- BGG rating
- 9.1
Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint – Operative Expansion
- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,590
- BGG rating
- 8.7
Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint
2024
Rules assistance for Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint
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- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- 14+
- Complexity 4.0/5
For 1 player
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Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint is a board game released in 2024 for 1–4 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Steve Kozlowski and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Area Movement, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint is a co-op, sci-fi dungeon crawler where players complete covert missions against an invading alien force bent on subjugation of the entire Earth. It has only been six months since the Xethan first appeared and they have already conquered large numbers of military bases all across Europe. If their momentum is not halted, the human race may well fall to these alien invaders. Someone must stop them. Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint missions are heavily focused on stealth, covert actions, and sabotage. Players are Operatives of AEGIS, and their missions are focused on infiltrating enemy facilities, using every method available, such as cutting the power, using the ventilation shafts, making use of silenced weapons, and hacking into the enemy database. Players develop their Operatives and HQ over the course of a 30+ mission campaign as they follow the story deeper and deeper until they uncover the true nature of the Enemy and where they came from. Each round, players perform actions with their Operatives by exhausting one of their six action tokens until they run out of available tokens, or choose to pass. But players must be judicious in their use of their action tokens, because they normally only recover three of them each Refresh Phase. Each Operative comes with a unique deck of Tactics cards which gives them access to powerful actions and effects. Each Player will develop these decks over the course of the campaign allowing them to tailor their gameplay to a particular style or focusing on specific combos.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Board Zeppelin
- Dark Horizon Games
Questions and answers
Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint is 60–90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint has a complexity rating of 4.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint belongs to these categories: Fighting, Adventure, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Area Movement, and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint are: Steve Kozlowski. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.