Chinese general, military strategist, and philosopher, Sun Tzu, said "To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." In this game, players engage in combat both directly and indirectly. Players will quickly learn that the journey to victory can be traveled on many roads...in space.
French actor and professional mime, Marcel Marceau, said "What sculptors do is represent the essence of gesture. What is important in mime is attitude." In this game, players will be tasked to mime a random animal and a random ailment that plagues them. If time allows, they can steal cards, quietly, from opponents and gain additional points!
Nobel Prize poet and playwright, Sir Derek Alton Walcott, said "The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself." Words have meaning, and once spoken, bring forth mental images to those who listen. In this game, players will be spelling words not with letters, but with shapes.
They say that truth is stranger than fiction. If such is the case, then the origins of some of our strangest tales are the very stuff of nightmares and dreams. For example, let us consider the origins of The Wizard of Oz or Alice in Wonderland and its strange inhabitants. Needless to say, visiting the real Oz or Wonderland would truly be an odd experience. Prepare for a trip to Oddtopia, kids...
There is an old joke about a chicken that crosses the road. It's a horrible joke, and yet, as a species, we keep asking ourselves this same question, attempting to frame the answer in a comedic way for reasons that can never be truly justified. Most of the time this joke produces a groan. In this game, there is no joke to laugh at. Your chicken's life depends on a sharp eye and quick reflexes.
The world of espionage is a shadowy place, where secrets are better than gold. It's also a world of extreme competition, but not one you'll ever hear about. Every agent hopes to be the top spy, but this is a game where the best of the best is also the most visible. And as any standard spy field guide will tell you, a visible agent is a dead agent. Strive to be the greatest spy, but do it in the shadows.