MLEM Space Agency Is Fun!

MLEM Space Agency is fun dice rolling game because the theme consists of putting your cat into space and choosing when it wants to get off on either a planet, a moon, or go all the way to deep space.  It's for 2-5 players, ages 8 and up.  It only takes about an hour.

I like this game because: 

• *I like cats so like the theme.
• *Everyone plays together at the same time so it's a good game for 5 players.
• *It's a combination of co-op and individual competition.
• *Scoring is fairly simple.
• *It's good for all ages.
• *It's a lot of luck with some strategy.
• *It's plays differently than any other game I've played.

The farther you go into space, the higher the point values are.  Each person gets three secret missions (places to land) and players all take turns being the commander of the rocket.  There are bonus points along the way for the commander which are pure luck depending on the dice roll.  The commander rolls the dice and moves the rocket along the path into space.  The number of dice varies because it is determined by the tile that describes the benefits that commander gets for the trip.  

There are four 5-pt bonus cats for the first player who gets cats on 4 moons, on 4 different planets, 3 cats on any one planet and who is the first to get to deep space twice.  Landing on moons give points in the form of cat treats as soon as you land but landing on planets doesn't give points until the end of the game which depend on what player landed first or which has the most cats on that planet to earn the first place spot.

The strategy is to decide which cat bonuses you want to go for and which 3 secret missions to keep out of a choice of 4.  Also, cats have different abilities so you must decide which cat gets to go on each trip.  One cat has a parachute, one can get off a space ahead or a space behind, on gives the rocket a head start, one allows the commander to use a 1 if he needs a 1 to move, one causes the commander to lose a die once the cat gets off, 3 of the cats double your points for arriving at deep space, or landing on a moon or planet.

If the rocket is unable to move any further, it is a crash and any cats on the rocket have to go back to their starting pad unless they have a parachute, in which case they can safely land on the moon or planet that the rocket is across from.  When one player has used up all his/her cats, the game ends and end game points are awarded before final scoring.

So, who wants to come and play this with me?