Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Low interaction
Scales well
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Pilot a universal mining vehicle, excavate an alien world, upgrade its systems, and deliver the right resources to lucrative contracts.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Pick-up and Deliver
Use Pick-up and Deliver as a recurring structure for player decisions and resolution.
Contracts
Complete specific requirements to earn rewards, income, or victory points.
Read the full game description
Undermining is a family strategy game about extracting resources from a distant planet. Players spend action points to drive universal mining vehicles across a shared hex grid, drill tunnels, collect ore, and return valuable combinations to fulfill contracts. Vehicle upgrades improve movement, cargo capacity, drilling, and other capabilities, creating a compact engine-building arc over the course of the expedition. Every tunnel changes the routes available to the table, and opponents can occupy useful spaces or collect material another miner needs. Efficient movement, well-timed upgrades, and flexible contract planning determine who turns the underground network into the greatest profit.
