Learn to Play: Aliens Another Glorious Day In the Corps

Gear Up Marines! There are some survivors and answers we need to find in that terraforming facility in front of us. Your mission, stay frosty and survive! Don't hesitate to shoot up some some scum-sucking alien Xenomorphs in the process! Hooah!
Join me as I look to take on some relentless Xenomorphs. I’ll teach you how to play and take a look at the components, setup, player turn, and end game conditions for the game.
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Game type: Cooperative game
Run time: 60 - 120 mins.
Number of players: 1-6 Players
Creator/ Designer: Andrew Haught
Artist: Jose David Lanza Cebrian, Victor Pesch
Publisher:Gale Force Nine, LLC
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[@andrewhaught758]

The game's designer here, love the video. You did a great job explaining the rules. Would love to see another video going over the expansions.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Awesome, thank you for posting and for the request. I am planning on doing another video covering the expansions hopefully soon;). Also congratulations on making a solid game based on one of my favorite franchises.

[@razorlightmike4353]

Hi Andrew I’m paying the game for the first time tonight with friends. I have spent 8 months getting the minis painted and adding props for flavour. Thanks for this cool game it passed the lockdown nicely, I have posted all my content on another glorious day face book page. Hopefully won’t be game over man too quick! I hope there is a ferro spunkmyer drop ship coming soon expansion pack 😀

[@ClarkesonTheMarksman]

Which ever dev designed the moulding for the tails, deserves a jolly good spanking. Apart from that the game and sculpts are nice and straightforward

[@The52rayzor]

Pls do the expansions. My boys and I have restarted the game 2 times now, keep finding things we did wrong. This video pointed out a few errors we missed. Looking forward to starting Mission 1, yet again, but playing the game correctly. Great job!

[@Icarus931]

I really wish the miniatures came out as one piece and larger. I’m a carpenter with large hands. Assembling ING this almost drove me back into the bottle.

[@tommcdermott11]

I agree with the designer (jumping in here two years late), you did a great job of explaining this game in a straightforward, non-annoying way. Thanks for posting this!

[@statutoryape3912]

I'm a big Alien fan but I was a little skeptical about spending so much money on a board game. I am Blown Away by the quality of this package!!! Love it!!!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Love this game they did a great job on the rules and components. Hoping to cover the expansions soon;)

[@masterofnone1481]

It’s actually pretty cheap compared to some of the other games out there.

[@samvisser9408]

I don't generally subscribe to boardgame-teaching channels, but I think you deserve it for a well-taught set of rules. Watch It Played would be proud!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much for the sub and for watching the video. It is humbling to be mentioned with Watch it Played;)

[@moseth7606]

This is BY FAR the best video for learning the game, very indepth and well paced dude great job!! 👍

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Much appreciated! Thanks for watching and posting. Hope you have fun with the game. I will also be filming my top five Alien games video soon and will have additional videos for this game as well;)

[@DreadedReinhard1]

Great video! You explain everything very well. My first time playing story: playing solo, found Newt, failed roll, she ran, Ripley ran after her, subsequently encountered an alien, failed attack, failed defense roll and got instantly killed, other units were just out of range to help Newt when she got cornered :( Kinda sucked for a first game but looking forward to playing it again with friends soon

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Wow that sucks, I have been there and it is crazy how much the dice can hate you some times;) Thanks for watching and hopefully your next play through will be better.

[@HenkkaArtGames]

Very good video. Bought the game, read the instructions and built the board with the bells and whistles and I think I got an okay-ish grasp of the game. But watching this video I have to say it really put all those rules into clear context and gave me that extra confidence for my first session.

[@teddyrynning5561]

Great how to play video. Lighting, pace, sound 👍 Long time since I played this game and needed to re-fresh the basics. This video was on point. Even if I had never played it this video is the best one out there to learn.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much, it means a lot to hear my videos are helpful;) Thanks for taking the time to watch and post!

[@dennfett]

Just bought this today, looking forward to playing it. Really good video thank you & greetings from Sheffield England.

[@papiakathegeneral]

BEST explanation of game play! The details matter. Again great job Brother 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Thanks for the help

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much, glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching and posting;)

[@lopek43]

Finally! Hugh Aliens fan but Learn to Play also! Game is not perfect but i like to jump into skirmish and get some a** kicked. Great video and good to have some second hand rules clarification. Thanks !! As always great job!

[@leebedford7293]

Another awesome video! This game has been sat on my shelf for a while now, really need to get it to the table!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

I highly recommend it. Very solid game especially if you are a fan of the film as I feel it captures the essence of it well.

[@halxenden3614]

Great video. Really clear instructions and your examples demonstrated most of the key situations players can find themselves in. One thing the rulebook is really unclear on is what happens when an alien blip is spotted on the characters' turn. I wish we had watched your video properly before playing - we had the aliens being spotted, resolving into swarms, moving up the six spaces and attacking, which was a little difficult!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

When you spot it on a players turn you will flip the token and replace it with the alien model and any tokens based on the number on the bottom of the token.

[@BrotherPerun]

bought game yesterday, this is very helpful video, thanks!! Cannot wait to try it!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching and posting. I will have more coming soon;)

[@DimebagDoogle]

Thanks you so much for this, it really cleared alot of things we were unsure about.😊

[@leofroop]

Thanks for the video! Will be taking a full watch shortly, I'm about ready to do my first newt mission. Sometimes it's easier listening to someone explain the rules than read the rulebook on your own and get confuddled 🤣 +1 sub 👍

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for the sub and for watching. How did your first mission go? Did you rescue Newt? Hope you had a great Thanksgiving if you are in the States;)

[@metaltak1154]

The way you just shuffled your card deck, so smooth.

[@michaelsummers9237]

Thank you for the video. My boys and I are excited to get into this!!!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@dav1ekc]

Great video and yes please to some more of the expansions. 👽👍

[@LearntoPlayGames]

More to come! Thanks for watching and posting;)

[@kevwoodall2281]

Just got it delivered today as got the reissue. Looking forward to playing it. Will be using this video to learn 🙌

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much, hope you have a great time with the game😉 Thanks for watching and posting.

[@blizzardqc]

You explain well. Thank you.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching and posting;)

[@justgettothegame6331]

Awesome video... thanks for the putting this together

[@peterjohnston1362]

Great video going to try first play of this today

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and hope your game went well;)

[@treytechie]

DEFINITELY interested in how you would magnetize the tails!

[@treytechie]

Pretty please?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks, I still have not gotten around to doing this and just went through a big move so as soon as I get settled I will try and order the magnets and do a quick video showing the process. Thanks for watching and for posting;)

[@treytechie]

Looking forward to it. Also, what kind of tray are you using to hold the tokens?

[@scottyab]

Did you ever magnetise the tails ? I just got the game and built th minitures and thinking the tails will get broke fairly quickly

[@thomaswilliams2350]

Awesome video. My son just got it for his birthday. We.played a few says later (sorry but I had to paint the marines, justbdid not look right lol). We did a bug hunt first and are currently getting our asses kicked lol. Watched the video to clarify a few things.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

That's great hope you guys are having fun and thanks for watching and posting;)

[@Slade69xxx]

Its cool you made a game of my #1 favorite movie. You made the game to easy

[@viking80rauff86]

Nice Work 👌 yes please make one for the expansion too.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and posting. I have received enough requests I will be making that second video covering the expansions as soon as I have some time;)

[@viking80rauff86]

Yes please 👍 tkanks a Lot 😉

[@greggconsidine5884]

And yes aliens expansions also please. Thank you sir

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and for posting the request. I am going to go ahead with the second video covering the expansions as soon as I have time;)

[@halxenden3614]

One thing we found the rulebook to be unclear on is how grunts work. We had four human players. Each human was given a random character. We then each took one "grunt". This seemed fair to us, but reading the rules suggests we did this wrong. It seemed that the marine ranks somehow came into it. We inferred that no-one could play Ripley because she wasn't a marine and therefore couldn't have a grunt of her own to command, but if her marine was killed her card would be flipped... It was all a bit of a mess, anyway.

[@reese44622]

Thanks, there were a couple of little things we were not sure of

[@masterofnone1481]

That zero token is holding on for its life 😂😂😂

[@MrJoelromeo]

Thank you brother!

[@AtomicRobot-dm5np]

This is an awesome game to play!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

100% agree. Thanks for watching and posting;)

[@TheDeanFilez]

Amazing video and great explanations! I just opened mine up and am excited to learn and play this game for months on end. However... Unless I'm missing something, you have to glue all the mini's together?? Is that how most quest board games are? I am a little bummed that the characters aren't already assembled, not to mention are not painted/colored like advertised on the front of each game/expansion box...

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much;) Most games are preassembled this is one of the few you will need to assemble before playing. As far as painted models those are very hard to come by. For example if the minis in the core game were painted to the level that is shown the game would cost between $500 to $1000. Hope you have fun with the game;)

[@VR_Ready]

very good video 👍

[@ZOMBIJO]

Could you please make a video incorporating the expansions? Also do you know if you can use the hive hazards normally, in the endurance deck, or is it only specific to the hive. I am looking to add acid blood and facehugger hazards but there’s nothing stating how to use them in the base game. Thank you.

[@davidharris8034]

more videos please!

[@TrevCommcenGlasgow]

Just bought the 2023 version / republication - great video covering the rules

[@amusement420]

Very helpful video on a somewhat confusing minis game when blips are spotted and become the Alien swarms that might then move and attack or just attack so I have to ask @39:50 the spotted Blip is now an Alien next to Hudson so doesn’t it attack Hudson? which constitues Defensive Fire then if the Alien isn’t killed you roll for Defense value (outcomes are Kill Alien, knocked down, 10 is a kill) & Melee value just like Hick’s being attacked during the Alien phase @32:25? In other words the Alien Phase Step 3 Motion Tracker becomes Step 2 Spotting Blips then becomes Step 1 Defensive Fire/Aliens attacks roll Defense? It's almost like a flow chart is needed. I've played solo so it can get confusing.

[@masterofnone1481]

I don’t think blips attack until the next alien phase…

[@duncankeary6767]

Cant wait to see our boy's face when this gets unboxed for a christmas eve family xeno hunt 😄

[@S1lver888]

You might want to get cracking on assembly now, as it is literally unplayable without building the minis first (and they take a while!)

[@duncankeary6767]

@@S1lver888 thanks for the heads up 👍 all done, dusted and ready to go 💪🙏 I've built some difficulty minis in my time but those xenos feet to base were something else 😡🤣

[@brianmurra9744]

Question when using equipment for a defensive re-roll: do you discard it or does it stay equipped on said character (unless you draw the matching card type to then force the exhaust)? Thanks!

[@danielv8241]

Hi, great video, thanks! However, at 11:26 you mention that you're going to want to have the tunnel tokens ready but I don't think you ever mention how or when to use them? Are they for later missions or are they linked to the motion tracker cards somehow?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Yes they are link to the motion tracker cards. some of them will instruct you to play a tunnel token and what happens after that. Thanks for watching and for the question;)

[@dodeslim]

I knew I was doing the reveal wrong - awesome stuff. 1 question: if you're playing solo do you ONLY choose one player character, the rest being grunts or can you choose multiple playable characters? I realise there's nothing to stop you either way, but it'd be nice to know. Thanks a million!

[@iwo7o]

Good work :)

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much for watching and posting;) Hope you have a great time with the game.

[@DreadedReinhard1]

If a character rolls a 10 on a defensive roll but they have body armor, does it still protect them? Or do they still die as a result? I don't think I see it explicitly mentioned in the rules.

[@MrRobaron]

You're really great at explaining rules in a clear and interesting way! Would love to see you go through the rules in the "Get away from her you b***h!" expansion!

[@marcotuliodeavellar4298]

Hey there. I know it's an 'old' video, but do you remember what set of rules you used? Original one or revised? Great video, mate.

[@taiven.lechevalier]

Well done.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much;)

[@darklight5383]

Hi great way to teach🎉 are the expansion worth it? Because where I live the entire game with all the dlc cost over 6k

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much for watching and posting. I have not messed with the expansions to much yet but I am hoping to get to them soon and have videos covering them. I would say just from looking at it the Get away from her you B***h expansion adds a good amount of content so if anything that one would be the one I would get.

[@jeffditch7873]

Thanks for the video sir! One question though. If a tunnel or spawnpoint is barricaded, can aliens be able to respawn there?

[@Arkhaine687]

He answers this in the video. If it's barricaded you roll the alien die, if you get a 4, 5, or 6 it breaks the barricade and spawns as normal, if the roll is 1, 2, or 3 the spawn doesn't take place.

[@Spellenreporter]

Hi, great video. Should have watched this one before playing :) I am planning on making a dutch video... Just to be sure at 32:30 I'm pretty sure Vasquez and Ripley have line of sight on the alien, measuring from the top corner of their space. If not, where do I think wrong?)

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and for the question. I did check the FAQ on BGG just to make sure. From what I could find it does list a character as taking up a whole space so I would say my rules video would be correct. Hope this helps and you have a great time with the game;)

[@Spellenreporter]

@@LearntoPlayGames oh they can't shoot because of their own team member blocking. Thx! Job well done ;)

[@cyclemadness]

I know I’m late to this, but, here’s to hoping I can get a question answered. At 44:07, what happens if he succeeds his defense roll, but fails the melee? Does the marine just stand next to the alien until the next round?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Yes, that marine will stay there until it is his turn to activate again.

[@mattias_lindblom]

Thanks for a really great video, I don't think I would have been able to start playing just by reading the rule book. However, I just don't get the Step 1 in the Finish Phase. What cards/effects are we talking about here? 🤔

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and for the great question. This is one I was wondering myself as I could not find any cards in the base game that referred to this phase and I skimmed through the expansions I have as well and didn't see any cards there either so maybe there were cards that would have that effect or maybe another expansion that has not come out yet will have them in it.

[@mattias_lindblom]

@@LearntoPlayGames Ok, then I'll just ignore that step too. I did the same thing, read every card multiple times, thinking I was just missing something obvious.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

@@mattias_lindblom no worries I thought the same when I saw that for the first time. Thanks again for watching and I hope you enjoy the game;)

[@mattias_lindblom]

@@LearntoPlayGames I'm really enjoying the game, played it for the first time during the weekend. On the first attempt I got completely wiped out on the first mission, mainly because Newt was under the last blip. But on the second attempt everyone made it out in one piece. 👏🏻

[@honey_badger1450]

I just got this game along with the expansions. Quick question- is there a set number of characters you start with? I know you can play multiple heroes, but how many total, including grunts?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

I believe it is six not counting Newt. Thanks for watching and for the question;)

[@Squidgy6753]

First off great video! It’s really helped me but I have a question. Let’s say I have an alien swam next to a charter with 3 tokens making 4 Aliens. Do I roll a dice for each Alien. In this case 4. And then say I hit 3 and miss one. That leave one alien. That one Alien then. Attacks. Or. Do I roll one dice at a time. So I hit the first. Hit the second. And then miss and stop any more defensive fire actions and then the remain two Aliens in the swarm attack?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and for the question. With defensive fire you would make an attack with the character that is closest to the alien swarm and if it hits and if you have a weapon with rapid fire like the pulse rifle you can continue to attack until you miss or decide to stop. If there are other characters within 4 spaces they can also take defensive fire actions against the alien swarm. Hope this helps.

[@Squidgy6753]

@@LearntoPlayGames that’s brilliant thanks! Keep the videos coming they really help a lot 👍🏻

[@ComradeMorlac]

11:30 is that holder part of the game? I dont seem to have it :/

[@Squidgy6753]

Following on for that question. Let’s say I have a character in line of sight. Would they also attack. So in my example I miss one alien but before the alien attacks my other character with line of sight also gets to fire a defensive roll before the first (and character next to the alien) is attacked.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

only if that character is within 4 spaces of the alien swarm. If it is than yes that character can also make a defensive fire attack.

[@jason.008]

Where did you get the black center pieces for the aim dials? My game didn't come with those and I was wondering what the reason was. Or if anyone else can provide what they're using for their pieces, I'd appreciate it!!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Those come in the game so you can reach out to Gale Force Nine and they will send replacements for you.

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

Quick question: that clear little compartment box you have for those small cards, did you make that yourself, or did it come with the game? I did not receive anything like that with mine. Is it important to arrange them like that?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

No that is called a pod and you can get them from crystal fortress.

[@greggconsidine5884]

Thank you sir much appreciated. Any chance for Cthulhu death may die please.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks and request granted. I did a CDMD video a little while back here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIrQk42flt-Iq6M

[@kennethhendrickson2865]

I find the LOS with game kinda messy. I play is as the following. LOS is center to center and if it crosses blocking terrain it is blocked. If it crosses terrain that does completely block then a +1 is added to a direct fire weapon. Aliens do block LOS to other Aliens or blips if more than 1 model. The only reason LOS is blocked from a charter is simply you do not want to hit them in the line of fire BUT you can see through them but not fire through them.

[@kennethhendrickson2865]

I meant a character i.e. marine or Civilians.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

I agree the LOS rules are a little tricky. Thanks for sharing your house rules it is always cool to see what others come up with;)

[@BigBossReaper]

Can you continue the remaining movement after performing an action? For example, can i move one space, barricade, and then continue the rest of my movement. I cant find this info anywhere

[@LearntoPlayGames]

I believe that you must complete an action before taking another one. So once you stop moving to take an barricade action your move action is over and you would lose any remaining movement you did not spend. I will see if I can find out for sure on this. Thanks for watching and for the question.

[@jacobturner8132]

Where did you get the box where you stored the tokens in? :) Great video!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

It is from Crystal Fortress it is called a pod set on their website.

[@predat0rprime111]

Did you have a video that shows how to implement expansions rules or the experience deck?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

I am currently working on a video for that expansion.

[@predat0rprime111]

@@LearntoPlayGames great. I find your videos super helpful for both refreshing myself on the rules and teaching new players

[@predat0rprime111]

@@LearntoPlayGames I see that Cthulhu Death May Die taunting me in the back! haha

[@darklight5383]

By far you are THE BEST EXPLANATION EVER!!!! Dis you do the dlc?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much I really appreciate that. I am starting work on the expansions over the next couple of weeks.

[@darklight5383]

You have NO IDEA! How much my family, friends and myself appreciate it💗💗💗💗💗 we’ve truly read the manual, seen too many yt videos and never got to understand how to play a game so easily 🙏🏻truly thank you!

[@CrashHeadroom]

I'm not sure you'd be up forit, but it got redone this year with slightly refined rules and tweaks. Would you be up for doing another bud? :)

[@predat0rprime111]

Lance, Will you be getting Alien: The Fate of the Nostromo? I just learned about that game today!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

I have not heard of that one do you know what company is making it?

[@predat0rprime111]

@@LearntoPlayGames Ravensburger

[@LearntoPlayGames]

@@predat0rprime111 Thanks, I will have to reach out and see as I would love to cover anything alien related. Thanks for putting this on my radar;)

[@predat0rprime111]

@@LearntoPlayGames of course. Always glad to share with fellow Alien fans

Good video but I have a question : in the rules it said that a hero is affected to a player. So for one player game it should be only one hero 😉👍🏻

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and for the question. So with this game you can do that and have each player play one hero or you can also play multiple heroes as well. I normally will play solo and control 3 or 4 heroes. Just depends on how you want to do it;)

[@kodiaktheband]

Does your jaw split like in Blade 2?

[@michal2270]

Hello. I have a question, is it possible to give out.Equipment.Randomly.?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Are you talking about during setup or throughout the game? I fair as I know I don't believe so but you could always house rule it if that is something you really want in the game. Thanks for watching and for the question.

[@michal2270]

I would most likely.Whether.When hicks.She has the ability that you can take 1 card into your hand.They can take cards into your hand.All the characters.I mean.Only who plays the hero?Maybe ripley doesn't have the ability at all.that would she should have taken it into her hand. But at the same time I saw in a few videos that she took the card into her hand. It refers to step 3. for example, drake can take the card into her hand. Or maybe apone or frost don't have those abilities take the card in your hand

[@ClarkesonTheMarksman]

I did not have any dice included with the full boxed game wtf?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Sorry to hear that. If you contact gale force 9 they will send you a set. They are very good about getting replacement parts out;)

[@ChantalTweetiti]

EndurAnce

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Sorry.

[@thetaytheist]

What's the difference between a marine being captured vs killed?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

The only difference is if you are playing a campaign. In campaign mode if a character is killed it can't be used for the rest of your campaign. Where as if a character is captured you can play a rescue mission to save them and play them in later missions. Hope this helps;) Thanks for watching and for the question.

[@thetaytheist]

@@LearntoPlayGames what determines the alien from killing or capturing you?

[@ajtame]

So it's kinda aliens zombicide

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Maybe a little bit. But there are a good many differences. Thanks for checking out the video and posting.

[@bookergrimm]

I tried but failed miserably. Found it way to hard to put even the simplest of pieces together. Newt took me nearly and hour and it looks like she's sticking her fingers in her mouth rather than saluting. Managed to glue anything that wasn't a marine or an alien to everything else, includng most of my fingers together. Would not recommend. Why can't we buy them pre-assembled? Ugh!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Sorry you had such a hard time with assembling it, that just sounds miserable. I am an old Warhammer player so I am used to assembling minis and it does take time to master. I hope you are able to get them together at some point because this is a great game and worth the time.

[@ronroxtarmedia1846]

If I have five or even six people playing would that mean we'd all be playing on our hero sides? I'm sure no one wants to play their character a grunt.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Correct, grunts are only used if you don't have enough players. Thanks for the question and for watching the video.

[@ronroxtarmedia1846]

@@LearntoPlayGames This Saturday we have 4 players for a game. so do we just play the four of us (characters) or play all 6 and use the last 2 as grunts? or is it the gamer's choice?

[@TheCouncil1]

While I'm happy to watch a 44 min video, it can be difficult for some players to make that time commitment. Any ideas on how I can approach teaching players looking for a 10-min explanation or who would like to learn while playing? Thank you. I'm not looking on any feedback similar to "find better people to play with".

[@ThatGuy-sk9oj]

This gets to little likes.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and for the post. I am grateful for any likes I get;)

[@jekylthorn8969]

Don't want to be that person, but you equip items, you don't equipt items. It got really annoying, sorry!

[@robc9662]

I really liked the game but if I knew you had to put together all these fragile breakable game pieces I would have not bought the game

[@user-nl2wg7hc2p]

I have AVP THB and HLZ and olso these aliens... nice board game. People say its expensive...its still cheaper then cigarets and alkohol and McDonald

[@LearntoPlayGames]

100% agree. Hobbies are not cheap.