Planet 28: Death of the Periphery
This supplement adds a solo option to Planet 28 , a sci-fi skirmish wargame. Solo rules The new rules actually consist of solo and collaborative rules which is a nice change from the usual skirmish game competition. The heart of the solo rules are a one page set of instructions on how the enemy characters will act in battle. This takes the form of a prioritised list of actions and looks straightforward to implement. These kind of programmed flowcharts are increasingly common in boardgames so if you've played any of those then these will feel familiar. Collaborative games get a nice "side quest" type feature. You roll randomly for a secret in-game objective and if you succeed in it you alone get rewards for your warband. It's a fun way to keep play aligned without it becoming multiple players negotiating how to play a faction. Solo campaign The second half of the booklet is taken up with a multi-stage scenario, Escape from Lychester VII about rescuing a governor from...