WorldKiller: The Game of Planetary Assault
BGG rank
BGG #27,527
BGG rating
5.5

WorldKiller: The Game of Planetary Assault

1980

Rules assistance for WorldKiller: The Game of Planetary Assault

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 60 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 2.4/5

Rules assistant for WorldKiller: The Game of Planetary Assault

For 2 players

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WorldKiller: The Game of Planetary Assault is a board game released in 1980 for 2 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Redmond Aksel Simonsen and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Square Grid.

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About the game

WorldKiller: The Game of Planetary Assault, is a Tactical level simulation of the classic Science-Fiction theme of planetary assault. In the standard scenario, one player commands the ships and orbital fortresses of the defending Human forces; and the other player commands the ships of the attacking Alien forces. Beyond the standard scenario there are provided additional rules and types of ships for players to devise their own scenarios. A small wargame with 4 pages of rules, a 11"x 16" fold-out map sheet and 100 die-cut counters. Originally published in Ares magazine Nr.1 (March 1980)

Questions and answers

WorldKiller: The Game of Planetary Assault supports 2 players 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.