Gale Force Nine - Aliens: Ultimate Badasses Expansion for Aliens: Another Glorious Day in The Corps

Overview

Step up your Marine squad with new characters and Experience cards that deepen your crew’s capabilities. This expansion invites you to manage a larger fireteam as you push through the Hadley’s Hope complex, tracking survivors and navigating the ever-present Xenomorph threat. The atmosphere remains tense and tactile, with every decision shaping the outcome of your mission and the pace of the encounter on LV-426.

What’s included

• New playable Marines and Experience cards to diversify your roster and strategies.
• Additional depth for Characters through Experience cards that emphasize leadership, resilience, or specialty skills.
• Some assembly is required; miniatures arrive in original colours and are not pre-painted.
• Not a standalone game — requires Aliens: Another Glorious Day In The Corps to play.

Gameplay and theme

• Lead a fireteam through the colonists base at Hadley’s Hope, search for survivors, and address the Xenomorph threat while planning an evac from LV-426.
• Experience cards offer modular enhancements that shape how your crew approaches each mission, adding replayability and variety.
• Designed for cooperative play with 1 to 6 players, offering scenarios that suit different group sizes and play styles.

Component notes and specs

• Component quality aligns with the base game, maintaining the same tactile feel on the table during setup and play.
• English version with a playtime window of roughly 60 to 120 minutes, depending on the mission and group pace.
• Age recommendation typically 14+ for a balance of strategy and thematic content.

Why players may want it

If you enjoy expanding your Marines’ stories and testing new tactics under pressure, this expansion offers meaningful choices without altering the core rules. It presents possibilities for deeper characterization and varied mission flow while preserving the cooperative, tactical mood of the base game. It’s a compelling option for fans looking to extend campaigns and experiment with different crew configurations.