tabletop game: Theme and Concept Statement

Name: Albireo

Theme: Sci-Fi space warfare

Concept Statement: "Outmaneuver your opponent and you will be victorious"

Players skirmish using Action Cards and Maneuver Cards. Player's want to destroy their opponent's capital ship while simultaneously defending their own capital ship from fighters. Players have to predict a response to their opponent's actions using Maneuver cards and respond by using Action Cards, these will resolve in a rock-paper-scissors style of combat. Each ship-type will have its strengths and weaknesses  Players will also have to react to unexpected astronomic anomalies.

The game is set in a futuristic science fiction universe where opposing factions clash with each other for dominance. One faction will be Terran-themed with sleek mechanical designs while the second faction will have more organic or abstract designs and insect-like characteristics.  Terrans focus on more precise weaponry such as lazers, missles, and explosives while the opposing faction swarms and overwhelms the opponent with weaker units that are produced faster and can react defensively by using their own ships to create a shield around their capital ship.  The game is named after the binary star Albireo.