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Lost Ship: A Survival Game
Lost Ship is a tabletop game for one or two players about the sacrifices and compromises made during an interstellar war. Created by the author of Westside, Deadball, and Comrades, it uses simple mechanics to tell the harrowing story of 40,000 lost souls’ journey home.
In this game, you are the executive officer of a stranded colony ship leaping from star to star in search of a planet to call home. You are responsible for maintaining the ship’s key systems, supervising the pilots who protect it in battle, and doing whatever it takes to safeguard the 40,000 travelers aboard.
You will track damage, duty assignments, pilot deaths, and the other ugly details of this odyssey across the stars. Your captain directs each battle; the pilots fight. All you can do is watch, pray, and record the chaos.
A game of Lost Ship tracks your journey leap by harrowing leap. When your ship arrives in an unfamiliar system, straightforward six-sided die rolls tell you what you find: fuel, parts, enemy warships, or—if you are lucky—a planet to claim as your own.
Welcome to space. Try not to die.
In this game, you are the executive officer of a stranded colony ship leaping from star to star in search of a planet to call home. You are responsible for maintaining the ship’s key systems, supervising the pilots who protect it in battle, and doing whatever it takes to safeguard the 40,000 travelers aboard.
You will track damage, duty assignments, pilot deaths, and the other ugly details of this odyssey across the stars. Your captain directs each battle; the pilots fight. All you can do is watch, pray, and record the chaos.
A game of Lost Ship tracks your journey leap by harrowing leap. When your ship arrives in an unfamiliar system, straightforward six-sided die rolls tell you what you find: fuel, parts, enemy warships, or—if you are lucky—a planet to claim as your own.
Welcome to space. Try not to die.
22 pages, Paperback
Published March 12, 2020
About the author
W.M. Akers
11 books268 followersW.M. Akers is a novelist, playwright, and game designer. He is the author of the mystery novels Critical Hit, Westside, and Westside Saints; the creator of the bestselling games Deadball: Baseball With Dice and Comrades: A Revolutionary RPG; and the curator of the history newsletter Strange Times. He lives in Philadelphia, but hasn’t traded in his Mets cap yet. Learn more about his work at wmakers.net.
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August 22, 2026
Lost Ship: A Survival Game does a great job of turning the desperate journey of 40,000 stranded travelers into a tense strategic experience. I especially liked how the simple mechanics support the larger story of sacrifice, survival, and uncertainty. Managing systems, assigning duties, dealing with losses, and hoping each new star system offers a path home gives the game a wonderfully unforgiving sense of adventure. It’s an intriguing choice for sci-fi and tabletop fans who enjoy games where every decision carries consequences.
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