Osprey Games has announced it will publish a new Ultimate Edition of Italian game studio Santa Ragione’s hidden-movement game Escape From The Aliens In Outer Space.  Release is planned for May.

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The bluffing and strategy sci-fi/horror card game is set on a badly damaged research spaceship, where players must battle to survive a mysterious alien plague which is transforming the crew into monsters. The lights have gone out, so players must find the escape hatches in the dark, while avoiding the aliens who are hunting them.  Each player’s identity and position on the ship is kept secret, and their movements are tracked on their own person map.  Every time a player moves into a dangerous zone, they must draw a card, and tell the other players where they are located, but they may lie.

The laminated player map books in this edition each include the five maps from the original game, two from previous expansions, and a brand new one. There are 18 character cards, including the 16 characters from the previous editions and two new ones.  The characters also have expanded ‘special powers’ to add variety and replayability to this edition. 

The box includes 8 map books, 8 dry-erase markers, and 102 cards (including character cards).  MSRP is $40.00.