
- BGG rank
- BGG #201
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
- 1–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2014

Expansion for Legendary Encounters: A Predator Deck Building Game
2015
Rules assistance for Legendary Encounters: Alien Conversion Kit
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Legendary Encounters: Alien Conversion Kit is an expansion for Legendary Encounters: A Predator Deck Building Game released in 2015 for 1–5 players, 45–120 minutes per game, and ages 17 and up. It was designed by Daniel Mandel and Ben Cichoski and its main mechanics are Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
Description from the publisher: Legendary Encounters conversion kit allows users to play Legendary Encounters Alien and Legendary Encounters Predator together.
Legendary Encounters: Alien Conversion Kit supports 1–5 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 Legendary Encounters: Alien Conversion Kit is 45–120 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 Legendary Encounters: Alien Conversion Kit for ages 17 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.
Legendary Encounters: Alien Conversion Kit belongs to these categories: Card Game and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. 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 Legendary Encounters: Alien Conversion Kit are: Daniel Mandel and Ben Cichoski. 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 Legendary Encounters: Alien Conversion Kit as an expansion for Legendary Encounters: A Predator Deck Building Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Legendary Encounters: A Predator Deck Building Game to use it. Check that your edition of Legendary Encounters: A Predator Deck Building Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.