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The Expanse just has it. George R.R. Martin can’t stop professing his love, and the franchise is fresh off a Hugo award nomination in the new TV category. Now, the sci-fi series is flaring its engines and painting a target on your tabletop.
The official new board game from publisher Wizkids games features the events of the first two seasons to craft a compelling strategy game of political jockeying as players take on the roles of one of four competing factions: the United Nations, the Mars Congressional Republic, the Outer Planets Alliance (OPA), or the Protogen corporation.