Story-based Puzzle

Operation: First Contact

Visitors from space want to talk but do not know human words. Compare examples, build a symbol dictionary and arrange a meeting. A cooperative mission for 2–6 children aged 8–12 and a separate facilitator. Polish materials.

Age 8–12 years
Players 2–6 players
Playing time 60–90 min
Preparing 40 min
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Home · 1

The Home licence covers private games with family and friends. This is a one-time purchase with no recurring fees or limit on permitted games or prints. The licence does not permit resale, public file sharing or transferring files to other organisers. Statutory user rights are unaffected.

Licence terms
Organiser · 1

The Organiser licence belongs to the named business or institution. Its staff and contractors may run its own events and activities, including paid events and events at clients’ premises. Separate businesses and other institutions in a network are not automatically covered. This is a one-time purchase with no recurring fees or limit on permitted games or prints. The licence does not permit resale, public file sharing or transferring files to other organisers. Statutory user rights are unaffected.

One-time purchase. No recurring fees or limit on permitted games or prints.

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About the game

A spacecraft appears above the garden. Ruu, Pela and the cargo drone Pestka bring a language of short pictorial messages. Your team becomes the first-contact research group: discover what the visitors need and prepare their meeting place. Seven demonstrations show a request, a choice and a result. Comparing these with Pestka’s extra trials, children infer meanings, build messages and test ideas. They then examine three sites and agree on supplies. Mistakes allow another attempt, with unlimited questions and no loss of progress. The facilitator shows prepared answers using a fixed response table. For 2–6 children aged 8–12 and one separate facilitator. Play is entirely offline. All game materials are in Polish; this product description is in English. Acting and cipher knowledge are unnecessary. The 60–90 minute play time and 25–40 minute setup time are estimates. Language logic, finale conditions and digital layout have been checked; child sessions and a physical print check remain pending.

What is included?

28 language cards featuring 12 glyphs, seven demonstrations, two response examples, four extra trials, three site cards, a map, soil tests and a landing-strut diagram, a dictionary sheet, a conversation board and seven paper supply tokens. Separate Start and facilitator guides with response rules and hints. First-contact artwork on new opening pages, colour and black-and-white sets, covers, a print guide and font licences.

What do you need?

  • A4 printouts
  • Scissors
  • Pencils
  • A sheet for covering the board