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Artifact

Artifact 1980

Design Glenn Williams Art Doug Potter Publisher Metagaming
5.9 /10
BGG rating
#24424
BGG rank
2.1
Weight
2
Players
2
Best at
60–180
Minutes
12
Age
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Expansions & Promos

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Artifact: Expanded Rules 1980

About the Game

Microgame #16 in the Metagaming Microgames series is a two-player SF wargame of conflict on the Moon centering on an alien artifact called "the dingus." The official rules offer four 10-turn scenarios: three between American and Soviet "research teams" competing for control of the dingus, and one between the Americans and the alien race they've inadvertently summoned with the dingus.

Approximate playing time is a guess.

Isn't identified as a MicroGame on the box cover.

Filed Under

Categories
Science Fiction Wargame
Mechanics
Dice Rolling Events Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Line of Sight Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Simulation
BGG ratings
61 · geek rating 5.51
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026

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