Meteor Attack
Background
The exact origin of the game isn't known, but it has been played within the P'Ache Star System since at least the Space Age. It is believed that for a couple of centuries around this time, there was a somewhat primitive fear and fascination with meteors. It's not quite clear why.A Quick Glossary
How To Play
The game is very simple. It can be played with as few as two people but is best played with 5 - 30 people.Set Up
First, you choose a place to be Prime and another place, a good distance away from it, to be Planet. Next, you choose the person who is going to be the Meteor. Everyone else starts the game as a Spaceship and stands in Prime.Goal
Meteor
To turn all of the Spaceships into Debris.
Starships
To get from Prime to the Planet and back without being turned into Debris.
The Rules
This game can be played over multiple rounds. Each round, the following actions take place:- The Meteor stands in the middle of the space between Prime and the Planet.
- The Meteor shouts "METEOR ATTACK!"
- All Spaceships must immediately leave Prime and start trying to reach the Planet.
- The Meteor tries to touch as many Spaceships as possible.
- Any Spaceships which are touched turn into Debris, which puts them on the side of the Meteor and in turn, try to touch as many Spaceships as they can on their way back to Prime.
- Any Spaceships which reach the Planet may stay inside the Planet for as long as they like and are considered safe from the Meteor or its Debris.
- Any Spaceships which make it all the way to the Planet and back to Prime without being touched by the Meteor or its Debris then it wins.
- The next round starts with all of the Debris becoming Meteors too, with the remaining Spaceships trying to repeat their mission back to the Planet.
Variations
Standard Variations
Handholding
Tackling
Immunity
Macran Variations
There is a very old version of this game, which was played on P'Ache Micro between The First Micro Rebellion and The Second Micro Rebellion. In this version, the Spaceships are called "people", and the Meteor is called "the Primian". They followed the handholding rule as a sign of people being taken under the control of the Primian. This was officially banned on P'Ache Micro in 310 PT by the Primians who declared it "too violent".
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That is a really nice game. I do prefer the new version though :D