The Captain Is Dead: Dangerous Planet

About this board game

The Captain Is Dead: Dangerous Planet is a 2019 board game for 2–7 players that takes about 90 minutes to play. Players explore the tunnels of an abandoned alien planet, searching for relics while defending their shuttlecraft from a deadly swarm of giant bugs.

After escaping an alien prison in Lockdown, the crew begins its first away mission under a new captain. Their goal is to discover alien relics that may reveal why the alien empire despises Spacefleet—and perhaps provide clues toward a future peace. Unfortunately, an attempt to communicate with the planet’s giant bugs ends with the captain losing his head.

Once again without a captain, the crew must continue the mission. Exploration and area defense work together as players venture through the planet’s tunnel system, obtain the necessary relics, and fight off the creatures that threaten their survival.

• Explore: Search a modular network of alien tunnels.
• Recover relics: Gather the discoveries needed to complete the mission.
• Defend the shuttlecraft: Hold back the bugs before their attacks make escape impossible.
• Adjust the challenge: Use the modular tunnel system for easier or harder scenarios.

Using the mechanisms of The Captain Is Dead in a new way, Dangerous Planet focuses on survival, exploration, and protecting the route home. Every relic brings the crew closer to completing its objective, but repeated attacks on the shuttlecraft can leave everyone stranded on the planet.

The Captain Is Dead: Dangerous Planet combines a dangerous expedition with escalating threats, giving the crew a race to recover what it needs and escape before the planet’s bugs take over.