Under Falling Skies

Description

"Under Falling Skies" is a solo dice-placement campaign game where players defend Earth cities from alien ships, balancing actions that descend enemies while expanding underground bases. Key mechanics include: - *Dice placement* Actions powered by dice; choosing an action descends enemy ships, with bigger numbers yielding better effects but faster descent. - *Base expansion* Develop underground bunker to unlock powerful actions like shooting ships, deploying robots for workforce, research, and energy management. - *Mothership progression* Advances every round, heightening tension toward mission failure. - *Mission-based campaign* Solo multi-mission structure defending besieged cities city-by-city. - *Risk-reward balance* Complete objectives before base destruction amid invading forces. Under Falling Skies is a solo board game featuring a multi-mission campaign where players command defenses for besieged cities against alien invaders filling the skies, with humanity retreated to global underground bunkers. Core gameplay revolves around an innovative dice placement mechanic: selecting actions not only powers player capabilities but also dictates which enemy ships descend, as higher dice values deliver superior effects at the cost of quicker enemy advancement. Players expand their underground base to access enhanced options, including shooting down ships, deploying robots to augment workforce, pursuing research, and monitoring energy supplies. Each round, the mothership looms closer, intensifying pressure, as players must fulfill mission goals before their base falls. Evolved from the 2019 9-card Nanogame Print & Play Design Contest winner, it delivers expanded content for prolonged, tense solo engagements.