Welcome aboard the starship Ecliptica.

Something’s gone terribly wrong. There’s only enough life support for one of you to make it home. Naturally, you’ve all agreed to settle this with a totally fair, reasonable, and absolutely not cutthroat game: one survives, the rest take a short, sharp walk out the airlock.

HOW IT WORKS

• Every player gets a Role Card. Each Role gives you a unique power to manipulate, influence, and—ideally—not die.

• Each round, players discuss, then simultaneously vote on who they want out. You do this by pointing at the player, then giving them a Voting Cube.

• Voting Cubes = bad. Get 5 Voting Cubes, and you’re airlocked. Gone. See you in the void.

• Dead players aren’t done. Echoes (eliminated players) still vote and influence the game—sometimes deciding who goes next and who goes last.

• Repeat until one player remains… or none.

If that sounds like your kind of chaos, go ahead and grab the game now. If you need more convincing, keep reading—then buy it anyway. You won’t regret it.

WHAT'S IT LIKE?

Think Werewolf, but all the roles are public. This isn't about sniffing out a hidden traitor. It's about arguing, pleading, scheming, and persuading everyone else that you should live and they should not.

The twist? Eliminated players are still in it. Echoes vote together every round, and they decide who dies last. You want to eliminate the other players—but not at the cost of upsetting them.

WHY IT ROCKS

• Easy to learn. Discuss. Vote. That’s it. Role abilities add depth, but most groups are up and playing within five minutes—even if no one’s played before.

• Huge groups welcome. This game thrives in parties and big game nights. It scales effortlessly even with 15+ players.

• Replayable forever. With 20 Role Cards and up to 20 players, there are over a million unique combinations. Want more? The custom edition lets you make your own Roles—so you can have infinite games.

I’ve made a lot of games. Echoes in the Airlock is the best thing I’ve ever built. I’ve played it hundreds of times, and it still surprises me. Whether I’m surviving by outwitting the group or joining the Echoes to form a petty little ghost-clique of revenge, it never gets old.

I hope you have as much fun with it as we have. Now get out there, and don't die.

And remember:
In space, no one can hear you scheme.

HOW TO PLAY

Need the rules?
You can download the full rulebook for free, or view the sleek digital booklet here:

Echoes in the Airlock: Rules

SETUP

1. Deal a Role Card to each player, face up. Roles are public knowledge and give each player a unique rule-breaking power.

2. Place the Voting Cubes and sand timer in the center. That’s your shared pool of danger (and doom).

HOW TO WIN

Be the last player standing.

The game plays out in rounds, continuing until there's either one survivor… or none.

Each round has two key phases:

DISCUSSION PHASE (30 seconds)

Persuade. Bluff. Strategize. You've got 30 seconds to convince everyone you’re worth keeping around.

VOTING PHASE

Each player gives one Voting Cube to the player they want eliminated.

Collect 5 Voting Cubes and you're out. Voting Cubes carry over from round to round, so pressure builds fast.

Eliminated players become Echoes.

DEATH ISN’T THE END

As an Echo, you:

• Still join in the Discussion Phase.
• Still vote—as a group—once per round (majority wins, give only 1 Voting Cube, no Voting Cube given in a tie).
• Decide the winner in the Endgame.

So even when you're out, you're still in it. This means every player is engaged from start to finish, even if they are eliminated.

ENDGAME

If only two players remain at the end of a round, it triggers the Endgame Round:

1. Discussion Phase – One last chance to plead your case.
2. Final Voting Phase – Only the Echoes vote. Whoever gets the most votes is eliminated. The other wins.

If there’s a tie?
Both players are eliminated.
Everyone loses. Hooray!

ALTERNATE MODES

Spice things up with these chaotic variants:

TWO-HEADED HORRORS

Double the Roles, Double the Chaos.

Each player gets 2 Role Cards. You're eliminated after 5 total Voting Cubes, not 5 per card. Your cube count doesn’t double—just your power.

Keep your cards in order—abilities trigger accordingly. This mode adds crazy combos and even more brilliant shenanigans.

CANDY COUP

Sweet Victory!

Use candy instead of cubes. Eliminated players keep the candy in their pile. The winner gets whatever’s left in the center. A sweet way to raise the stakes.

RESOURCES DEPLETED

Limited cubes. Vote carefully—or everyone loses.

Start with 2–3 Voting Cubes per player in the center. When the pile runs out, the ship explodes. Game over for all.

PRO TIP:

Mix modes for maximum chaos. Or grab the Custom Edition to create your own Roles. You can even let the players choose their Roles, so you can uncover the coolest combos.

HUGE THANKS TO MISSION CONTROL:

...for making this experience possible (by sending the crew with entirely innsufficient resources).

Eli Moody, Gabriel Chacon-Martinez, Thomas Brezenski, Jude Weitzel, Porter Carr, Zach Habel, Colt Dillashaw, Luke Seifert, Oliver Baer, Gus Rose, Daniel Seifert, TK (RadTannerman), Amelia Weitzel, Adelaide Weitzel, Simon Brockmeier, Owen Allen, Huck Madsen, Henry Kadleck, Paul Weitzel, Wendy Weitzel, Kael Henderson, Eva Carr, Ivy Carr, Calvin Falldorf, Holden Chalenburg, Brian Welch, Walter Fitzgerald, Lennon Peters, Owen Carr, Brett Noser, Pat Janike, Landen Werts

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