It seemed like a simple mission...
"We were coming back from New Hope when something went wrong. I guess
the engineering section of the Vesuvius had taken a hit somewhere,
because we dropped out of hyperspace and into the gravity well of Beta
07291. Then we got the distress call. A Goddard-class lab ship in a
decaying low orbit ..."
The time is 2175. Other stars have been colonized for over 150 years.
Humanity is fast becoming a true interstellar species. The cavalry of
the 22nd century are the UN Colonial Marine Corps.
Last Frontier: the Vesuvius Incident is a solitaire board game in
which you take command of a team of 12 heavily armored marines as they
board a crippled lab ship in a decaying orbit. You must learn what
happened, rescue the surviving crew, and escape the ship before it
burns up in the atmosphere. Beware of escaped lab animals, berserk
robots, and a sabotaged defense system. And is something
else lurking on board the ship . . . ?
"Get ready for a ride; it's a fast-paced game.... If you're a solo
play kind of person, you'll get a lot out of it."
Tony Lee, White Wolf Inphobia #54