Conquest of Planet Earth, prototype
On Sunday we stopped by Flying Frog’s booth again so Dave and I could play a round of Last Night on Earth (sadly, the zombies did me in rather quickly), and then I noticed a couple guys playing this game. Conquest of Planet Earth isn’t out yet, but they had a prototype to demo at PAX. Each player is a space alien bent on taking over Earth. I didn’t get a chance to actually play, but I did get a walk-through of how the game works, and the artwork and theme are terrific. They really capture the feel of old sci-fi movies but they have a lot of fun with the aliens races, throwing in a lot of different tropes. It definitely has a different feel from both Last Night on Earth and Invasion from Outer Space, and I’m eager to see more.
Jonathan H. Liu
Jonathan H. Liu is a stay-at-home dad in Portland, Oregon, who loves to read, is always up for a board game, and has a bit of a Kickstarter habit. I can be reached at jonathan at geekdad dot com.