Mothership Deluxe Set (2023) [+]
Mar 02 2026
Not a review of the rules but just the Mothership Deluxe Set physical components.
It's a sturdy box with embossed graphics and just big enough to fit all components. The underside product info is actually a separate sheet which unfortunately since it's sized to the bottom of the box doesn't quite fit inside the box.
Opening the box there is a little sheet advertising the Mothership Companion mobile app (character creator and dice roller, though also a subscription for Pro features), a heavy cardboard 3-pane landscape screen, a sheet of about 30 punch out counters (there are standup bases in the box), and a foldout double-sided map -- one side is a colony ship and the other is some sort of space contact tracker or space movement tracker.
Underneath those there are the various books flanked by two empty solid boxes with ribbon-attached flip tops (the boxes are attached to the main box so it is a deluxe treatment). Box A is a bit larger and can hold all the counters (the two monster counters are quite large). Box B is smaller and contains 5d10 and the stand up bases.
In the middle are the core books:
and adventure books:
All books are digest size (about half normal sheet of paper). Printed on good quality paper with cardstock covers. The modules have a bit of spot color and the rulebooks are gray scale (though the monster book also has spot color).
Overall the boxed set is a premium production. I like that it has enough adventures to run for about a dozen sessions which makes this a self-contained campaign-in-a-box.
By the way, it's best to buy from Tuesday Night Games directly as you can get both physical box and PDFs for the same price as the physical box alone from a retail store.
It's a sturdy box with embossed graphics and just big enough to fit all components. The underside product info is actually a separate sheet which unfortunately since it's sized to the bottom of the box doesn't quite fit inside the box.
Opening the box there is a little sheet advertising the Mothership Companion mobile app (character creator and dice roller, though also a subscription for Pro features), a heavy cardboard 3-pane landscape screen, a sheet of about 30 punch out counters (there are standup bases in the box), and a foldout double-sided map -- one side is a colony ship and the other is some sort of space contact tracker or space movement tracker.
Underneath those there are the various books flanked by two empty solid boxes with ribbon-attached flip tops (the boxes are attached to the main box so it is a deluxe treatment). Box A is a bit larger and can hold all the counters (the two monster counters are quite large). Box B is smaller and contains 5d10 and the stand up bases.
In the middle are the core books:
- Mothership: Player's Survival Guide (44 pages including cover) - PC book
- Mothership: Warden's Operation Manual (60 pages including cover) - GM book
- Mothership: Ship Breaker's Toolkit (44 pages including cover) - starships
- Mothership: Unconfirmed Contact Reports (56 pages including cover) - monsters
and adventure books:
- M1: Dead Planet (48 pages including cover) - PCs are trapped on a dead planet that is not so dead
- M2: A Pound of Flesh (52 pages including cover) - a detailed space station with three plots to run
- M3: Gradient Descent (64 pages including cover) - an abandoned android factory where the androids run amok
- M4: Another Bug Hunt (44 pages including cover) - four interconnected introductory scenarios
All books are digest size (about half normal sheet of paper). Printed on good quality paper with cardstock covers. The modules have a bit of spot color and the rulebooks are gray scale (though the monster book also has spot color).
Overall the boxed set is a premium production. I like that it has enough adventures to run for about a dozen sessions which makes this a self-contained campaign-in-a-box.
By the way, it's best to buy from Tuesday Night Games directly as you can get both physical box and PDFs for the same price as the physical box alone from a retail store.