Spaceteam

Have a group of friends and don’t know what to play? Trying to kill time with the nephews and nieces before Thanksgiving dinner? Have everyone download this game. It’s a riot to play. The other reviews discuss how great the game is, so I won’t comment on that—it is. But the real magic here is how lightweight the game is. No registration. No account creation. No confirmation emails. No text messages. Just download, connect to network (wifi, cell, Bluetooth) and play. Perfect download for a group that doesn’t know what else to do. Since everyone always has their phone (or tablet—it’s amazing on the iPad), this game is a hit every single time. I’ve played it with 8-10 year olds, and 50-60 year olds. If you have as much fun as I have had, throw them some love. But play it first!

I’ve had this game for years, and it has always been fantastic with a group of friends. There’s something about sitting in a group in a public place, or even at home, and urgently exclaiming semi-nonsensical directions and having someone suddenly shout “Will somebody PLEASE FLUFF THE TOWELS!!!” that you won’t find in any other game. As things invariably turn from bad to worse, the control panels glitch and malfunction. They can be repaired, but you’re still trying to figure out how to expunge the hypnobauble or whatever. This game’s true elegance is in its simplicity, and it’s a fantastic icebreaker, or even just something to play with a friend while waiting for a movie to start. Why are you still reading this? You could have downloaded it and already be playing right now!

Used to play this game years and years ago, back in what was probably middle school. In college now, so remembering this game existed was a huge nostalgia hit. I’m immediately redownloading and I’m gonna convince all my roommates to do the same. Playing this game with my dad back then was such a great way to pass the time and a really good memory to look back on-I texted him about it trying to remember the name and he knew what I was talking about just by texting “rocket ship panel an communication”. I’m gonna talk him into playing next time I see him, but for now, my roommates (and best friends) will have to do. Thanks for the good memories, and I hope I’ll make more (if me and my roommates don’t kill each other playing, of course)!