Aliens Attack!

Space Invaders, in a card box.

Waves of invaders advance down the table and you fire your cannons at them. Hold out long enough and the mothership arrives, which is when it gets serious.

Built as a solo game first — it plays properly on your own, which most small games only pretend to — with a two-player variant in the rules. Fifteen to thirty minutes.

Part of Grail Games' Pixel line, all done in vintage arcade art.

Perfect for: One player and a coffee, and anyone who fed coins into the original.

1 player | 15–30 minutes | Age 10+