Retro RPG: The Awful Green Things from Outer Space

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Description: The Awful Green Things from Outer Space (AGTFOS) is a two-player space combat board game developed and illustrated by Tom Wham.

The Awful Green Things from Outer Space was first published as an insert in the July 1979 edition of Dragon magazine (Issue #28). This proved so popular that TSR published a boxed set the following year.

After the TSR version went out of print, the rights to the game were subsequently acquired by Steve Jackson Games, which produced a new boxed set in 1989. The game has undergone a number of revisions over the years, and both full-sized and smaller Pocket Box editions exist.

The spaceship Znutar has become infested with rapidly multiplying space monsters. One player assumes the role of The Awful Green Things (GT's) , the other player controls the ship's crew. The GTs' aim is simple: devour the crew and grow. The crew must destroy the GT's, using hand-to-hand combat and improvised "weapons" made from ordinary objects that will have an unknown effect in combat. If the crew player decides that the cause is hopeless, the crew can activate the ship's self-destruct mechanism and abandon ship. The crew must act quickly, or become overwhelmed by the rapidly breeding menace.

The overall action is inspired by the 1968 science fiction film The Green Slime.