About this episode

The episode discusses the board game S.E.T.I., focusing on its themes of science and exploration in the search for alien life.

This week we look at a big game. S.E.T.I.: Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence is a game about trying to find alien life forms through science and exploration. The science and exploration portion is based on pretty darned real science. This is a really cool game by Tomáš Holek and published by Czech Games Edition. With simple rules, this game has a complex set of mechanics that are simple to understand because of how well the integrate with the theme. S.E.T.I. (BGG, CGE)

Topics covered

• board games
• alien life
• science
• exploration
• game mechanics

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