We made Alien into a tabletop game! | Battle Report: Aliens

[@GamesNight]

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[@THATguerroGUY]

i want more alien games, pls ty

[@cheetor_sho3box]

I'm a lifelong Space Hulk (and Alien(s) fan, obviously) and I'm very interested in the rules you guys used for movement (and pretty much everything else) in this game. Is that information available to Patreons, or in the Discord maybe? If it is, then I'm getting my credit card out...

[@reforbus4921]

These are awesome! Is there a good site to learn the rules?

[@khorbinetter4419]

@@cheetor_sho3box I am also very interested in the mechanics of the game and would love to see and/or purchase a set of rules.

[@yuyaplays9311]

Needs a part two from when that ship gets to a civilian space station but has the queen and 6 aliens on board. This time one of them plays the aliens.

[@matthewskorupski4106]

These are the most effective troopers in the entire alien series.

[@TheCoolCucumber]

One thing I loved about Aliens is that the marines were actually pretty effective considering the insane and horrifying odds they were up against with absolute no adequate intel or preparation.

[@matthewskorupski4106]

@@TheCoolCucumber Yeah fair, like for humans with normal guns they preform decently well.

[@cosmic1466]

@@matthewskorupski4106 They actually had above-average equipment. Explosive rounds, flamethrowers, infrared goggles, motion detectors, a pair of smartguns and a few shotguns. Didn't help that they were forced to operate in a... volatile environment where guns were, basically, a surefire way to get nuked, but all things considered, they should've kicked ass if they were fighting conventional enemies. Unfortunately, their encounters turned out to be far too close for comfort.

[@alphastronghold715]

@@matthewskorupski4106I mean…pulse guns are not normal guns but otherwise agreed.

[@BobMcBobJr]

@@cosmic1466 I think they would have been better against the aliens than conventional humans if they knew what they were fighting ahead of time.

[@cavecastscorch]

The child had just managed to scrape most of the goop off of themselves in the escape pod when something blotted out the light from above. They had been trying not to pay too much attention to the noise outside, but now they could make out the horrible screaming of those...things as well as something...mechanical? Suddenly, a massive glistening black mass is shoved into the escape pod. It writhes and screams as a large mechanical claw pins it against the floor. One of the soldiers is calmly piloting a cargo lifter, barely managing to hold the giant alien down as he winds up the other claw for a strike. The child is terrified, not only are they mere inches away from the creature, they are strapped in, and in their panic it is difficult to unlock the belts. As they finally unfasten the restraints, they feel a hand on their shoulder and a voice shouts over the din "Don't be scared! Everything is under control! Let's get you buckled up!" The child turns to look and sees a man, torn in half, with wires and tubes sticking out and covered in a white, milky substance. The child screams.

[@heliveruscalion9124]

is the child going to make it out alive? or are you on a... mystery quest?

[@GhazPlays]

Will the horror shatter his mind? Or is he on a Mystery Quest?

[@trollsquad1827]

Omfg I love this comment

[@kjj26k]

Thank you for telling us the child screamed. I wasn't sure as I couldn't hear it.

[@craftysmithkeith3653]

roll for panic

[@Eeraschyyr]

Big props to Alex for putting the board together. It looks fantastic.

[@anathardayaldar]

Seeing this layout makes me wish I was rich.

[@Reloecc]

@@anathardayaldar There's nothing expensive on the board.. 2 - 2.5 kg of filament (including bases) and some paint. Imo max €75 in material. $200 for a printer. And huge amount of a time.

[@EverchangeFoundation]

@@Reloecc I'd still use the word rich. Monetary = wealth. Time/Skill = Rich.

[@QueerSweetness]

Agreed, it's pretty awesome!

[@heli88]

This is easily the third best Alien movie.

[@TheCoolCucumber]

Amen

[@kyos8462]

4th ...3rd goes to Romulus

[@imushavem4061]

I'd have OtaKing Animation "Alien: MONDAY" as 3rd. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZmqdp99qtiYpqM

[@lizardjoe4224]

Its sad that romulus is the third best. Its a tacky nostalgia trope bait that feels like a fanmade parody. And yet its still the third best​@kyos8462

[@monke7914]

@@lizardjoe4224 disagree

[@G0bb0ForLife]

Ben’s laugh as the players screw each other over is great. And of course Lewis makes his return and manages to still kill a pet.

[@xakaryehlynn4749]

OF COURSE he kills another lovable animal.

[@Kaiquintos]

Lewis The PETicide guy.

[@sodafied7988]

wait wait wait. I knew his voice sounded like Lewis from the yogscast. It is that Lewis? Edit: I just read the description. Yes I'm new here.

[@mat6732]

i dont knowww tom doesnt have the best track record given his time as dog slayer gandalf

[@Kaiquintos]

@@sodafied7988 omg lol, I don't know why but as someone that's been around and watching Yogscast for a long time it's always entertaining when newer fans don't recognize some of the originals like Simon or Lewis. Especially if you're more familiar with their older content and then jumps in to watch some of their newer stuff. Anyway don't sweat that you don't instantly recognize someone. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that it's nice to see this community grow.

[@luketalbot2643]

The coop scenarios are always the most fun. It's kind of weird seeing them work together against Ben but that just adds to the charm

[@Lordborgman]

I love their coop stuff against Ben, you get moments like "Part man, part flow chart."

[@mr.mcphoenix]

I love the idea that weyland yutani can’t meet the demand for beef at McWeyland’s and decided to go into alien husbandry for agrecultural reasons

[@TheCoolCucumber]

You have a pretty optimistic view of the Alien universe if you think Weyland Yutani serves beef to their customers at McWeyland's, lol. The poor scrubs would be lucky to be eating ground-up insects, but Soylent Green seems far more likely from corpos as evil and profit-hungry as Weyland Yutani. Honestly, alien eggs would be a step up.

[@GreenEyedDazzler]

Just like Deadrising

[@MikeBrin96]

to be fair weyland yutani end up getting absorbed by walmart in universe.

[@quietwoods7774]

I have to say, congratulations on making videos where the audience needs to know nothing about the rules. You communicate the importance of dice rolls, and we get to feel that tension without knowing all the nonsense mechanics. Impressive editing and storytelling!

[@TheCoolCucumber]

I've never seen this pointed out before, but this is such an excellent point. It really captures a key part of what makes these videos so engaging and easy to watch for the viewers: the accessibility serves to enhance the entertainment value in an intentional and well-conveyed way (it's ironic when you consider their main series of TTT is so much the opposite; it's extraordinarily hard to follow for new, or even returning viewers, alike.). It's genuinely some of the best content the Yogscast have ever made.

[@anathardayaldar]

I love these half hour summaries full of story narrative. So much more viewable than the two hour "battle reports" where they go into every excruciating move.

[@leonestello]

This is very true. And the Pacing, very engaging 🏆

[@docsavage101]

👏 👏 👏 Brilliant thank you

[@kevinriddle3611]

I liked the video, i would like a simple run down of the rules, but it was a great vid

[@ianmc3730]

This is hands down the coolest battle report I have ever seen. Between the board, the models, and the adapted rules just incredible.

[@itsjustme8947]

I did this 35 years ago. Aliens with a focus on the players as Colonial Marines working their way through their careers. I still have a bunch of the stuff I designed for it as well. Promotion system, training and campaign ribbons. It morphed into DND meets Aliens meets WH40K. Best experienced on a Friday night with pizza and alcohol!

[@mzjalic324]

Using Space Hulk as a base for this game felt absolutely right! I mean this is really what Space Hulk was based on so it feels like it’s come around full circle for its purpose

[@Harry93505]

If this was an alien movie, the ship coming to rescue the escape pod (the one with Jenkins and Jorkins on) would have the little chest-burster babby clinging to the landing gear!

[@DeltaEntropy]

Oh, no. No need for that. We have a whole fresh batch of aliens brewing for the sequel, and this time it’s on a whole Corp space station… The hubris of man is truly our greatest folly…

[@Harry93505]

@@DeltaEntropy Wait wait wait... So it's not game over man, game over? 😜 Consider me highly excited ❤️

[@jediplop3563]

There's always something clinging

[@306316]

Imagine on the Corp space station, the Queen is now all chained up with guns and lasers and missiles all pointed at it and it's forced to keep laying eggs. Endless human reinforcements, mechs and lab coats. Then you're playing as the little chest burster that sneaked on, on a mission to screw with the humans and rescue the big mama herself.

[@TheCoolCucumber]

This has got to be one of my all time favourite Battle Reports from Games Night! The amount of adrenaline-fueled action straight out of Aliens, the horror of surprise facehugger attacks and alien queens emerging from the darkness, and the endlessly hilarious and exceedingly creative decisions from Ben, Lewis, and Tom had me hooked from start to finish. This would have genuinely made for a fantastic Alien movie; it's incredibly entertaining content that continues this channel's status as being the best board game report content on KZbin. I can never get enough of the amazing work that Ben and Co. do on this channel. I love every single video they put out!

[@KJSGameing]

part 2 of this needs to be a Jurassic park 2 style game where the queen is loose in a city and the players have to lure her to a ship/ put her eggs on a ship and send her back into space before she lays too many eggs and kills all guards. Another great episode, always love watching these and often go back again and again

[@markbrown8154]

As a Very long time Alien/s fan, and an avid wargamer, that bat-rep was FREAKIN AWESOME. The special effects were to die for, and made my experience as a viewer way more immersive. Thank you guys for that.

[@shynarcissist]

I love how wacky they went with it 🤣 as soon as they decided to roll for acid i knew it was going to be a fun time

[@jamesroocie9564]

Btw the alien vids you guys have been posting are the whole reason I’m running my players through a Genestealer encounter in only war.

[@ArtisBlankfaces]

Love how mystery quest is also doing alien right now, hope there will be a new episode soon

[@Emperorhirohito19272]

Mystery quest is every Friday

[@ArtisBlankfaces]

​@@Emperorhirohito19272 yeah I didn't think a lot about that 😅

[@bumwhistler6304]

I realised half way through this that Ben is none other than one of my childhood friends that got me into 40k. This dude had the best basement tabletop and his imperial guard would always destroy me. Sup Ben good to see you doing well!

[@KOTORDRAGON]

That’s awesome! I hope he sees this and you get a chance to reconnect!

[@SrTNick1]

So many of those various d6 rolls... "I can't lie to you about your chances, but you have my sympathies." Lol. Fantastic match, Alien is one of my favorite movies of all time so it was a joy to see it hit the table.

[@biddybaxter]

Can we have a video explaining exactly how you modified the Space Hulk rules to play this game?

[@blindkaiser1]

I want to play it too!

[@wisecrack4545]

Might be in the members only vid. But from what I could tell they mostly used the Hulk action points system, just replaced the old square grid tiles with a standard X inches of movement per action point spent,, and using 1 AP or a command point per round of shooting/grenade toss. But Ben was also allowing some extra DM approved actions outside the norm, like the flamer guy choosing to blowing himself up to wipe out the horde

[@CowboyWHU]

I want this too looked really fun and I have the official boardgame and some custom stuff too

[@juliangilbert5465]

Yes, what were rules for the dice rolls?

[@anononomous]

0:21 "I'm almost certain it's something more sinister, so is everyone down for just telling the boss everyone was dead and going for a space pint instead?"

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

I know you guys already have a lot planned, but at some point I would love to see you guys play Quar. It's a inde miniatures wargame that refers to its setting as both grim and whimsical... "grimsical".

[@GreenEyedDazzler]

Holy shit great game I hope they see this

[@zygoatindustries]

Quar is great

[@NummiAFI]

Ben and Tom are both aware of the Quar Wars, not sure they quite bought into the premise enough to buy in, but at the very least they were confused and entertained by the concept. 😂

[@LinxOnlineGames]

'Or something more sinister...' - 'It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere, I'm all alone, more or less, let me fly, fly away from here.....' Is what popped into my head...

[@thoughtguardian]

Man red dwarf alien rpg one off would be great

[@randomname3109]

far away from here...

[@bluephoenix9960]

@@thoughtguardiantotally agree!

[@shearnotspear]

I’m an idiot - I love red dwarf (signed picture of Holly on my bedroom wall) but I’m not getting the joke.

[@bluephoenix9960]

@@shearnotspear lyrics to the closing credits theme song my friend:)

[@Yumbled]

Imagine my surprise finding this cool video on my recommended page and then seeing my childhood youtuber legends popping up out of nowhere. What a great channel to find.

[@Hawk_of_Battle]

This honestly feels like a better Alien movie than most Alien movies.

[@mr.mayhem9724]

Nemesis is basically an alien game in everything but the name and is freaking awesome. Their figurines that come with it are really good, but I 3D printed some that look like alien franchise for even more immersion.

[@jonathanrees325]

Absolutely love this! Also very glad that its 'partially' co-op, makes the game flow very well! Great job, Ben, Tom, and Lewis! And everyone else involved lol

[@tadhgtwo]

Love the tie in with Mystery Quest

[@brycestrife5605]

This is my first video with this channel. It went great, glad I found you guys❤

[@svenrio8521]

Man Lewis is just the best, he always brings such unhinhed energy to these videos 😂

[@glenmassey3746]

First encounter should have had an extra hazard since acid for blood. "That crap is going to eat through the hull." 😂😂

[@schmokepuppet]

Alex has been such a Goat with his work on these productions

[@dagoelius]

Its the Space Hulk BG mashed with the Aliens BG. Stunning board props.

[@Raress96]

I am glad that these videos are quite popular! I imagine the amount of work it goes into planning, filming and editing this is a lot, and I appreciate everything :)

[@wilhelmschmidt7240]

8:16 "On the roll of a 1." Rolls a 1 😂

[@Lukasaske]

Can we have cross-over games between Games Night and Mystery Quest please? :D

[@alextheenderwolf1865]

apparently this IS a crossover, the mystery quest is a prequel to this one

[@Kataang101]

Never watched something like this before. I do love the figures and setting! Awesome watch

[@nerdlingeeksly5192]

Perception checks should absolutely be a part of the main game, imagine rolling a 1 when a xenomorph pops up and you think you found a survivor so you just don't shoot as it approaches you

[@M_14_188]

A Xenomorph when in that type of frenzy, makes a lot of noise, especially the claws on the metal, which you can definitely hear in that eerie silence of the 'dead' ship, kind of why in the movies the people are always looking about scared, cause they're hearing these very faint noises... I think the Xenos can enter some form of 'stealth' mode where they are more silent, but obviously not as loud, however I don't think it was the case with this one.

[@NacnudPinky]

this is so awesome, it makes me want to play the Space hulk tabletop again

[@kraken_egg6261]

Great job painting the environment Alex! 🙂

[@Jbreuhan2]

This is, by far, still the best battle report channel on youtube.

[@Synthascend]

This was a thing of beauty. I love Ben’s big wargaming brain

[@Anvilarm07]

Great video. Great game. Great board and great minis. You could also give each team a "secret mission" for added mystery. Maybe Ripley wants to shoot Burke for revenge, for example.

[@Directorkey718]

omg the game board is amazing! I've never played a table-top game but this is something I would definitely get into!!!

[@Selvunwindful]

That acid edit for Burke was INCREDIBLE!

[@pantalaimon6176]

absolut props to the animator! the visual effects were fantastic

[@jacksonploof2394]

I'd love to know where you got those Xenomorph models! They look so cool

[@styfen]

They seem to be from the Gale force Aliens board game. I have that board game and those exact minis

[@drogon223]

gale force 9 aliens board game

[@Firebringer121]

I love that of course the Corpos brought a flamethrower into a highly pressurized environment, like was their plan always to just burn the ship down... probably yeah.

[@Mahons]

It was the civvies who brought the flamethrower corpos has the grenades

[@rakaisjwara9856]

Mcflamer Man was the MVP of the game

[@salamanda550]

Those spaceship greeblies on the outside of the playable map are amazing. Just adds that little extra.

[@gd1247]

I love seeing these types of custom scenarios/boards/games regularly now

[@DMHightower]

Wonderful adaptation of Space Hulk!!!! Gorgeous terrain and really excellent special effects!!! 10/10

[@AberrantChibi]

Alex, you've made a terrific board for the boys to play xenohulk on! I'm a bit curious though, are those TV7 miniatures for the humans? Also, I like how you have to account for the acid splashback if you kill a xenomorph right next to you, as well as how facehuggers can be mistaken for cats. That's a nice little rule considering how stealthy the blighters can be.

[@alecfiggins9251]

I'm not familiar with the rules being used, but I'm a huge Alien fan and a huge tabletop rpg and board game fan. This was engaging and entertaining without any of the boring details, congrats! Amazing!

[@bluedragonlord]

I NEED these miniatures!!! The Xenomorphs are amazing, the Queen is fabulous, and the Power Loader is just too cool!

[@TheDeadbone1961]

Well done! I was never sure what the dice rolls meant (good? bad? hit? miss?) but the players reactions were so excited and genuine that it didn't really matter. And a big +1 for the visual effects of fire, exploding aliens, and melting troopers! Great stuff - Subscribed :)

[@Cyadragon]

Every time there is a new video. I think it's their best one yet. And every time Ben knocks it out of the park. Using space hulk rules is such an ingenious idea for an aliens game.

[@clovermite]

Excellent video all around! Solid audio quality, great camera angles, cool special effects, great close ups for the kills, excellent editing to remove all filler, all the players made good decisions and brought great personality. I can't find anything to nitpick. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for the battle report!

[@trollsquad1827]

The end of this had me laughing so hard i woke my whole family up. Thanks for this amazing video, been a a fan of this channel for awhile and having just discovered mystery quest a few days ago was glad to hear y'all have another alien TTRPG video up. Thanks for making such amazing content for me to enjoy after a rather bad day at work. Cheers from the US

[@TheCoolCucumber]

I hope your next day is a better one, my dude!

[@trollsquad1827]

@@TheCoolCucumber thanks bro.

[@abstractspaces8186]

Absolutely love the variety of settings and game modes you guys are playing. And the sets are always so gorgeous.

[@longstreet0163]

I have never seen anything like this before!! Terrain-brilliant, minis-brilliant, effects-brilliant, rules-brilliant, story-great and excitement top notch. You excelled yourselves really well this time guys. Thanks for really entertaining video!!

[@longstreet0163]

The paint job on that power loader was well good too!!

[@yeturs69420]

I was just thinking about what games night I was going to rewatch, and bam! Thanks for making these, my favorite yogs content

[@midgarmonkey1908]

This is great! loving the setup and style! Its like watching a directors cut of a film, sweet idea and execution.

[@DiscoRaptor]

Damn, that board and those figures look amazing!

[@sethicus3486]

This one was one of the best videos so far!

[@basty1man]

This was absolutely fantastic, poor alien shenanigans. Also Tom just coming up with fun extra dice rolls reminds me of the old Necromunda series, good times.

[@Shaniq307]

These are so good. If I was the richest man in the world I would just drop as much money as you guys want to fund these videos. Such great energy.

[@CharlotteRowe12]

Pet killer Brindles at it again

[@Eeraschyyr]

Dunc probably still has a higher pet body count on Tiddles alone. XD

[@CharlotteRowe12]

@@Eeraschyyr So true, so true.

[@BimpytheWimpyShrimpy]

Indeed, it could've been worse. Duncan "Dog-Blower" Jones could've been, well, _doing his thing._

[@SoberStPete]

I recently got into content creation starting from zero and you guys are really pulling something special off here. I love how you're able to bottle the fun and excitement of games like this in a cinematic-like fashion. I love the set and lights and everything. Too notch 🎉❤

[@travislogan1482]

Very cool. I look at these sets and think that 3d printing really can make nearly any gaming idea come to life.

[@gwenlliandavies7348]

I love how this is basically modified space hulk. I love this!

[@PunchieCwg]

This is so good guys!

[@oh_killum_1096]

Please!!!! Make more of this Alien themed stuff guys! Absolutely loved it. 100% entertaining the whole way through. Sincerely yours, a new just now subscriber 😊

[@iloveroutine]

Holy moly, that game board is fantastic!

[@Sk1663r]

You should really try to find the rule for AVP: the hunt begins. Great kind of rules for this kind of things. Sadly discontinued because Disney.

[@bludragon77]

This is exactly what an alien board game should be. Yes I have played space hulk but the rules I do like can be swapped over

[@simoncooper6939]

This is without a doubt THE best battle report i've ever seen, well done guys, I could watch you for hours, hilarious!

[@XDaddyBender]

There is already a really good table top Aliens board game that was made in the 80's but I do love your set you built.

[@vonneely1977]

A while ago in a D&D game I sent the party to hunt down a stealth/ambush themed monster that was hiding out in the city sewer system. Sadly, nobody in the group noticed that the map of said sewer system was a copy/trace of the floorplan of the Nostromo.

[@kristapsmuravjovs7061]

Alex is an absolute legend, such an intricate and beautiful map. Great video as always, loved it.

[@Gadgepon]

this video deserves 500k views

[@TheCoolCucumber]

Add a couple of million to that number, and I'd agree. The quality of these battle reports cannot be overstated.

[@mindlessmeat4055]

That looks gorgeous. Nice job on the tabletop stuff.

[@VacaSuprema]

Bro i want so much this board game

[@haltingpassion]

The production is off the charts! I am in awe. Love this! Keep it up.

[@ArathirCz]

Amazing game as always! Thank you tall Alex for making the board

[@Banditoon]

The set/board looks amazing!

[@zacharykoplin6543]

Watching this gave me a cool idea for a RPG game like DnD but instead of controlling a single character you control a squad. You talk, quest and whatever you also get to do tabletop war gaming in combats

[@robertkaye4422]

So cool, amazing board. Thanks for putting this all together.

[@NivMizzet89]

This raises the question: How many Aliens movies could've been better if they'd been about a floating cat sanctuary instead?

[@stillinglacross1463]

that board is beautiful

[@vd00]

Very entertaining! The board is fantastic!

[@danielmarx2566]

So Brilliant! Amazing Board!!! Never know i needed a Battle Report about Aliens XD Next AvP: The Hunt or Masters of the Universe Battlegrounds as Battle Report ? Even Resident Evil 1,2,3 would be intressting. Games Night ,you brought up some good ideas XD ( The Container used seems the same i have in Battle for Macragge ).

[@aaronnewsome6045]

My buddy and I made our own "Aliens" pen and paper rpg when we were teenagers. Spent much more time making it than playing it. Probably only played two or three times but it worked well

[@jamesgreen9480]

One of the survivors should have chestburst in the escape pod!

[@psychobeam99]

I love the Aliens franchise. The first and second film will always be the best ones. F everything else. Loved this and the FX on it.

[@rileyjessup2414]

This and the last video were two of the best games I've watched on KZbin keep it up!

[@gravelycritical]

Absolutely loved this. Gave me ideas for trying a game night with mates. You ran this so well.

[@SpaceMissile]

this is very fun. I love the board and the "blip" mechanics. can't want to get further into it.

[@Paralius]

A couple years ago me and my buddy made an avp table top game in 32mm. We ended up turning it into a universal system and added Star Wars, Halo, 40K, and even dragon ball plus many more