This week marks an exciting milestone for one of our biggest Collider Cafe projects so far - our Voyager-themed STEM ecxperience is heading out for its first real test missions.

After months of designing, prototyping, refining, and tinkering (often in the company of coffee cups and scribbled notebooks), we’re sending out the first full version of the game, complete with all printed materials, to a small group of testers.

These lucky first players will help us understand how the experience works in real hands, on real tables, with real families playing and learning together. Their feedback will be essential as we fine-tune everything from game mechanics and difficulty to the way instructions are explained and how teams interact with the content.

We’re aiming for a wider release toward the end of the year, ideally in time for families to explore it over the holidays. Between now and then, we’ll be iterating based on what we learn, testing new ideas, and sharing updates as we go.

Thank you to everyone who’s supported this so far and a big thank-you in advance to our first wave of testers. You're now honorary members of Mission Control!