XCOM is certainly innovative, and it's certainly fun. It's entirely possible to do everything right and still lose because the dice just refuse to go your way. While this might seem unfun or unfair, long time XCOM players (the PC video game series and recent remake for PC and consoles) know this feeling well. That utterly unfair act, however, is where XCOM really shines, and the board game captures this very well. XCOM asks you "Why should you stand a chance against a superior alien invasion?"