Retro 1950s SF Strategy Arrives with ‘Assault on Fortress Moon’ Currently Running on Kickstarter

Nov 10, 2014

Turn back the clock to games like Yaquinto’s Marine: 2002 or Steve Jackson Games’s Artifact as a new title has recently hit Kickstarter which pits Cold War adversaries duking it out on that harsh and barren mistress: the Moon. Assault on Fortress Moon is a two to four player game from startup Plus1Hammer Games which features a retro 1950s alternate history where forces of the U.S., Soviet Union, China as well as the Lunar Colonists are locked in fierce battle as each look to secure facilities mining the mysterious Element X. Assault on Fortress Moon runs through December 5^th and a copy of the game may be reserved for a $65 pledge level.

And, yes, I know neither Marine: 2002 or Artifact took place in the 1950s but they did have factions battling over the Moon…

From Plus1Hammer:

A strategic tabletop wargame where retro scifi miniatures fight for control of the Moon! Will the Earth Forces conquer or be defeated!

ASSAULT ON FORTRESS MOON is a 2- 4 player Strategic War Game set in 1950’s alternate history!
Approx 3-4hrs to play Full Game. Scenarios range from 30mins to 1hr. Ages 13 and up.
1 Player takes control of a faction known as the LUNAR COLONISTS, lunar miners who have taken control of the Mining Facilities and are holding hostage the precious energy source known as ELEMENT X!
The remaining 3 players command the EARTH FORCES, three countries (Republic of China, USA, & USSR) who have joined forces to launch wave after wave of invasions in order to reclaim their Mine-bases.
Each faction has 6 turns to complete their goals. Can the Lunar Colonists hold onto to 15 Mine-bases or will the Earth Forces (collectively) take control of 16 Mine-bases and reclaim the Moon’s resource of Element X before the resources on Earth deplete!
Endure the War on the Moonby playing the Full Game (approx. 3-4hrs) or choose from 1 of 4 Scenarios for quicker game play when there just isn’t enough time for a full on war!
Includes 10 different miniatures designed with the Golden Age of Science Fiction in mind!
Artwork from leading comic book artists, Buzz Setzer, Darryl Banks & Charles Barnett III that truly capture the feeling of 1950’s Sci-fi!

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