Hot Spot (board game)
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Hot Spot is a science fiction board wargame published by Metagaming Concepts in 1979 that simulates the battle for possession of a molten planet.
Setting
Chiros is a hot planet currently being mined for energy by the Ziegler Corporation using floating platforms called "crustals" that drift about on the molten surface of the planet. A group of rebels called the Technocrats arrives in force to seize the mining operation from Ziegler Corp.[1]
Gameplay
Hot Spot is a 2-player wargame in which one player controls the Ziegler Corporation forces, and the other player controls the Technocrats.[2]
The Ziegler player sets up forces on 14 "crustal" platforms. Most of these drift about, but the largest crustal in the center of the map does not move.
The Technocrats arrive via Attack Platforms; however, these are not designed for the heat of the planet and break apart after four turns, spilling all occupants into the lava. Before that happens, each Attack Platform must take control of a crustal in order to offload the soldiers safely.
Victory conditions
The Technocrat player wins by taking control of the large central crustal with an engineering squad. The Ziegler player wins by preventing this.
