Based on the frantic and fun board game, **The Captain is Dead** puts you in charge of crew members on a besieged starship. You must co-ordinate the crew to repair critical systems and fend off hostile aliens, or you will share the captain’s fate. From the Chief Engineer, Weapons Officer, and visiting Admiral, all the way down to the Ensign and the ship’s Janitor, you must combine your unique talents to avoid utter annihilation in the cold depths of space! Step into the Captain's chair and command the crew! Each team member has a very particular set of skills that you'll need to leverage to the full if you want to survive, including... - **Admiral **- A master of plans and evasion. - **Cyborg **- Immune to the mysterious forces of deep space. - **Crewman **- Gets killed very easily... good thing there is an infinite supply! - **Counselor **- Can manipulate skills for the best chance of success. - **Ensign **- A fast learner, and even faster runner. - **Chief Engineer** - Can fix the ship real quick. - **Soldier **- An expert in kicking alien ass. - **Teleporter Chief** - Beam stuff like a boss. - **Tactical Officer** - Keeps the shields up, and the crew ready. - **Hologram **- lasers pass right through him... just don't let the computers go down! - **Scholar **- always has some space wisdom to dispense to the crew. - **Weapons Officer** - when you absolutely need to obliterate every last alien spaceship... he's your guy. - **Medical Officer** - he's a doctor, not a bricklayer! - **Science Officer** - this mad genius keeps the freaky cosmic rays in check, and supes up the ship. - **1st Officer** - the logical choice to save the ship, with his ability to divine the perfect plan at will. - **Diplomat **- a smooth talking woman of experience, who isn't afraid to lay down the law. - **Telepath **- absorbs other crew members skills through the power of his mind! - **Janitor **- fixes stuff with duct