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Rules assistance for ISS Vanguard: The Lost Fleet
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Rules assistant for ISS Vanguard: The Lost Fleet
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ISS Vanguard: The Lost Fleet is an expansion for ISS Vanguard released in 2023 for 1–4 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Wojciech Frelich, Krzysztof Belczyk, and Ernest Kiedrowicz.
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About the game
Many years after Vanguard’s initial journey, the global government is shocked by frightening news: Earth’s most modern ships have disappeared in mysterious circumstances. The sole remaining interstellar spaceship, the good-old Vanguard, is swiftly refitted to embark on a rescue mission. Little do the crew know that they are about to stumble upon one of the Universe’s darkest secrets. The Lost Fleet campaign increases the replayability and variance of ISS Vanguard. This Stretch Goal campaign takes place decades after the original Vanguard mission. With three much newer Earth's star ships mysteriously gone, it is up to the ageing ISS Vanguard to take flight once again in a daring mission on the far fringes of the known galaxy. Includes: - New System Maps book with 10 Outer Arm Star Systems with over 35 places to visit - New 26-page Planetopedia with new and exciting planet types to play on - Logbook - a 58-page journal with a thrilling story full of investigation, adventure and narrow escapes - New Threats - New 9 high-quality custom dice - New equipment and abilities - New technology and discoveries - Ship Book upgrades - New Projects
Categories
Publishers
- YOKA Games
- Awaken Realms
Questions and answers
ISS Vanguard: The Lost Fleet 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 catalogue lists ISS Vanguard: The Lost Fleet 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.
ISS Vanguard: The Lost Fleet has a complexity rating of 3.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
ISS Vanguard: The Lost Fleet belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed ISS Vanguard: The Lost Fleet and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of ISS Vanguard: The Lost Fleet are: Wojciech Frelich, Krzysztof Belczyk, and Ernest Kiedrowicz. 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 ISS Vanguard: The Lost Fleet as an expansion for ISS Vanguard. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need ISS Vanguard to use it. Check that your edition of ISS Vanguard is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.