
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,775
- BGG rating
- 8.5
Five Parsecs From Home: Solo Adventure Wargaming
- 1–2 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2021

Expansion for Five Parsecs from Home: 2nd Edition
Rules assistance for The Facsimile: An Alien Encounter Module for all Five Parsecs 2 Campaigns
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The Facsimile: An Alien Encounter Module for all Five Parsecs 2 Campaigns is an expansion for Five Parsecs from Home: 2nd Edition released in 2018 for 1 player. It was designed by Ivan Sorensen and its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
Introducing the Facsimile, an alien species of tentacle sters that create plastic replicas of nearby lifeforms. This alien module offers up a new threat to your Five Parsecs characters, no matter which campaign you play. Complete with new rules, two types of encounter that can be played out and new loot to be acquired, this module contains everything you need to play an encounter inspired by Doctor Who, The Thing and Terminator. Suitable for Five Parsecs From Home 2nd edition, Gang Warfare, Salvage Crew and Bug Hunt. —description from the publisher
The Facsimile: An Alien Encounter Module for all Five Parsecs 2 Campaigns 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 Facsimile: An Alien Encounter Module for all Five Parsecs 2 Campaigns belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Scenario / Mission / Campaign 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 The Facsimile: An Alien Encounter Module for all Five Parsecs 2 Campaigns are: Ivan Sorensen. 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 The Facsimile: An Alien Encounter Module for all Five Parsecs 2 Campaigns as an expansion for Five Parsecs from Home: 2nd Edition. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Five Parsecs from Home: 2nd Edition to use it. Check that your edition of Five Parsecs from Home: 2nd Edition is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.