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Partnership with ION Game Designs
Fritz Bronner and Atomic Cortex Studios have partnered with ION Game Deisgns in manufacturing, and distribution of LIFTOFF! 2.0
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LIFTOFF! 2.0 - Your Board Game Hub
Unleash Your Inner Strategist
LIFTOFF! 2.0 is a crises, resource technology management game/sim with open sand-box mission architecture design. We cater to players who enjoy tactical challenges and critical thinking, who love space exploration. Gather your friends and see who can outsmart the competition!
Learn to Play the Game
(COMING SOON!) : At LIFTOFF! 2.0, we believe in making board gaming accessible for everyone. Join our tutorial sessions to learn how to play new games, ask questions, and gain confidence before diving into gameplay. We’re here to help you become a rocket scientist or mission director!
DESIGNER FRITZ BRONNER is creating LIFTOFF! 2.0
The same designer that created LIFTOFF! Race to the Moon and Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space! is now redefining the space exploration game category with the new, epic space-race simulation: LIFTOFF! 2.0
Players: 1-4 (+Solo, Robot play included)
Complexity: Medium
Map Scale: Earth-Moon, nearby Planets
Time Scale: 6 Months/Turn
Multiple Game Scenarios: Easy to Advance
Playing Time: 1-5+ hrs
High Replay-ability
Designer
Fritz Bronner has been crafting innovative games since the 1980s. A pioneer in space-themed titles, he’s designed several critically acclaimed simulations and earned respect as an authority on the Space Race era. He co-founded two game companies spearheading development & production many high profile games including the Madeline series, Tonka Truck Construction, Virtual Springfield, Animaniacs, The Flintstones, The Neverhood, and was a Senior Producer at Disney which included numerous games; Snow White, Piglet, Goofy and Kingdom Heart.
The Rocket Engine of Game Design
Bronner’s space games stand out for their unique mechanics that authentically simulate technology, R&D, and the high-stakes critical stages of spaceflight. Powered by a sophisticated Failure Mode Analysis System, they deliver remarkably realistic outcomes. LIFTOFF! 2.0 represents the pinnacle of his work—refined over the last five years with cutting-edge data and statistical analysis drawn directly from real-world space programs and many alternative proposed spacecraft that might have altered history!
Fritz is a sought-after speaker on game design. He’s addressed the Air Force Command Staff College, Connections '25 simulating technology growth for war-gaming and intelligence assessment. He also covers diverse subjects on cavalry and their effectiveness through the ages.
Contributing Artists
Cover Art by Ken Hodges
Noted Aerospace Artist - Giuseppe De Chiara
Noted Aerospace Artist - Giuseppe De Chiara
Ken was an acclaimed aerospace & space artist for the Aerospace industry, NASA and on several US postal stamps. I strongly lobbied for Ken and he ended up painting the covers for LIFTOFF! Race into Space board game and BUZZ ALDRIN's RACE INTO SPACE CD-ROM game. Very graciously, Ken gave me the original painting in his anticipation knowing
Ken was an acclaimed aerospace & space artist for the Aerospace industry, NASA and on several US postal stamps. I strongly lobbied for Ken and he ended up painting the covers for LIFTOFF! Race into Space board game and BUZZ ALDRIN's RACE INTO SPACE CD-ROM game. Very graciously, Ken gave me the original painting in his anticipation knowing that I was planning a sequel someday. (LIFTOFF! 2.0)
Noted Aerospace Artist - Giuseppe De Chiara
Noted Aerospace Artist - Giuseppe De Chiara
Noted Aerospace Artist - Giuseppe De Chiara
We are thrilled to bring on the participation of another fantastic artist Giuseppe De Chiara.
Giuseppe's art and illustrations are featured in numerous space books and appears quite regularly in space industry publications.
Many artists via NASA
Noted Aerospace Artist - Giuseppe De Chiara
Many artists via NASA
We are grateful to the numerous artists that worked for NASA over the last 60 years; who inspired and inform millions of the dreams and plans of the great space adventure!
we also have art contributions from friends and
family.
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