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Robots and Pandemics and Bubbles: Oh, my!

Game Information
Short Introduction: 
Protect the population of your planet from extinction due to robot revolt, killer pandemic, nuclear war, and asteroid impact. Of course, if bubble nucleation occurs and a new universe forms within your own, there's nothing you can do to survive.
Platform/System: 
non-digital (board game, card game, physical game, etc.)
Brief Play Description: 

Robots and Pandemics and Bubbles: Oh, my!

This is a game for two to four players. You will need the board, two decks of cards including jokers, one die, and one token for each player. Each player is leader of a planet in a different universe. Protect the population of your planet from extinction due to robot revolt, killer pandemic, nuclear war, and asteroid impact. Of course, if bubble nucleation occurs and a new universe forms within your own, there's nothing you can do to survive.

Achievements and Credits
Team Image: 
Contributors: 
jl1walsh
Contributors: 
Thilicynweb
Credits: 
Original game by jl1walsh. Numerous contributions by cocreator Thilicynweb. Thanks to Erica Watson for the idea of stealing cards. Thanks to Alex for play testing and suggestions. Catastrophes suggested by two articles in Scientific American.
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Game Files: 
application/msword iconGame Board and Complete Rules
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  • By jl1walsh at 01/29/2011 - 08:11
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Submitted at Albany IGDA (United States)

6Wolves1Spirit

Super Fun!

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Well done! You really came up with a winner here. The game is easy to learn and simple to play, but still really fun and exciting--- not always an easy balance to achieve!

One of the other great things is that the structure is loose enough to lend itself to slight variations in the rules, and maybe even future expansions of the idea... I haven't thought through mechanics or balance issues, but I've already got a couple concepts for going in that direction. :)

All in all, great job! Definitely looking forward to playing it with you at some point. Oh, and thanks for the credit! Glad I could help!

KdO,
~Erica

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