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The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown box art
2017 Ranked #7,449

The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown

A cooperative survival game has a captured starship crew hide from hostile aliens and retake their vessel. Players must coordinate under lockdown pressure while staying concealed long enough to regain control.

Science Fiction Action Points Open Drafting

Players

1-7

Play time

90-120 min

Age

12+

Complexity

2.8/5

Rating

6.66

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.9/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.1/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Lockdown is a new standalone episode in the ongoing saga that started with The Captain Is Dead. This time, our intrepid crew find themselves prisoners on their own ship.

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Lockdown is a new standalone episode in the ongoing saga that started with The Captain Is Dead. This time, our intrepid crew find themselves prisoners on their own ship. Hostile aliens have taken control, and the crew must work together and remain hidden while attempting to regain control of the ship. You don't need The Captain Is Dead base game to play Lockdown, which is a 1-7 player co-op game. Lockdown first appeared as "Episode 3" of the game when released by The Game Crafter, while Alderac Entertainment Group will release this expansion as "Episode 2".

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Play and group

Players
1–7
Best with
1–7
Play time
90–120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
JT Smith Jamie Vrbsky

Artists

1
Gaetano Leonardi

Publishers

1
Alderac Entertainment Group

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