Much-loved Stanley Kubrick movie 2001: A Space Odyssey is getting a brand new tie-in board recreation the place one participant, as HAL 9000, tries to kill everybody else as they scramble round a spaceship attempting, desperately, to show off their very badly-behaved PC. It’s maybe the third most well-known facet of 2001, proper behind monkeys killing one another with bones and arguing with individuals who love the Arthur C Clarke guide extra.
In the 3-5 participant, 30 minute recreation, HAL’s attempting to take down life help or three necessary ship methods, whereas the gamers try to place three logic sequences into HAL’s core to close it down. Each participant may have a particular skill relying on which crewmember they’re, whereas HAL will get to take a number of turns and usually “does not play honest,” says the writer.
It’s a perfect match, after all, as a result of I personally actually love the half in 2001: A Space Odyssey the place Dave waits for like 10 minutes as a result of HAL cannot work out what to do on their flip and is like “simply give me a second.”
Jokes apart, you possibly can’t write 2001 off as an inexpensive tie-in or IP money seize. It’s designed by Phil Walker-Harding, a prolific recreation designer who most famously made the million-selling Sushi Go and its even higher spinoff Sushi Go Party!, amongst different fairly good video games like Barenpark, Cacao, and Imhotep.
2001: A Space Odyssey might be printed by Maestro Media, an organization you may know for those who’re into board video games and PC video games as a result of they printed The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, the spinoff card recreation of the rather-famous roguelike made by unique Isaac designer Edmund McMillen. They’re additionally behind that good and/or horrible Smurfs tabletop roleplaying recreation.
You can get 2001: A Space Odyssey the board recreation when it releases on June 20, and take a look at extra on the Maestro Media web site.
