Black Angel

Humanity, through its irresponsible behavior, has exhausted the natural resources of Earth, making it almost uninhabitable. In a burst of lucidity, pressed by the irreversible degradation of your planet, the great nations are forced to put aside their differences and share their knowledge in order to create the most vast spacecraft ever constructed. Thus, the BLACK ANGEL project is launched.

The Black Angel, the first intergalactic frigate in history, must transport the genetic heritage of humanity beyond known worlds, over a journey that is likely to last several thousand years. Her crew will be composed of only robots. Because no nation is willing to trust creation of the AI (artificial intelligence) that will control this crew to any other nation, a compromise is found: The Black Angel will be co-managed by several AIs, and the utility of each decision will be evaluated in VP (Validation Process).

At the completion of this long and perilous voyage, when a new inhabitable planet has been reached, the AI that has earned the most VP will be entrusted with reawakening Humanity, and overseeing its new start….

All the reports are in agreement: The Black Angel is approaching Spes, a planet with the highest probability for habitability by the human species. Take advantage of our approach to maintain the good relations you have gradually woven with the benevolent Alien species populating the galaxy, and watch out for the dreaded Ravagers, who would do anything to prevent you from reaching Spes.

Content:

• 1 Black Angel gameboard, the frigate
• 4 player boards in the player colors
• 7 double-sided Space strips
• 1 Planet Spes tile and 1 Planet Spes token
• 1 Frigate figurine, the Black Angel
• 20 ship figurines
• 64 robot figurines in the player colors (16 for each player)
• 18 dice (6 of each color)
• 12 Starting Technology tiles in the player colors (3 for each player)
• 48 Technology tiles (16 of each color)
• 16 Advanced Technology tiles
• 60 Mission cards (20 of each color)
• 30 Ravager cards
• 8 discs in the player colors (2 for each player)
• 40 resources
• 30 Damage/Debris cubes
• 1 First Player token
• 12 cards for Hal in the solitaire variant
• 4 player aids
• The rulebook and its appendix