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Ares #1, Worldkiller (cover)
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Chits in spaaaace!
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WorldKiller: The Game of Planetary Assault (1980)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
60–60 min
Age
10+
5.51
Average rating
80
Ratings
2.38/5
Weight
#27300
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:WorldKiller
Designer:Redmond Aksel Simonsen
Artist:Redmond Aksel Simonsen, Bob Ryer, Manfred F. Milkuhn, Ted Koller, Howard Chaykin, Rosalind Fruchtman
Publisher:SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.8, Theme 6
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.8
Theme6.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Science FictionWargameArea MovementSimulationDice RollingSquare GridThree Dimensional Movement

Overview

WorldKiller: The Game of Planetary Assault, is a Tactical level simulation of the classic Science-Fiction theme of planetary assault. In the standard scenario, one player commands the ships and orbital fortresses of the defending Human forces; and the other player commands the ships of the attacking Alien forces. Beyond the standard scenario there are provided additional rules and types of ships for players to devise their own scenarios. A small wargame with 4 pages of rules, a 11"x 16" fold-out map sheet and 100 die-cut counters.

Originally published in Ares magazine Nr.1 (March 1980)

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