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SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- Players
- 1–4
- Listed play time
- 40–160 min
- Age
- 14+
- Published
- 2024
What this is
SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence places each player in charge of a scientific institution looking for evidence of life beyond Earth. They launch and manoeuvre probes, enter planetary orbits, land on moons, and scan nearby star systems while cards turn limited resources into specialised actions. Discovering alien species introduces new rules and scoring opportunities, so the research landscape changes as evidence accumulates.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–4
- Listed play time
- 40–160 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- First published
- 2024
- Designer
- Tomáš Holek
- Artists
- Petra Ramešová, Michaela Lovecká, Jakub Politzer, Oto Kandera, Jiří Kůs, Josef Surý, Petr Štich, František Sedláček, Ondřej Hrdina, Jakub Lang, Jiří Mikovec
- Publishers
- Cranio Creations, Devir, Hobby Japan, HeidelBÄR Games, Iello
- Box size
- 25.7 × 36.7 × 7.4 cm
- Photographs
- 2
Publisher
- Cranio CreationsOfficial site
- DevirOfficial site
- Hobby JapanOfficial site
- HeidelBÄR GamesOfficial site
- IelloOfficial site
How players rate SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 1p7.5110 ratings
- 2p8.0110 ratings
- 3p8.5110 ratings
- 4p7.9109 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability8.2/10
- Ease of teach5.9/10
- Gateway friendliness5.6/10
- Component quality8.1/10
- Table presence8.7/10
- Travel friendliness6.1/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate4.8SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive4.8FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced4.8Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationWoven in8.4Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.2LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.5SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyA lot3.7No textText-heavy
- Table spaceDining table7.3Lap trayTwo tables
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1 further photograph · select one to enlargeRules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookSETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: SETI English RulebookEN · 28 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
25.7 × 36.7 × 7.4 cm
- Shelf volume
- 7.0 L
- Shelf width used
- 7.4 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 4
Source: measured