A card game based on the Science Fiction novel by A.E. van Vogt. Players meld cards to complete adventures.
Players share a common deck. The deck has 10 suits: Ship, Crew, Location, Alien, Power, Politics, Trick, Equipment, Investigation, Naxialism. There are 20-23 cards in each suit. Each suit has a unique ability which can be activated during the action phase. For example a Ship card can be used to draw 2 cards from the deck, a Crew card allows you to search the discard for 1 card etc.
Players take turns with each turn comprising 4 phases:
Encounter Phase
Draw 2 cards from the deck and put them in your hand.
Action Phase
You may play (discard 1 card from your hand) to activate its ability.
Resolution Phase
If you have 1 card from each of the 10 suits in your hand, you may make an adventure meld. Place the meld in a pile beside you.
If you made a meld draw 10 new cards.
Logistics Phase
Max hand size is 10 cards. discard excess cards.
The first player to complete 4 adventure melds wins the game.