Alien: Fate of the Nostromo | Director's Cut Rules & Gameplay

[@superawesomezebra3857]

An idea that I had to make this game more like an alien film After you reach Zero Morale (which will happen way quickly when you have more players) the next time you encounter the Alien, you die. Your character is taken off the board and all items/scrap you’re holding are placed on the space you died in.

[@BoardontheFloor]

I like that. Gonna try it out on my next play through.

[@superawesomezebra3857]

@@BoardontheFloor Awesome. I’ve tried it many times and I’d say it’s pretty fun

[@corkykorhonen2]

Very good idea! Im gonna use it!

[@uwiejeuehdnwusndns]

what about ALL CHARACTERS DIE IF ONE DIE SO NOBODY CAN be "sacrificed" for the "greater good" under no circumstance!!??

[@paulcooverjr.6947]

That's a great idea, thanks

[@erikrichardgregory]

Thanks very much for the hand-holding, and especially for showing how Ash is supposed to behave. Well done and educational. I think I can play now.

[@BoardontheFloor]

Have fun!

[@BMW-sd6nn]

Love this game, especially like you can play solo.

[@steeveleonard7584]

Nice! Good intro too: “those other ones” made me chuckle. 😉 Good closing thoughts as well; you actually convinced me to stop hunting down an affordable copy of Nemesis.

[@BoardontheFloor]

Nice. If you ever want to play Nemesis, let me know. I probably won’t get rid of it just yet.

[@VaughnJogVlog]

Need a secret objective for a solo win scenario. Pull a Burke.

[@akdreamer6497]

You forgot to skip the Encounter Phase when you tripped that Alien Conceal Token at the very start.

[@BoardontheFloor]

You are correct. Probably why my first few games were impossibly hard. 😂

[@starxhilmie]

@@BoardontheFloor that's automatic F sir

[@robertseggie2773]

An excellent and enjoyable tutorial. Looking forward to my first game.

[@BoardontheFloor]

Thanks for watching. Enjoy your playthrough.

[@kascally]

Alien FOTN is not a complex game. But it’s the only game I’ve ever played that truly evokes the mood of the movie it’s based on. Nostalgia is a good way of describing that. The game works on two levels because a strange thing happens. Adults who have seen the movie bring their memories of the more brutal scenes to the game and it comes alive for them. Kids who haven’t seen the movie just enjoy it as a chase game.

[@BoardontheFloor]

I totally agree. And if you love Alien, I think Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game is incredible for letting you feel like you are experiencing the movie. Actually the first four movies. It’s so much fun.

[@alessandromassi3659]

In Parker's first turn, when he meets the Alien because of the concealed token, doesn't he skip the event phase?

[@BoardontheFloor]

You may be right. Nothing in the rulebook says that explicitly, but it does list the Encounter Tokens under the Encounter Phase rules, which would indicate uncovering a token as part of that phase. I totally missed that. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@daveyjones5702]

​@@BoardontheFloor actually it does say that after fleeing from the alien your turn ends, and you skip the encounter card.

[@BoardontheFloor]

Thanks for the clarification.

[@uwiejeuehdnwusndns]

6:14 it makes no sense the characters are running calmly away, either one dice should be rolled with a 80% chance to "panic" ( running in a random direction) or they automatically run in a random direction which the player can NOT control!!

[@JRTG85]

1:17 amazing, great video

[@AnthonySimeone]

Note: the link to the Director's Cut rules on BGG takes you to a "thread missing" message... 😞

[@BoardontheFloor]

I just tested the link and it works. You may have to be signed in to BGG.

[@AnthonySimeone]

@@BoardontheFloor Ah, okay, makes sense...sorry for the misinformation!

[@BoardontheFloor]

@@AnthonySimeone No need to apologize. You never know with links so it’s good to check up on them once in a while.

[@PACEUK22]

Love your content and have bought fate of the nostrums based upon his vid 👍 however, I also really love Nemesis due to its theme and the epic stories it evokes whether losing or winning the game. I am going use this game as a gateway into board gaming for my friend who loves the film.

[@BoardontheFloor]

I need to give Nemesis another shot. So many people seem to love it.

[@PACEUK22]

@@BoardontheFloor in terms of gameplay mechanics it’s not tight at all (unlike games like mage knight or spirit island) but the theme and emergent stories it evokes can be so gripping (and comically tragic) . It’s one of my favourite games for the fun factor. Not one to take too seriously. I suspect you’d enjoy painting the miniatures . Btw have you tried mage knight solo? It’s a classic

[@BoardontheFloor]

@@PACEUK22 I think I’m a bit of a philistine. 😳 I just sold my copy of Mage Knight. I played it for a few weeks and just didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I was also playing Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion at the same time and felt some of the mechanics worked better in that game.

[@PACEUK22]

@@BoardontheFloor fair enough, I can understand that. There’s a lot of cross over but I still marvel at the genius of mage knights design every time I play it.

[@jonanjello]

Hello. I just discovered your channel while searching to learn how to play this game. The rulebook as-is, is terrible. I will have to get the directors cut file on BGG. Nice Channel. I appreciate how quickly you get into the gameplay and the camera angles. I look forward to discovering more of your content

[@BoardontheFloor]

Thanks for watching. The director’s cut is a lot of fun and there are a few other fan rules on BGG too that might interest you. Look through the Files section.

[@bearhustler]

Thanks for the link to the cheat sheet

[@brianphelps2415]

Great Review/Lets play! I watched a couple other reviews and thought I would defenitly give this game a pass but with the directors cut rules I think I might give it a shot.

[@BoardontheFloor]

It definitely offers a more engaging rule set for solo.

[@AngraMango]

I bought this one for my cousin on his birthday and he's a huge aliens fan. We played about 5 games of it. He did kind of complain about there being no death to a players character in an alien game. So we kinda made our own rules with it. Since there was really only 2 "hunt"cards for the alien we played it so when the aliens encounter card "hunt" is played and the alien lands on a players area that character can block the attack with exactly 2 scrap. But if they don't have any scrap to block the attack the character is killed and we take the amount of morale damage. And we did the same with Ash's one encounter card "crew expendable" if ash landed on the players area with the card he would be able to kill a player as well. This way some players could die making the game even harder. Pls lemme know if any of you came up with something similar so we could try it out

[@BoardontheFloor]

There’s some other interesting options on BGG… a campaign and a survival horror rule set. www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332321/alien-fate-nostromo/files And this player elimination one too… www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2767536/easy-character-elimination-varient

[@BoardgamesforOne]

Great thoughts about this. I’m new to board gaming myself. Just wrapping up my first year in. I do love nemesis, but it took some work and it was really voidseeders that worked for me because it removed the alien ripoff feel that cheapens the game. Plus I could care less about the miniatures. I love, love, love fate of the nostromo and am looking forward to playing the directors cut. Aliens another glorious day was awesome.

[@BoardontheFloor]

I have Voidseeders so I’ll have to try that out. 👍

[@BoardgamesforOne]

@@BoardontheFloor let us know what you think

[@daveyjones5702]

this game seems to illustrate something of a trend in games lately. meaning very modest but solid IP based games that are utterly lacking any of the pretense or bloat we so often see in IP based games. some that i have noticed: alien: fotn jaws (i own and strongly recommend this if u like alien: fotn) back to the future they live the shining terror below (not officially, but we all know this is 'tremmors the game') (like jaws, recommended) horrified seems like publishers are trying to build something of a bridge between hobby and mass markets. and imo doing a pretty good job with some of these games.

[@BoardontheFloor]

It’s nice to find a game like this. Simple yet tons of fun.

[@reneaquarius]

I also love this game!

[@uwiejeuehdnwusndns]

WHY NOBODY TALK ABOUT 'LIFEFORM', probably the best one out there dammitt!!😫😫

[@rickschwab3963]

I finished painting my figures last night

[@BoardontheFloor]

Can you post pictures on here? Or a link.

[@rickschwab3963]

I have no idea how 🤔

[@matthewgreen3101]

Doesn't ash move to the nearest scrap

[@BoardontheFloor]

Nearest scrap or crew member.

[@dasc0yne]

I know I'm an outlier, but my favorite characters are Dallas and Kane.

[@uwiejeuehdnwusndns]

in this game??

[@unrulyprisoner]

Thanks for a really interesting video. Not sure I’d be interested in the game. Seems to be just a movement puzzle game without a lot of depth. And crew members not getting killed? That seems pretty unthematic.

[@citruesilver]

Nice video. I own both games and I agree that there are same similarities regarding gameplay and theme (obviously). However, Nemesis is one of my 10/10 rated games but in order to really enjoy it you have to play it semi-coop with at least 4 people! Then it really starts to shine imo... Aliens-FotN is great as you can tech it quickly and play it with a more casual group (preferably with people who know the movie...)

[@BoardontheFloor]

That’s seems to be the consensus. I had just read a few reviews praising the solo experience for Nemesis and it just wasn’t living up to my expectations. Hopefully I can get enough people together to experience the game to its fullest.

[@MonstroTuga]

:)

[@tjoris9]

I gave Fate of the Nostromo a pass because it looked like kind of a lame knockoff of Nemesis. It doesn't make any sense to me to make a game based on Alien without at least having variant rules to allow for player death. It's fine for family friendliness, but most aren't playing an Alien game with their 8 year old. I might pick up a copy now that there are house rules to make it feel a bit more like the movie.

[@BoardontheFloor]

Strange enough, there are a few family-friendly games based on Alien that have been released over the past 40 years. At least with this one, you can work around the core rules to make it more interesting for different types of players.

[@uwiejeuehdnwusndns]

🌕+🦧

[@hovhannesbeaver8161]

I liked your video and how you presented it. Subscribed to your channel! Btw If you want give away your copy of Nemesis I’ll take it off your hands :P.

[@BoardontheFloor]

You wouldn’t believe how many people have offered to “take” Nemesis off my hands. 😂 Thanks for watching and subscribing.

[@uwiejeuehdnwusndns]

cant believe the designer couldn't let go of the "scooby doo" rules even in the D.C., "directors cut" maa batt without character deaths in an alien game👎🏼👎🏼not good enough scott r,(or whatever his name was...

[@uwiejeuehdnwusndns]

if u cant die in a alien inspired game its just bs too me, no i dont care if its "family friendly" or not, why on earth would anyone make a family friendly alien themed alien game anyway, like if they would make a family friendly alien MOVIE, NOOOOT😵😵😵

[@kell_checks_in]

Subbed! Not by the way, thank you for not having pointless music polluting and fuzzing out speech. I can understand what you're saying!

[@BoardontheFloor]

Thanks for watching.

[@kell_checks_in]

Ripley, Parker & Lambert = the smartest people on that barge. Sorry, Dallas, but you're lucky you're pretty.