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Red Outpost

Run a communist colony on a faraway planet, assigning jobs to settlers without wrecking their morale.

Red Outpost is a worker-placement game with a tongue-in-cheek retro-Soviet flavor. A top-secret space mission set out to colonize a faraway planet, and the settlers built a little communist heaven that still exists today. You are one of the leaders, and your job is to guide the settlers across this strangely familiar terrain. The twist is that you control all of the settlers, a different one every time, so you have to choose jobs and manage resources carefully, because upset settlers drag down morale. Keep morale up and you become the most prolific leader. A fresh mix of worker placement and area majority, for one to four, with a dry sense of humor.

Retro-Soviet space colony themeYou control all settlers, a different one each timeMorale is as important as resources

Who it's for

You like worker placement with a distinct theme and a puzzle of resources and morale, especially if retro-Soviet humor appeals.

Not for you if…

You want lots of direct conflict or a theme without political winks. This one is built around the colony joke.

Vibe's take

Dry-humored and carefully balanced. Each decision is a trade-off between getting things done and keeping the workforce content.

#2,443 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2019 Β· 7 years ago

newer than 55% of games

In 5,183 collections

collected more than 60% of games

1–4 players Β· ages 10+

Best with 3

30–60 min

longer than 62% of games Β· typical 30–90 min

Complexity: medium

One warm-up round Β· 2.5 out of 5 Β· heavier than 70%

Opinions: usual spread

A normal range of ratings

Language: no text

Playable without the language

Play style: competitive Β· solo too