Humanity, through its irresponsible behavior, has rendered Earth uninhabitable. The greatest nations are forced to share their knowledge in order to create the largest spacecraft ever constructed: the Black Angel. Its mission: Transport the genetic heritage of Humanity to a new home planet. Players are the Black Angel's AIs striving to be the one that oversees the reawakening of humanity once the ship arrives at planet Spes, humanity's new home. They must make the most of the robots and resources under their control, explore Space, escape the formidable Ravagers, and learn to use new technologies discovered through contact with benevolent Alien species to earn the highest score.

Material
1 Black Angel gameboard, the frigate
4 player boards in the player colors
7 double-sided Space strips
1 Planet Spes tile and 1 Planet Spes token
1 Frigate figurine, the Black Angel
20 ship figurines
64 robot figurines in the player colors (16 for each player)
18 dice (6 of each color)
12 Starting Technology tiles in the player colors (3 for each player)
48 Technology tiles (16 of each color)
16 Advanced Technology tiles
60 Mission cards (20 of each color)
30 Ravager cards
8 discs in the player colors (2 for each player)
40 resources
30 Damage/Debris cubes
1 First Player token
12 cards for Hal in the solitaire variant
4 player aids
The rulebook and its appendix