![]() ![]() Nemesis: Lockdown is a hard game in every sense of the word. The escape routes themselves, via randomly discharging escape pods or out onto the planet’s toxic surface, are filled with peril. To win, you must not only fulfil your objective but escape. As such, a key part of the game is players co-operating - or otherwise - to pin down what this is. There’s also a hidden contingency which the arriving corporate suits put into action at the conclusion to try and contain the aliens, and this will kill players who haven’t fulfilled its criteria. Each player has a hidden objective, some of which involve killing other players. ![]() Particularly when you reach the game's end. Speaking of which, there are a lot of ways to die in Nemesis: Lockdown. You may be infected, in which case your character is fated to die when the game concludes.Įach player has a hidden objective, some of which involve killing other players Worse, each has a hidden code printed on it which can be revealed by placing it into a neat 'scanner' component which resolves the image into letters via a sheet of red plastic. These can’t be played or discarded and so clog up your hand (luckily, some rooms and actions can help you clear them). When players encounter aliens, they often end up having contamination cards in their action deck. ![]() Of particular note is the infection system. Aliens can be researched and probed for weaknesses. Items can be scavenged or crafted into more powerful combinations. Powered-up computer terminals can be accessed for various effects. Power fluctuates throughout the station, leading to lights going on and off (this is not a place you want to be in the darkness). Some rooms start on fire, and too much fire will destroy the complex. To make matters worse, escaping isn't even the end of your problems - you’ll also face a dangerous event card draw.Īround this basic framework, there’s a jaw-dropping tangle of additional rules and effects. The foes you'll face in Nemesis: Lockdown are truly horrific (Image credit: Future / Matt Thrower) ![]()
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