Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Today I am joined by my friend Matt to play a full game of SETI! We will start with a brief overview of the game, and then we will teach the rules while we play.

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Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00
Game start - 2:38
Playing a card - 3:07
Launching a probe - 5:35
Missions explanation - 6:16
Gaining technology - 7:31
Orbiting a planet - 12:04
Placing a signal - 12:50
Increasing income - 13:22
Scan action - 15:24
Placing data - 17:07
Pass action - 18:03
End of round explanation - 19:23
Adding neutral traces - 24:25
Landing on a planet - 27:37
Placing alien traces - 28:17
Revealing aliens - 33:51
Completing sectors - 47:05
Final scoring - 1:57:25
Endgame discussion - 1:59:06

BGG link - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence

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