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Signals from outer space

Research ships are travelling through outer space on the search for traces of unknown life forms. Suddenly signals are received! You want to follow them. 

Planet tiles are spread out letter-side up, the Earth tile is placed somewhere among them. Planet cards and signal cards are stacked separately and face-down.

One player in turn is the signal source; all other players are crew of the spaceship that needs to reach the correct planet by trying to decipher the source signals correctly. The source directs the players by non-verbal signals from planet to planet. Planet tiles are laid out; the source secretly draws a target planet and - in his mind - decides on a path from the current location of the rocket to the target planet; the path can be chosen freely, but cannot cross another planet. The hand of the source lies on the table, is lifted for start and duration of the flight and put down again for a landing. From the number of landings and the duration of the flight stages, the crew tries to guess the path and name the target planet correctly, but cannot speak or discuss either. The source can repeat the flight; after two repetitions, the crew must give a guess. A wrong guess costs fuel, a first correct guess earns a signal card. Advanced version with asteroids, helper cards and the option to fill in a certificate if all 12 planets have been guessed before the fuel runs out.

Another unusual game idea after The Mind, players need to develop a common understanding for distances and time; crew and source must, so to say, think in the same “flight speed”. Not a game for everybody and anytime, but you should definitely give it a try.

Players: 2-5

Age: 8+

Time: 20+

Designer: Steffen Benndorf

Artist: Christian Opperer

Price: ca. 10 Euro

Publisher: nsv 2020

Web: www.nsv.de

Genre: nonverbal, cooperative

Users: With friends

Version: de

Rules: cz de en es fr gr it nl pl pt

In-game text: no

Comments:

Unusual game idea

Special nonverbal communication

Age limit for families, game mechanics more for friends

Compares to:

First game of its kind

Other editions:

nsv (de en es fr it), White Goblin Games (nl)

Chance (pink): 1

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 2

Communication (red): 3

Interaction (brown): 0

Dexterity (green): 3

Action (dark green): 3