Apollo XIII

About this board game

Apollo XIII is a card-driven game for 2–5 players that recreates the story of the mission in approximately 75 minutes. Players work together to manage the disasters and setbacks that threaten the crew’s survival and their return to Earth.

The game follows the mission through a sequence of challenges, bringing its troubled journey to the table. Every setback demands a response, and the team must coordinate its actions carefully if it hopes to finish the mission successfully.

As a cooperative game, Apollo XIII asks players to act as a united team rather than pursue separate goals. Communication and coordination are central as you face the difficulties that plagued the mission and work toward the crew’s safe return.

• Players: 2–5
• Play time: Approximately 75 minutes
• Core experience: Cooperative, card-driven mission management
• Optional mode: Competitive play for determining the best mission coordinator

For players seeking a more demanding contest, the optional competitive mode changes the focus from a fully shared effort to a test of individual coordination. You can face the mission together while also seeing who performs best as its coordinator.

Whether you embrace the shared challenge or try the competitive option, Apollo XIII centers on teamwork, difficult setbacks, and the effort to guide the crew through the entire mission. Released in 2015, it offers a focused way to experience this story through cards and coordinated decisions.