2012 · Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)
Orbital
A near-future science-fiction roleplaying game set in a realistic version of the solar system around 2100. Earth and Luna are locked in a Cold War while independent Mars and Mercury, corporations, agencies and other groups compete to colonise the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Players portray spacers working aboard a corporate deep-space vessel, taking on jobs such as hauling cargo, mining asteroids, salvaging equipment, conducting rescues and exploring distant locations. Rules cover TL 9 characters, nuclear-thermal spacecraft, rotating habitats, space hardware, vehicle operation, colony building and the hazards of working in space. The setting includes detailed solar-system locations, organisations, plot ideas and optional mysteries involving alien ruins and SETI transmissions.
About the game
- Design
- Publisher
Expansion for
See them in Ludoya
Free, on web, Android and iOS
Play Orbital with Ludoya
- Keep it in your collectionTrack your copy and its expansions, lend it to friends, or put it on your wishlist and get told when the price drops.Add it to your collection
- Log every playScores, winners, timers and photos, then your stats: win rate, favourite player count, best score.Log a play
- Score it without paperUse the community's score sheets and play helpers, and let Ludoya add up the points.Find score sheets
- Find people to play it withClubs, game nights and events near you that bring this game to the table.See events
Game facts (players, playing time, age, credits) from BoardGameGeek.