Board Game - Intruder

You are a crew member of a spaceship navigating the vastness of space in a distant galaxy. Your exploration mission was interrupted by the intrusion of a dangerous alien on board. To survive, you must reach the escape pods through the infected compartment. Fight enemies, monitor your health and infection levels, but most importantly - hurry, before it’s too late, because with each turn, the situation on the ship becomes more and more dangerous. On your turn, the player must quickly pass through the infected compartment using movement cards and vaccine tokens for protection. Players should avoid squares with alien eggs, and also hurry, because the number of enemies grows with each turn!

Game Objective:

Pass through the infected compartment of the ship and reach the finish.

Game Preparation:

Select your tokens and place them on one of the squares adjacent to the entrance hatch. The first move is made by the player who shouts the loudest - so that the shout can be heard in space (You can determine the first player in any other way that is convenient for you). Then the turn proceeds clockwise.

Game Turn:

The turn consists of three phases: infection (1), movement (2), and reproduction (3).

1. Infection Phase. Being in the infected compartment constantly undermines your immunity. If you are at risk of infection, you must immediately inject yourself with the vaccine. Roll the dice: if you rolled a value greater than 3, you are not infected. Immediately proceed to Phase 2. Otherwise, discard 1 vaccine token and only after that proceed to Phase 2. If you cannot do this, you have lost. However, the game does not end here! (See the section "Transformation.")

2. Movement Phase. Play one of your movement cards of your choice and move your token according to the indicated trajectory. Then discard the used card. The card can be rotated, thus changing the direction of the trajectory. But it must be followed completely, and your token cannot go beyond the boundaries of the game board. If you do not want to or cannot move, discard 2 cards and take 2 new ones from the deck. After that, proceed to Phase 3.

If during the move you passed through one or more squares with an egg, you require urgent medical assistance: discard 1 first aid token. If you cannot do this, you have lost: proceed to the section "Transformation."

Depending on the square where your token stopped, you must perform the actions specified in the instructions. At the end of your turn, draw the missing cards from the deck so that you again have 5 movement cards in your hand. If the cards in the deck run out, shuffle the discard pile and form a new deck.

3. Reproduction Phase. With each turn, aliens multiply more, and the ship becomes increasingly perilous. Place 1 egg token face up on any free square of the board, including first aid and vaccine squares. You cannot place an egg on top of squares with an egg or alien, nor on a square with a player’s token.

Transformation:

If you must discard a first aid or vaccine token, and you do not have any, you have lost and have now become an alien. Remove your token from the board. Your new goal is to exterminate the remaining humans. From this moment on, you decide where to place the egg token at the end of each player’s turn.

End of the Game:

A player wins if they reach one of the squares adjacent to the finish. The game ends when all players have reached the finish or have become aliens.

Game Components:

- game board;
- 18 "Movement" cards (36 cards total);
- 5 "First Aid" cards (40 tokens);
- 5 "Vaccine" cards (40 tokens);
- 12 "Alien Egg" cards (96 tokens);
- 4 tokens and 1 dice;
- rules of the game.

Number of Players: 2-4

Game Duration: 30 minutes or more