
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,135
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Dictopia
- 1–7 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2022

Rules assistance for You've Been Sentenced! Add-On Deck: NASA Space Terminology
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You've Been Sentenced! Add-On Deck: NASA Space Terminology is an expansion for You've Been Sentenced! released in 2011 for 3–10 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Paul Edward Cooper and Donald McNeill and its main mechanics are Hand Management and Voting.
Publisher Blurb: Additional cards for You've Been Sentenced. Turn outer space into inner classroom fun with the officially licensed NASA deck. Packed full of out of this world words that will amuse and inform students learning their planets and points beyond.
You've Been Sentenced! Add-On Deck: NASA Space Terminology supports 3–10 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 You've Been Sentenced! Add-On Deck: NASA Space Terminology is 45 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 You've Been Sentenced! Add-On Deck: NASA Space Terminology 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.
You've Been Sentenced! Add-On Deck: NASA Space Terminology has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light 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.
You've Been Sentenced! Add-On Deck: NASA Space Terminology belongs to these categories: Card Game, Word Game, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Voting. 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 You've Been Sentenced! Add-On Deck: NASA Space Terminology are: Paul Edward Cooper and Donald McNeill. 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 You've Been Sentenced! Add-On Deck: NASA Space Terminology as an expansion for You've Been Sentenced!. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need You've Been Sentenced! to use it. Check that your edition of You've Been Sentenced! is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.