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E.t. The Extra-terrestrial: Light Years From Home Game

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Light Years From Home Game is a co-operative game in which you play as Elliot, Gertie, Mike, or Greg as they try to find parts for E.T. to create a communication device to contact his home planet. You race around the neighborhood using ramps and shortc...

Players

2-4

Time

?-?

Age

10+

Weight

2

Rating

7.06

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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, frequent interaction, and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.8

High replayability

Interaction 3.2

Low interaction

Scaling 3.5

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, frequent interaction, and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The game offers a high degree of variability and freshness in each playthrough with its variable setups and multiple paths to victory. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time make the game engaging and replayable. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It has a moderate learning curve, making it accessible to a wide range of players. Overall, the game has a good replayability score of 7.59 out of 10.

Luck profile

The final luck score for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Light Years from Home is 5.33, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. The game outcome is influenced by random elements like dice rolls or card draws, but players also have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. Overall, luck plays a moderate role in the game, with player strategy and decisions being the primary determinants of the outcome.

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Light Years From Home Game is a co-operative game in which you play as Elliot, Gertie, Mike, or Greg as they try to find parts for E.T. to create a communication device to contact his home planet. You race around the neighborhood using ramps and shortcuts to avoid federal agents bent on capturing E.T. To win, you must find all the parts of the device and get E.T. to the clearing when the mothership arrives to pick him up. —description from the publisher

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