
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,664
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Aqua ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer
- 1 player
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2024

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ROVE: Cosmic Crisis is an expansion for ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer released in 2022 for 1 player, 15 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic and its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game.
Emergency! Emergency! This planet is in peril and time is of the essence. Move quickly to avoid disaster! A 6-Card Mission Pack expansion for ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer. Cosmic Crisis features two new game elements. First are anti-patterns, which work like the bonus patterns found on normal movement cards except that they need certain spaces to be empty. Second are the Crisis missions, urgent matters that must be resolved without using more than a single Movement card. Follow setup from the base game, but shuffle the cards from one or more Mission Packs into the deck of Mission/Movement cards before drawing your starting hand.
ROVE: Cosmic Crisis supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for ROVE: Cosmic Crisis is 15 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 ROVE: Cosmic Crisis for ages 8 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.
ROVE: Cosmic Crisis belongs to these categories: Card Game, Print & Play, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game. 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 ROVE: Cosmic Crisis are: Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic. 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 ROVE: Cosmic Crisis as an expansion for ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer to use it. Check that your edition of ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.