at SPIEL 2016 and presented by Mücke Spiele:

Can you add more than 1 level to a bunker in a turn?