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1989 · 1-9 players · 90min · weight 2.23 · 783 ratings

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ID
1770
Name
Aliens
Year
1989
Rank
3867
Min players
1
Max players
9
Playing time
90
Min playtime
90
Max playtime
90
Avg weight
2.2254
Num weights
71
Bayes avg
5.89881
Average
7.31451
Users rated
783
Num owned
1075
Wanting
241
Wishing
653
Num comments
347
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (5)
Cooperative GameDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSquare GridVariable Player Powers
Categories (4)
FightingHorrorMovies / TV / Radio themeScience Fiction
Description (877 chars)

Aliens allows players to recreate three key battle scenarios from the 1986 science fiction/horror film. The scenarios include "The Reactor Room" (nine marines vs. the aliens in their lair), "Operations and Air Ducts" (the surviving marines face an alien assault and pursuit), and "Ripley vs. The Queen" (Ripley uses a powerloader in her final battle with the Alien Queen). Includes a 17" x 34" game map, character cards, and counters, all featuring photos from the movie. Marines can have very short life spans in this game, especially if they don't work together. Game play is fast and intense - does a good job of creating the sense of urgency felt when watching the movie. Missions can be made more brutal with optional rules - plus some rule variants add to some fun "what if" scenarios. Add the Aliens Expansion and you can virtually re-write the entire movie script!

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