Space Cadets

About this board game

Space Cadets is a cooperative starship game for 3–6 players, with missions that take about 120 minutes to play. Each player becomes a Bridge Officer aboard an interstellar Starship, taking responsibility for a specific task while the crew works toward shared mission goals.

Every station brings a different challenge to the table. The Helmsman plots the ship’s course through asteroid fields and nebulae, while the Engineer uses dominoes to provide enough power to each system. The Weapons Officer completes puzzles to load torpedoes, then flicks a disc down a track to launch them.

• Shield Officer: Uses tiles to build poker hands and create the strongest shields.
• Sensor Officer: Uses touch to scan for and lock on to enemy targets.
• Captain: Sets the plan and keeps the crew focused on their responsibilities.

Because each officer handles a distinct part of the ship, success depends on communication and coordination. The crew must stay focused, accomplish its tasks, and respond to the demands of the mission together.

The result is a fun and frantic cooperative experience in which everyone has an important job. Whether you are plotting a course, routing power, loading torpedoes, strengthening shields, scanning targets, or directing the team, your decisions contribute to the ship’s survival.

In Space Cadets, the dream of joining the Star Patrol becomes a hands-on test of teamwork. If the crew can complete its mission goals, it might make it home in one piece.