Board Game Nemesis - Retaliation

Welcome back! It’s time for revenge

You run down the corridor, tapping on metal. Red emergency lights flash all around, and behind you comes an ugly, inhuman scream and wheezing. They are getting closer and closer. Without losing your self-control, you tear off the check and throw the grenade into the darkness. The explosion silences their screams — the flame engulfs several drones at once. The acrid smoke hits your nostrils, you slam the door shut and pray that the fire doesn’t block the path to the nest. Grabbing the last of your oxygen with your mouth, you rush on — time is almost running out. The mission must be accomplished — and return at any cost.

This is a standalone sequel, the third part of the cult semi-cooperative series «Nemesis», which still occupies leading positions in the gaming charts. After a long oppression by unknown alien creatures, you return to avenge the fallen team members. This is the final part of the science fiction horror — the most dynamic, most cinematic and most epic, full of action, events, obstacles and dangers.

A squad of highly skilled space marines lands on the station armed and ready to destroy the enemy. You are fully equipped: armor and a landing belt equipped with tactical equipment — ammunition and an oxygen tank. The air here is unsuitable for human lungs, so be careful not to die in the war simply from suffocation.

The game also offers a fully cooperative mode, a solo mode and difficult passage options.

What`s new?

Each character, as before, not only seeks to complete one of the two initial tasks, but also must survive this mission, eventually finding a safe place. So what will please the continuation of the story and what changes await in new games?

Oxygen

Now the threat of oxygen loss always hangs over you. In each sector there is a life support control room, where you can restore air circulation in the zone.

You start the game with a certain supply of oxygen, but with each turn it decreases. You can use a cylinder to last longer. Otherwise, you may get a suffocation token — if you don`t have time to replenish your supply, you will die.

Map

The station is divided into three zones, consisting of compartments connected by adjacent corridors. Characters can only be placed in compartments, while aliens can be placed in both compartments and corridors.

You land on the landing pad, not knowing the route of the station. You will have to explore it yourself, gradually opening the map.

You came prepared!

During the preparations, you receive auxiliary equipment, and during the game you can find other useful items. Armor protects you from serious injuries.

Each character has their own tactical belt, which consists of four slots for equipment tokens. The pouches can be filled with the following types of tactical equipment:

• Ammunition — allows you to reload your weapon;
• Oxygen tank — restores three oxygen points;
• Grenade — effective against aliens in the corridors;
• Medical kit — restores two health points.

You advance through the station, capturing it. To fortify a compartment from enemy attack, you can place a control token.

Powerful Attacks

There are now two types of ranged attacks available to you:

• Burst Fire. You can switch your weapon to automatic mode for a more powerful attack against the hordes of aliens in the corridors. Each hit kills one drone. You pull the trigger with fire in your eyes and fear in your heart - but burst fire uses up a lot of ammunition.
• Single Shot Fire. Aliens are extremely agile, so in tight spaces you shouldn`t waste ammo hoping to hit them at random. You can fire accurately at the aliens in your compartment, and each hit will wound the enemy.

You can also still attack the alien in the compartment in close combat. Such an attack is a last resort, because if the alien survives it, it will strike back, and your risk of being infected increases dramatically.

New actions

In accordance with the newly introduced concepts, new actions are available to the characters: place a control token, use a tactical equipment token, fire single shots in the compartment, fire bursts into the corridor, activate a robot.

Noise roll

After each move, you must make a noise roll and apply an effect depending on the result. You can hear a threat, give yourself away, or even be suddenly attacked by aliens.

Evacuation via the lander

The station is equipped with anti-aircraft systems, but it is unknown whether they are activated — In the landing bay, you can try to evacuate via the lander, but will you be able to land safely? Active anti-aircraft systems can destroy you.

Unique characters

Each character has its own rank. Characters of higher rank, if they have the appropriate action cards, can give orders to characters of lower rank.

Friendly robot

Fortunately, not all creatures on the station are hostile. While exploring the area, you may come across a friendly robot that you can use for your tasks. It is not known which robot is on the station until you meet it. He is in hibernation and will perform actions according to the characters` orders.

End of the game and checking the victory conditions

The game ends when the 14th round ends or if there are no participants left in the game, i.e. everyone has died or evacuated/hiberned.

The winner is considered to be each player who fulfills all the conditions:

1. Evacuate from the station or hibernate. You must ensure your safety by using the landing module, rescue shuttle or hibernation capsule.
2. Complete one of the tasks. Complete the conditions of the task card selected during the game, either individually or collectively.
3. Survive the infection and larval development procedures.

Each surviving character who manages to complete their task wins the game!