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Nemesis

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Published
2018
Reach
Widely known
Players
1–5
Play time
90–180 min
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How it plays

Complete one of your two secret objectives, then survive by escaping or hibernating while ensuring the ship reaches Earth. On your turn, discard action cards to move, search, repair, use rooms and items, or fight, while noise may attract Intruders. The game ends when everyone is dead, escaped, or hibernating, or when the ship is destroyed or time runs out; survivors win individually if their objective is fulfilled.

Main mechanics

  • Legacy & campaign
  • Direct conflict
  • Co-operative
  • Dice rolling
  • Hand management
  • Hidden roles & bluffing
  • Legacy & campaign: The game changes permanently between sessions.
  • Direct conflict: Players attack each other head-on.
  • Co-operative: Everyone wins or loses together against the game.
  • Dice rolling: Dice create swing and force you to adapt.
Full publisher description

Playing Nemesis will take you into the heart of sci-fi survival horror in all its terror. A soldier fires blindly down a corridor, trying to stop the alien advance. A scientist races to find a solution in his makeshift lab. A traitor steals the last escape pod in the very last moment. Intruders you meet on the ship are not only reacting to the noise you make but also evolve as the time goes by. The longer the game takes, the stronger they become. During the game, you control one of the crew members with a unique set of skills, personal deck of cards, and individual starting equipment. These heroes cover all your basic SF horror needs. For example, the scientist is great with computers and research, but will have a hard time in combat. The soldier, on the other hand... Nemesis is a semi-cooperative game in which you and your crewmates must survive on a ship infested with hostile organisms. To win the game, you have to complete one of the two objectives dealt to you at the start of the game and get back to Earth in one piece. You will find many obstacles on your way: swarms of Intruders (the name given to the alien organisms by the ship AI), the poor physical condition of the ship, agendas held by your fellow players, and sometimes just cruel fate. The gameplay of Nemesis is designed to be full of climactic moments which, hopefully, you will find rewarding even when your best plans are ruined and your character meets a terrible fate.

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