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SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Year
2024
Players
14
Play time
160min
Min age
14+
Weight
3.83
BGG rating
8.41
BGG rank
#15
Best with
3

Local copies

In SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, you lead a scientific institution tasked with searching for traces of life beyond planet Earth. The game draws inspiration from current or emerging technologies and efforts in space exploration. Players will explore nearby planets and their moons by launching probes from Earth while taking advantage of ever-shifting planetary positions. Decide whether to land on their surfaces to collect valuable samples or stay in orbit for a broader survey. Additionally, by directing your telescopes to gaze into distant star systems, you may detect traces of alien signals or undiscovered exoplanets, and collect promising data to examine and study back home. Back on Earth, you can invest in upgrading your equipment so you can analyze incoming data more efficiently, boost your telescope signal capacity, or increase your supply of resources-all to expand the scope of your search that could lead to a discovery of extraterrestrial life forms. Finding traces of extraterrestrial life is only a matter of time-utilize the resources you have at your disposal strategically and you may well end up being the one to make the biggest scientific contribution towards advancing our understanding of alien life within our galaxy. You will also make use of over 200 cards to aid your efforts or focus your research in a particular direction for additional bonuses and rewards. Each card has unique effects and illustrations and depicts real-life technologies, projects, and discoveries (like the ISS, Large Hadron Collider, Perseverance rover, Voyager probe, and many more). The game is played in five rounds. The player with the starting player marker takes the first turn of the round. Players take turns in clockwise order, skipping any players who have already passed for the round. At the end of round 5, the final score is calculated and the player with the most points wins. SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence pays homage to space and planetary exploration, astronomy, the ongoing search for signs of life in the vastness of space, and efforts to understand the nature of life in the universe. -description from the publisher

Categories

Science FictionSpace Exploration

Mechanics

End Game BonusesMulti-Use CardsVariable Set-upIncomeArea Majority / InfluenceSolo / Solitaire GameTurn Order: ProgressiveResource to Move

Best with how many players

1
Recommended
2
Recommended
3
Best
4
Recommended
4+
Not rec.

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Language dependence

Moderate in-game text(19 of 29 votes)

Sub-rankings

  • Strategy Game Rank#12

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External data

Wikidata enrichment: 3 links · 6 facts · latest game data 06/20/2026.

Latest Wikidata run: ok · 06/20/2026.

Links

  • Official rulesczechgames.com

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  • Imagecommons.wikimedia.org

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  • Fan referencezenofdesign.com

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Facts

Publication date
2024
Publisher
Devir
Publisher
Hobby Japan
Publisher
Iello
Publisher
Q115091454