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by Boxer Hello Everyone!I need some good suggestions on games that drip with the "Aliens" or "Starship Troopers" theme. You know, squad of Space Marines investigates derelict ship/defends base against...

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by ReignsEternal Patrol: Lost! ?

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by Petdoc Forlorn: HopeSeriously... check it out. Everything you want, easy to find and a hell of a lot of fun to play, even solo.

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by pincher Space Crusade would tick those boxes, but I can't envisage it being played solo.

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by Nich Space Infantry

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by thedacker Space Alert with the Little Duckling variant.

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by matthean Nich wrote:Space InfantryFirst one that came to mind.

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by Boxer Wow! Thanks, all! I checked them all out and I have to say, Forlorn: Hope looks like the big winner. That looks like it pushes all the buttons. Though Space Infantry looked really good,...

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by coolpapa Well, do you have full-on Space Hulk (third edition)? I wasn't sure from your intro. I feel like it wouldn't be great solo, but it is rather the grand-daddy of them all.

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by pavo6503 you might try:Aliensor:Starship Troopersor:Starship Troopers Miniatures Gamethough admittedly the second two are not really for solo play.You could take Ogre and reskin it as space marines...

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by Petdoc Definitely get Space Hulk if you can find it and afford it. Another favourite of mine is Doom plus expansion. Fantastic game, although a bit hard to solo (although I do with some files from...

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by thedacker For a full game, go with Gears of War: The Board Game. It may not be aliens, the whole futuristic-sci-fi, creature-slaying theme, it feels very much the same.

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by Boxer Gears of war looks like it might fit the bill for a longer gaming session. Not a big stretch to look at the bad guys and pretend they are aliens.Forlorn Hope and Gears of War it is!Thanks, all!

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by blaecblaed Boxer wrote:Gears of war looks like it might fit the bill for a longer gaming session. Not a big stretch to look at the bad guys and pretend they are aliens.Forlorn Hope and Gears of War...

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by Mephansteras Less of a Space Hulk feel and much more X-Com, but you'd probably really enjoy Target Earth. Basically you're the commander of an elite force of multi-national troops fighting off an...

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by Luftwaffe Flak Mephansteras wrote:I don't recall off the top of my head if it has single-player rules or not, but I'm pretty sure it'd be easy to play the 2 player variant by yourself if it...

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by kittenhoarder Ok, take this suggestion with a grain of salt, since the game is not perfect (still playable) solo, the feel is more Alien or Predator than Aliens, and may be slightly fiddlier than...

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by pavo6503 *headsmack*don't forget The Awful Green Things From Outer Space!!!:goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo::goo:

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by Bruiser419 matthean wrote:Nich wrote:Space InfantryFirst one that came to mind.Me too. But honestly, this almost sounds more like something a video game would be better suited for...?

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by stove To echo others: Space Hulk. You want Space Hulk. Yes, it's expensive, but isn't that giving you a bit of confidence the sort of game it is?It has tight corridors, movement blips, frantic fire...

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by Boxer I love the Awful Green Things from Outer Space. I have been playing that since I was a kid! If that were a lot edgier and was solo-playable, that would fit the bill. As it is, I still bust it...

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by aliquis http://www.xcom.com/enemyunknown/Enjoy.

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by Luftwaffe Flak aliquis wrote:http://www.xcom.com/enemyunknown/Enjoy.Are they making a board game version to go with the video game? Pretty sure the OP is looking for board games. :)

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by pavo6503 the XCOM games, while played on a computer, are very similar to board games. The computer does all the book keeping and you can focus on playing.If you have a Game Boy Advance, check out...

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by Scrogdog pavo6503 wrote:you might try:Aliensor:Starship Troopersor:Starship Troopers Miniatures Gamethough admittedly the second two are not really for solo play.You could take Ogre and reskin it...

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by pavo6503 Awful Green Things could be made a solitaire game if someone were to create a Green Thing algorithm or something. They don't have an intricate plan, just kill all the crew.

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by Boxer I thought so, also. Something similar to how the monsters in Arkham Horror work. Is there anything posted on it?

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by pavo6503 you could just add up the attack dice of all available green things in an area around a crew member and figure out how many dice it takes (assuming an average die roll of 3) to kill a...

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by aliquis Luftwaffe Flak wrote:aliquis wrote:http://www.xcom.com/enemyunknown/Enjoy.Are they making a board game version to go with the video game? Pretty sure the OP is looking for board games....

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