First Contact

 

The Earth is as we know it today more or less. No war at this time but the tensions are there and there is a great deal of competition between countries.

 

You will play 1 of 2 alien spacecraft coming into the solar system towards Earth for First Contact,
OR one of up to 10 earth-based countries/organizations (i.e SETI, UN, US, Russia, China, EU, etc).  Your considerations are all that you would expect. Detection, communication, economic, scientific, military, etc.

 

You have the full range of responses to the aliens or other countries based on your interpretation of your best interest or humanities best interest.

 

This game will play in a series of discussions with 5-minute time slots and 1 hour periods.

 

How you deal or discuss with each other is fine. There is the option of starting a nuclear war. Other wars could be started but not concluded before the aliens arrive in orbit.

The situation will change as the crafts approach earth Orbit and as the earth-based countries deal with each other.

The aliens will have their own agendas and how they play it will be up to those players.

 

Considerations include what is winning? Who will win? How can you win?

Will there be a Human race when the aliens arrive?

 

This is the first run of this game and I assume we will play it at future events with different players or people playing different countries each time. Materials will be handed out at the start of the game based on first come sign ups.

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Writer/GM:  Scott Gould

7-12 players

Family Friendly;

Warnings:  possible player vs player backstabbing; risk of End of the World

up to 4 hours

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To sign up, email Scott   scott.gould@sap.com