AI Space Puzzle

One glitching AI, ambiguous tokens, and a crew that must decode them together to survive.

πŸ‘₯ 2–5 players⏱ approx. 30 minπŸͺ„ A round to warm up8+
🀝 Cooperativeβ˜… 5.8 Β· BGG #4,866

Who it's for

Cooperative groups who enjoy deduction and communication-limited puzzles where getting on the same wavelength is the real challenge.

Not for you if…

Your group finds strict communication restrictions frustrating rather than fun; misreading the AI's tokens can sink the mission fast.

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Vibe's take

Tense and communication-heavy; the AI player is deliberately limited in how clearly they can convey instructions, so the crew's success hinges on fast, careful group deduction under pressure.

About this game

AI Space Puzzle is a cooperative game where most players are evacuees fleeing a dying Earth aboard a fleet of spaceships, and one plays a glitching AI struggling to guide them to safety. The AI communicates only through ambiguous tokens whose meaning the rest of the crew has to figure out together, directing passengers to the right rooms with the correct security keys before time runs out.

Asymmetric AI versus crew rolesAmbiguous token-based communicationDozens of escalating scenarios
By the numbers

Players

Best at 2–4 playersWorks with 2–5

Duration

30 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

2.1 / 5 β€” Light

BGG Rating

5.8/10

Rank #4,866

566 ratings

Published

2023