Tabletop Games Blog · January 10, 2026 · 7 min
This Game is Killer: Alien on Board (Saturday Review)
After realising that they had not only inadvertently brought an alien lifeform onto their freighter, but that the alien was a vicious and terrifying predator, the crew had only one choice. Armed with whatever they could find on their commercial vessel, they started sweeping the ship one section at a time. Yet, their fear and terror led to rash decisions, which meant a crew member got sucked out into the vacuum, and another was blown up by a hastily made explosive device. To the crew, it was life and death, but to the alien, it was all a game, and This Game is Killer: Alien on Board by Ivan Turner from Smirk & Dagger Games with art by Grafit Studio . Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/01/10/this-game-is-killer-alien-on-board-saturday-review/ Useful Links This Game is Killer: Alien on Board : https://www.smirkanddagger.com/product-page/this-game-is-killer Rulebook: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/280997/this-game-is-killer-rulebook-10 Rules Video: https://youtu.be/0RNXR72XPIw?si=7ZlwOV3CeCYm-9Ot Smirk & Dagger Games : https://www.smirkanddagger.com/ BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/413461/this-game-is-killer-alien-on-board Nemesis review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/06/18/nemesis-saturday-review/ Music Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot ( https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/ ) Sound Effects: ZapSplat ( https://www.zapsplat.com/ ) Music: METROID - Background Game Music 7, produced by Sascha Ende Link: https://ende.app/en/song/12788-metroid-background-game-music-7 Support If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/support/