A roll-and-move race to the finish for two players, Space-mission: Zanathar incorporates two types of pieces for each player and luck-based battles on the way to the central goal of "Zanathar," where the first player to land his Command ship and two Star ships will win the game. Each player has one Command ship and eight Star Ships. The board has each player entering from a different side and spiraling from one numbered base to another toward the central goal. What moves each player makes depends on the roll of a die. Moves include continuing forward towards the goal, combat with one of the opponent's pieces, starting over at the beginning, or overshooting the goal and re-orbiting nearby for another attempt.