Space Alert is a team survival game Players take on the role of a crew of space explorers sent out through hyperspace to survey a dangerous sector of the Galaxy The spaceship automatically maps the sector in 10 minutes The crew&s task is to defend the ship until the mission is complete If they succeed the ship brings back valuable data If they fail it is time to train a new crew Space Alert is not a typical board game players do not compete against each other Instead they work together against the challenge presented by the game The difficulty of this challenge can be chosen by the players themselves Completing the most difficult missions requires close teamwork Cooperative game For 1-5 players Tons of replay value Takes about 30 minutes to play CD player required to play this game Number of players 1-5 Best with 4 5 players Recommended with 3 4 5 players Playing Time 10 minutes