SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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What is SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

In SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, you lead a scientific institution tasked with searching for traces of life beyond planet Earth. The game draws inspiration from current or emerging technologies and efforts in space exploration. Players will explore nearby planets and their moons by launching probes from Earth while taking advantage of ever-shifting planetary positions. Decide whether to land on their surfaces to collect valuable samples or stay in orbit for a broader survey. Additionally, by directing your telescopes to gaze into distant star systems, you may detect traces of alien signals or undiscovered exoplanets, and collect promising data to examine and study back home.

Back on Earth, you can invest in upgrading your equipment so you can analyze incoming data more efficiently, boost your telescope signal capacity, or increase your supply of resources—all to expand the scope of your search that could lead to a discovery of extraterrestrial life forms. Finding traces of extraterrestrial life is only a matter of time—utilize the resources you have at your disposal strategically and you may well end up being the one to make the biggest scientific contribution towards advancing our understanding of alien life within our galaxy.

You will also make use of over 200 cards to aid your efforts or focus your research in a particular direction for additional bonuses and rewards. Each card has unique effects and illustrations and depicts real-life technologies, projects, and discoveries (like the ISS, Large Hadron Collider, Perseverance rover, Voyager probe, and many more).

The game is played in five rounds. The player with the starting player marker takes the first turn of the round. Players take turns in clockwise order, skipping any players who have already passed for the round. At the end of round 5, the final score is calculated and the player with the most points wins.

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Game details

Players: 1–4
Age: +14
Duration: 160 min
Difficulty: Heavy
Type: Board game
Year: 2024
Mechanics: End Game Bonuses · Income · Multi-Use Cards
Categories: Science Fiction · Space Exploration
Designer: Tomáš Holek
Publisher: Devir · Czech Games Edition · IELLO · Cranio Creations

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trotamor9/10

La primera partida abruma, como el propio universo. No sabes para donde tirar. Conforme juegas descubres las maravillas que te ofrece. Juego muy temático, el diseño de las cartas está hecho con mucho mimo, precioso en mesa y el sistema solar rotatorio mola mucho. Como punto negativo destacaría su duración, demasiado largo aunque por suerte las acciones son muy anatómicas y apenas tienes entreturno. Las mecánicas de las razas molan aunque que salgan dos puede abrumar un poco en las primeras partidas pero le da un giro a la partida muy interesante.