Star Clicker

Categories: Aviation/Flight, Fighting, Space Exploration

Mechanics: Cooperative Game, Memory

Players: 2–4

Ages: 8+

Playtime: 40 Min

In this high-stakes game, aliens have invaded your planet and scrambled all communications, leaving you with no way to contact your parents. Your only option is to hop into your spaceship and defend your home.

Each turn, players press 2 of the 9 buttons on their cockpit dashboard in their chosen order to activate various effects, such as moving through space, shooting enemy ships, or using special actions. As you move onto new Space tiles, you flip them over. If you encounter a jammer, you need to use 1 energy to destroy it. Players start with 1 energy and can earn additional energy by defeating enemy ships. Be cautious not to accidentally shoot a teammate, as this will cost them 1 energy.

After all players have pressed their buttons, flip them back over and reveal the end-of-turn floppy to apply its effect. Alien spaceships are approaching from all directions, and if three of them reach the center of your planet, it will destroy a protective shield and you'll lose the game. To win, you must locate and destroy all the hidden jammers to restore communication and call for rescue.