8 Player Expansion
Includes everything you need for two extra players plus an extra large 24″ game board.
Mothership First Edition Trailer.
War-gaming Distilled
Mothership takes the best elements from dice combat games and blends them into an easy to pick up, unpredictable and enjoyable gaming experience. It’s light-hearted, engaging and thrilling from start to finish.
Players take turns moving ships, attacking other players, capturing planets and managing an economy.
Fighter
Fast, small ships used to scout the battlefield and destroy smaller vessels.
Bomber
Slow but powerful frigates with hull piercing cannons.
Mothership
With your control panel you can adjust this ship’s engine, weapon or shield power. Can also be equipped with massive super weapons!
Colony Station
Your entire Colony is inside this ship waiting for the day they can permanently settle on a new home. You must protect it at all costs!
Guardian Cannon
Deploy these massive floating defenses anywhere you want. Protect key locations or harass your enemy by building them near their base.
CARD TYPES
Action
One off bonus cards that can really get you out of a tough spot. Or trade them in for minerals and spend the resources on something else.
Artifacts
Explore planets and uncover a unique upgrade on every planet. Be careful, if an enemy takes your planet they also take your artifact!
Class
Specialize your fleet with one of ten different classes, each with their own unique abilities. Included with the ‘Into the Vortex’ expansion.
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“̶̳̩̺̜̙ͬͬͪ͡Ḩ̦̦̣̰̱̊̍͂̓ͣ̽e̵͈̝͉̠̻ͮ̍͞l̳̰̹̜̪̗̺̗̺̀̿̀p̟̫̮͇̱̖͗̿͋͋͟ ̴̢̬̤͖̩͔ͩ̈́͝C̷̘̞͓ͥ͊̈ͯ̈͐̿͑̚͢a̧͈̟̙̺̬̱͚̳͈͊ͩͬͣ̔͊̊͜p̙̪̀̅̊͠͠t͉̃͒͂ͤ̋̂͛͞͠͠a̼̺̬̔̀̈͜i̫̘̺͖̳̗̦͂͑̍̐͒̾̽̋̕͞͞n͍̺̟̂̿̋̉͒̅͛͟͟!̶̩̗̙̝͈͒̎ͩ̄ͩ͒̑ͩ͊́ ̨̧̫͚̯̞̘̞̬̼͌̈ͨ̐ͥW̷̺͓̲͚͈ͬ̋ͤͫ̅̊͑e̯͓̹̘͓̳͕̾̎ͦ͛́͢͟ͅ’̡̼͈͓̼̦͚̖͈͊̊ͤ̂ŗ̨̛̱̱̺̭̮͂́̀ͅȇ̛͙̣̙͓͊ ̤̖̻̉̌̇̏ͧ̃̔ͧ͝ṭ̝̥ͨͯͭͯ̿́͌͗͊r̘̫̘̺̥̃͒̂ͭ͂ͧ͒͌́́̕a̵̬̪ͪͧ͆ͨ͟͠p̼̬̱͍̱̙̙͆́ͣ͝ͅͅp̪͎̼̖̭̘̳̘̾͆̀ͣ͆̅͠ḝ̹̼͚̠̮͖ͭ̑͊͡d̢̰͉̣͍̘̆ͬ̾̎ͫ͞ ̙̰̼̭͈̰̮́͑́͜o̡̫̹̝̓̎ͫͅͅn̛̟̦̰̳̈̑̈̽ͮ͝ ̡̬̤̭͖͉͙̲̈́̍ͯ̾̌̌͛̄͟ṱ̷ͩ̑͒̀ͣ͘h̷̨̲͙̞̙͖ͫͯ̋i̴̩̭͚͂͑̿s̩̜̟͎̺̙̓ͧ̓ͨ̉͝ ̥̙̝͙̟̼̘̆̋ͤ̿̿a̺͇̭̥̮̝̘ͤ̐̒͡l̯͓̦̈́͋ͨ̈́ͭ͘͟ĭ̝̭̰̥̮͙̩̜̩̎̊͗ͪe͎̘̺͍͉͒͠ͅn̮̝̪͎̘̮͙ͧ̇̎̂̾̑ͯ͟ ̨͖͍̘̆̈͢p̴̢̥ͮ͊̐ͨͦ̑̅ͤ̍͡ḽ̶͚̉̋ͬ̈͐͑̄̚͠ă̴̢̼̺̰͡ͅn̸̤̪̳͈̚͢ͅͅȩ͚͔̤̻̥ͫ͛̌̃̌͂ͪ͆ẗ̢̺̟̹͙͇́̾ͯͬ̃ͬͧ̊́̀ ̴̧̮ͤ͑̈́͌̏́a̡͓̤͈̙͉ͦ̄̃̍͗͘n͇̤͙͍̦̻͔͆ͨ͜d̆͏̴̳̰̝̳͈͚̘͚̜͘ ͖͉͆͆̄̑͋͆ͅȳ̯̩̦̍͒o͚̱̖͎̮͋ͤͩ̌̊ͭ͌͘͘u̻͓̖̬͉̠͎͗ͧͧ̅̅ͭ́’̧ͫͬ̔̾̏͏̹̼͍̫͈̺̰͍r͔̖̅́̓̕͟͠e͇̯̗̭͓ͫ̆ ̫̠̳̫̫̖̼̖̈̃̽̈͛͐ͫ̀͟t̡̺̟͖̤ͪͦ̀͌h͈̟͉̠̦̜̻̽̿̀̚͡͠ͅe̶̺̞̘͉͓̳̞ͤ̉ͮͬ͌ ̧̧͉̝̗͓̣͓̯ͤ̌̊́o̴̸̰͎͆ͤͬͪ́̆͐͋͝nͨ̾͆̎̔ͧ҉̲l̰̭̳̗͒̀ͩ͑̊͞͠y̗̮̓̃ ̼̫͓̘͓̾̓̀o͇̫̠̹̝̥̭͋ͫ͗̽͜n͓̭̦͙̺ͪ̀̃͡e̸̛̻̦̯̜͌͗̍ͅ ̸̧̙̊̒ͯẘ͏̘͙̼͔͈̲̥h̴̢̯̳͇ͬ͐ǫ̴̟̜̠̤͇͗̍͗͐ͫ̔͒͂͝ ̺̻͙̍̔ͫ̾̋̂͝c̸̷̳̝̭̟͚̅̑̇ͬ͝ȃ̸̢͉͚̺̺̤̌̎n̍ͪ̍͟҉̩̺̰͓̮̥-̫̱̪̜͙̎͐̎̏ͯ̽̊͘ͅ”̨͎̭̤̬͔ͨ̆̀̅̒̈́ͪ͡
I̧͔̝̯̩̩̻̞ͫn̵̘͓̗̆̑ͤ̽́́̀͢ć̨̮̳̬̱̠ͪ̓͂̆ǭͨ̓͏͈̘͍̣̻m̲̟͖̩͖̲͈͍͌̿͝͡i̶͍̋̏͒̐ͥ̂͝ņ̠̙̱̯ͨͣ̇ͥ̑g͓͐ͫͯ͘͢ ̶͔̥̜̋͋͘Ţ̵̏̍͏̗͚̘̜r̸̩͓̱̗ͦͬ̂ͥͪ̈́̊a̴̳̲̮͍͍̙̓͛ͨ̽́n̝͚̗̱͇̣̩̋̋ͦs̖̭̹͕̥̱̪͕̍̔̾̿m̵̢̼̠̦̥̪̓ͪ͌̆ͪ̾͊ỉ̢̹̰̦͢s̡̠͕̗̞̖͔ͬ̐̌̈́̽̍͟s͊̆ͫ͂̑̅͟҉͍̭i̙̩̹͗ͫ̏̔̒͐̚͢͞͝ő̪̮͟ņ́͛̐҉͏̥̞̠̘̬̠͔
“̠̘͙̠͑̂͞T̏̚҉͔͓̩͕̩̹̝̺ͅaͧ̋͐̃̅̌̏͌͐҉͏̸̮̳̲̹̯k̤̺͕̺͓̙̽ͯ̽͋̾̓ȩ̶͕̺̯̒ͩ̃̀͛̆ͩ ̛͕̹͔ͤ̈͐̈̈̊ͮ̓͜ͅḫ̟̪͑͞ĭ͇̰͉̘̜͍̮̯̳͠ḿ̷͇͔͓͎̙̊ͭ̎ͧ̊ͥ̿͡ͅ ̵̵̆̅̇̀̂̓̈́҉̜͉o̴̝̖̬̭͙̬̪͙͗ͥ̒ͦ́ͫ͢u̡̪̟̟̥͎̔͆͋̀̉̅̃ͭt̴̖̙͚̭̾ͪ̋ͣ̔ͣ ̴͈̫͖̅̍̔̆ͯ͐ͭͣn͎̤̬ͮ̔ͥͬͧ͛͗̀ŏ̶̷̧̖̯̦͌̔̄ͩͦ̽͂̅w̘͕̩̳͙͔̣̃̐͌́,̧̳̘̟̪͇͖̗̱̉ͮͮͨ̏͆ͪ́͠ ͖͔͔̻̙̮͍̄̔̉ͨq̡͚̠̉̎u͑̑̌̆ͧ̽̓҉͙̘̝i̵̧̦͇ͦ͑͒̔́c̤̪͇̜ͭ̄ͮ͡k̬̙͔̖̠̥̜͍̺̍ͩ́̑͐̅̋ͥ̿͡,̢̠̗̜͕͎͆ͬ̎ͨ̐ͧ̎̀̚̕ ̯̙̜̖͖ͯ͆ͮ̐̽̿̏̚͜͜ͅͅb̼̣̣̥̟̱̘̪̀̈́͗ͧȩ̸̘͈͚̪̝̞̠ͤf̢̱̙͎͍͙͉͇̳̔ͦͫ̈́ŏ̸̢̨͎͉̣̲͎̱͕͊̓ͯr͔̝̜̹̲͇̯ͩ̎̓ͦ̓͊e͕͇̙͇̳̘ͤͅ ̵̪̥̗̭̰̭̔̔͋ͫ̏͌̕h̸̥̠̠̯̻̤͙̭͆̋ͤͣͦ̎̄ė̗͕̪͎͊ͬ͡ ͤ͋͡҉̤̼̳͉̜g̮̩͆̋͌̉͊͗͘̕͘ḙ̡̹̱ͬ̀ͅẗ̢́̊̅͏͎͓’̡̦̥͛ṣ̢͖̺͕̣ͯͬ̂͂ͩͪ̌ ̪̻̼̘͙̭̽̐̊ͨ̊̏̃͘͘t̴̞̼̱̲͎̘ͪ͋̎ͥͤͩó̜̘͙̮̰̈ͩ̓͐͒̈́͐ō̬̋ ̮̣̞̯̬̠̙͊̓́̀s̛̩͔̪̼̖̩̯̲̐͊̓͋̍̚t͇̲̮͎ͬͦ̓̍ͩͤ̔̔ͅr͍͇̺̭̠̺͇ͭͩ̊ͨͦͫ̍̀̚o̓̋͋̈͊̈́͆҉̛͔̜̙̺̬̯͇ͅṉ̰̟̼̪ͦ̓͞g̵͌̉ͯ͏̫͖̮̺̲!̓͐͐̐͋͋͒͞͏̮̱̬̠̺͎͉”̺̲͕̲̹ͭ̑͗͞
GAMEPLAY
Your fleet is composed of four unique ship types, including the versatile Mothership that can modify its weapons, shields and engines on the fly.
Race for planets, build space cannons and out-maneuver your enemy in exciting free-for-all or team battles. Eliminate other players with nail-biting finishes or experience fast and frantic victory point mode.
Kickstarter Campaign Launches 5th March.
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REVIEWS
Rob Kalajian
A Pawn's Perspective
I would absolutely recommend this game to any avid tabletop gamer. The game is easy to learn, fun to play, and is truly unlike anything out there. With unique game mechanics to set this game apart, it had my attention from start to finish.
Rafael Cordero
Geek & Sundry
From design to production, Mothership raises the bar on indie Kickstarter games.
Charlie Hall
Senior Reporter - Polygon
The Kickstarter campaign for Mothership caught my eye for one reason, and one reason alone: It’s a miniatures-based strategy board game with a blistering 40-minute playtime. That’s not possible, I thought to myself. But, lo and behold, designer Peter Sanderson has gone and done it.
Jeff Ortloff
Just Press Start
Playing Mothership is a joy. The rules are very easy to pick up on the first go, to the point where my almost 9-year-old son grasped both the core concepts as well as fairly advanced strategies rapidly.
Bill Reece
Game On
The game lives up to all my expectations, all the hype for it and plays really great, really smoothly…looking forward to playing this for a long time.
EXPANSIONS
Into the Vortex
Add Nebula and Wormholes to your battlefields and specialize your fleet with unique abilities.
S̵̗̙̜̀͊͂͊̊͗́̄̔̌̎i̵̡̼̗̪̫̝͓̪̤̫̭͙̜̰͆̄͑̃̄̔̚͜g̸̢̰̔n̸̨̘̻͓͖͓̹̥̙̘͐̊̋̆͐́̓͠ͅͅa̷͓͙̋ľ̷̡͈̬̪̳͕̣̅͜ ̷̜̫̅̓̋̈̈͋̔͌͊̔̒̀͋͝Ỉ̵͉͎͗n̴̢͚̳͉̘̭̱̯̾̍́͒̓̓́̉̇̕͝͠c̵͎̘̳̻̲̣̞͓̖͎̃͐͌͐̀̓̋̄̐̀́̉̕͜͝ǫ̸̳̻̺͚͔͉͍̪́͗̍͝ͅm̸̡̧̳̮͔̤͕̘͕͐̎̂̽̅͊͒̚i̵̻̩̭̗̦͍̮͒̓̈́̍͋n̴̻͆̉g̷̨̝͎̜͙̮͐̇̿̀̾̿̃͋̍̈́̉͊́̚͝ͅ
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