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| Designers | Eric M. Lang |
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| Publishers | Fantasy Flight Games |
| Publication | 2015 |
| Genres | Board game |
XCOM: The Board Game is a 2015 science-fiction themed cooperative board game, set in the XCOM universe, published by Fantasy Flight Games and designed by Eric M. Lang. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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