Last Frontier: The Artifact

What is Last Frontier: The Artifact

Description from the publisher:

THE ARTIFACT is a space opera using the Last Frontier: The Vesuvius Incident game system (published by Fat Messiah Games). Three to eight players take over such roles as the Mad Scientist, the Space Pirate Captain, the Phone Company, or a mystery Alien. Because the format is four way blind, and the players are uncertain of each other's motives, the fog of war is a formidable obstacle in this new gaming genre.

The action takes place on a space warehouse at the edge of an un-navigable region of the Galaxy known as the Coal Sack. The mad scientist in charge of the facility is trying to sell the Artifact, an alien navigational buoy, to space pirates. The scientist wins if he completes the deal while keeping his illegal activities secret from the Phone Company, who has a couple of agents on board the station somewhere.

Victory for the Phone Company depends upon who their secret employers are. His agents may be just innocent employees here to fix the phone lines, they may be working for a rival Museum, or they may work for the Government or private agencies.

Game details

Players

3–8

Age

+10

Duration

120 min

Difficulty

Heavy

Type

Expansion

Year

2001

Mechanics

Dice Rolling · Grid Movement · Role Playing

Categories

Adventure · Deduction · Expansion for Base-game

Designer

Phil Eklund · Matt Eklund

Publisher

Print & Play Productions · Sierra Madre Games