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About the Game

The Alpha Return expansion box provides new content for the base Cryptic Explorers tabletop game. Play through the doomed first mission of the Cryptonauts into the Realms of Death - the Alpha Return. Includes 3 new Goddesses and 6 new Cryptonauts, as well as the Alpha Return novella.

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Categories: Expansion for Base-game Horror Science Fiction
Mechanics: Action Points Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hand Management Player Elimination Team-Based Game
BGG ratings: 11
BGG data: refreshed Sep 7, 2026

Cryptic Explorers: The Alpha Return 2022