Red Shirts (2009)

Space... the Final Resting Place. These are the adventures of the Red Shirts. Their mission, to follow the Brave and Handsome Space Captain's orders, to get though the day in one piece, to stay alive when all odds are against them...

In Red Shirts, you are one of many Security Unit Chiefs on board a fantastic futuristic starship, responsible for sending your red-shirted security personnel on dangerous missions as mandated by your Captain, and doing what you can to bring them back alive. Of course, you are doomed to failure, but with a bit of luck and tenacity you won't fail as catastrophically as your peers.

COMPONENTS

Red Shirts Cards
4 sets of 10 Red Shirts.

Captain's Orders Cards
These cards each contain the elements of the mission at hand, and the Danger Level of the mission.

Intrigue Cards
Cards that are played at various times during the game to affect play in unexpected ways.

First Player Card
Used to denote the player who will begin a new mission and direct the flow of play.

Dice
Special dice used to kill off and save Red Shirt cards.

GAME OVERVIEW

The game is played in a series of Missions. During each Mission, a number of phases are conducted in order. First, a new Mission is drawn from the Captain's Orders deck. Then, each player in turn forms a Landing Party using his Red Shirts cards to help complete the mission. Players then collect dice to form their personal dice pools, and roll the dice. Then, players in turn place their rolled dice on Red Shirt cards in an attempt to kill off their opponents' Red Shirts, or save their threatened staff. Cards may also be played to affect the action. Killed Red Shirts are taken by the players who played the final Threat face on them, and count toward final scores. Surviving Red Shirts are returned to the ship (keeping any dice they have acquired), hands are restocked, and a new Mission is drawn. The play of the game proceeds clockwise around the table until all Red Shirts are killed, at which point final scores are determined. The player with the highest score wins.