Rayguns and Rocketships

About this board game

Rayguns and Rocketships is a 90-minute action strategy game for 2–4 players, inspired by the science-fiction classics of the pulp era. Choose a Planeteer faction and fight to become master of the galaxy through rocketship battles, tactical maneuvers, and crew combat.

Each faction includes a rocketship miniature, a rocketship interior map, six Planeteer crew miniatures, a captain miniature, a two-sided captain card, and a unique deck of maneuver cards. Place your crew throughout the ship, assigning them to the cockpit, control systems, or rayguns to gain advantages in flight and combat.

Play unfolds across three phases: rocketship movement, rocketship combat, and crew movement and combat. Use maneuver cards to plot your course, while star cards added to your hand each turn provide further tactical and combat advantages.

• Choose among distinctive Planeteer factions, including Astro-Rangers, Star Pirates, Blaarg, and Zard.
• Navigate the Star Map with gigantic rocketships and blast opponents with deadly rayguns.
• Launch crew through airlocks using jetpacks to fight enemy Planeteers or board rival rocketships.
• Score points by defeating crew, playing star cards, and destroying rayguns and rocketships.

The battle combines ship positioning with close-quarters action. As rocketships maneuver through the frozen heart of space, your crew can defend vital systems, operate weapons, or leap into enemy territory for fierce hand-to-hand combat.

In Rayguns and Rocketships, every faction brings its own style of interstellar conflict, from seeking action to pursuing riches, conquest, or honor. Reach the game’s victory point goal before your rivals and claim command of the galaxy.