Twelve new technology cards also arrive to bolster XCOM’s arsenal with Evolution. Still, their numbers are limited, and when time is running out, the Squad Leader will need to carefully decide where to commit these valuable fighters. After all, MEC Troopers have all four of the combat skills-and they’re specialized in all four, making them by far the best soldiers on your team. Instead, they must be created in the Chief Scientist’sīy discarding salvage, the Chief Scientist can make MEC Troopers for the Squad Leader, and though these troopers are few in number, they’ll undoubtedly have a great impact on your missions. These powerful new soldiers cannot be recruited. One of the greatest new benefits in your war against the alien invaders is the MEC Troopers-powerful warriors infused with cybernetics. Three new MEC Troopers join XCOM forces in Evolution. To flip two EXALT tokens faceup-getting vital intelligence about upcoming threats before they come into effect. Or, your Central Officer can take a peek at upcoming threats by using the The Commander can choose to suffer an additional crisis in order to remove all EXALT tokens from a single task, freeing your operatives to complete a mission, attack UFOs, or research technology in relative peace. To start, both the Commander and the Central Officer begin to find ways to engage in counter ops against EXALT. Each role handles a different aspect of the XCOM organization, and each role receives some new tricks and assets within Evolution. In every game of XCOM: The Board Game, you and your fellow players are divided between four roles: Commander, Central Officer, Chief Scientist, and Squad Leader.
You’ll find plenty of new assets, technologies, and troopers to defend Earth, and that’s the focus of our article today. Still, not everything you’ll find in Evolution looks grim for humanity’s survival.
In our last preview for the Evolution expansion, we examined the forces arrayed against you-new invasion plans, destruction cards that punish you every time your base is damaged, and the sinister machinations of the humans within EXALT. The Evolution expansion for XCOM: The Board Gamewill be available at your local retailer on December 29th! But the war has already begun, and your battles are about to evolve. In this dark hour, Earth’s best hope for salvation lies with the elite paramilitary organization known only as XCOM. The planet is surrounded by hostile UFOs, shooting down satellites and crippling humanity’s communications and intelligence. Major cities lie in ruins, shattered by the explosive force of alien technology.
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