Space Alert

The 10-minute countdown on the CD turns every game into pure chaos in the best way. My group has played it five times in one night and we still haven't survived a single mission, which somehow makes us want to keep trying. Passing the cards around while the soundtrack ticks down is a rush I haven't

The 10-minute soundtrack turns every round into pure chaos, and I love how the CD forces everyone to talk fast and commit. We've played it four nights straight and still haven't beaten the hardest scenario. Genuinely tense for a board game.

I was skeptical about a co-op game that runs on a timer, but coordinating our actions over the included CD soundtrack had everyone yelling at each other in the best way. Ten minutes goes by fast when you're frantically assigning crew to stations.