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Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins is a board game from Prodos Games, set in the universe of Alien & Predator universe (the setting of the Alien, Predator and Prometheus movies).
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Wargame: Alien vs Predator
Current edition: Alien vs Predator (2015-2016-)
Rules: Alien vs Predator
Previous editions: none
Setting: Alien & Predator universe
Company: Prodos Games
Designer: Grzegorz Oleksy, Jaroslaw (Jarek) Ewertowski
Players: 1-3, Powers: Various, Different, Units:
Turn structure: , Movement:
Playing time: 60-120 min, depending on the scenario, Play style: Competitive, Theme: Combat, Language dependency: Rulebook, cards, army lists
Features: Competitive, Miniatures, Random effects (dice)
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Rules
Ed1 v1.1 - Online version
Prodos Games: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins rules v 1.1 in French (PDF) (2015-08-18)
Prodos Games: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins rules v1.1 in German (PDF) (2015-08-19)
Prodos Games: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins rules v1.1 in Italian (PDF) (2016-02-07)
Prodos Games: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins rules v1.1 in Spanish (PDF) (2015-08-18)
Ed1 v1.2 - Published in the boardgame
Ulisses Spiele: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins rules v1.2.1 in German (PDF) (2016-07-26)
Ulisses Spiele: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins cards for v1.2 in German (PDF)
Ed1 v2.0 - Online version
Prodos Games: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins rules v2.0 (PDF) (2016-07-29)
Ulisses Spiele: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins rules v2.0 in German (PDF) (2016-09-28)
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Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins - Analysis
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Players
The player: Abstract player, leading one force.
Player skills required
- Dexterity: You have to move your miniatures.
- Planning: Although you don't have to plan your moves ahead, you'll do better if you do.
Number of players: 1-3. Better with 2-3.
Powers: Players can choose a force from a list of three different forces (Aliens, Humans, Predators).
- Various: The players can choose from three different forces (Aliens, Humans, Predators).
- Different: Two player cannot take the same force, so they will be different.
Units: In the Basic Game, the scenario dictates the units. in the Advanced Game, players choose units from their force list.
- Various: The players can choose different forces.
- Different: As every unit belongs to one force, and two players cannot take the same force, they will be different.
Choosing units: Various.
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Playing area
Playing area: Variable. The Basic Game scenarios has fixed maps. In the Advanced Game, you can set up your own playing area.
Playing area features: Realistic.
Terrain scale: Probably 1:1, but somewhat abstract.
Heights: Doesn't matter in the game.
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Playing pieces
The game uses 1:50 scale (often called 35mm scale) miniatures.
Units: Single miniature groups.
Playing pieces: ?
Playing piece ratio: 1 / 1. Every miniature represents a single actor.
Other pieces
- Tokens: Activation markers? Health markers.
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Play styles
Abstractness: Realistic approach.
Cooperativeness: Competitive.
Immersion: Non immersive. The Human player can choose to reveal any unit from discovered Ping tokens. Any player can change the game using strategy cards.
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Rule system
Randomness of the game: Some / Very.
Random effects: Dice (d10). Multiple dice. Exploding dice?
Randomness type: Linear?
Risk management: None?
Resource management: None
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Turn structure
Player activation: Taking turns
Duration of a turn: ?
Actions by the player: Not based on dexterity.
Taking actions: Taking action with a single miniature.
Time for actions: No time limit.
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Movement: Abstract. Playing pieces move one tile in one movement.
Theme: Combat.
Language dependency: Rulebook, cards.
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Resources
Prodos Games: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins: Official page.
Prodos Games: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins boardgame: Official page. (2020.07.04: The article is offline.)
Beasts of War: Alien vs Predator articles: Beyond the Prodos boardgame, these also include news related to the Aliens and Predator universe
Reviews - Ed1 v1.1
Reviews - Changes between editions - Ed1 v1.1 to v1.2
Reviews - Ed1 v1.2
Reviews - Changes between editions - Ed1 v1.2 to v2.0
Reviews - Ed1 v2.0
Tutorials
Brettspiel Alien vs Predator "The Hunt Begins" von Prodos Games (in German): Very good and thorough tutorials in German.
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