{"product_id":"mint-tin-aliens","title":"Mint Tin Aliens","description":"\u003cp\u003eGetting ahead in life often means learning new things and taking on new projects, the Fearless Alien Recruits in Training Program is just what you need.\n\nYou go head-to-head against another eager recruit and work hard to earn Merit Awards in what might determine who the next Invasion Leader is. And where does this program take place? Earth, of course!\n\nShow your proficiency with map reading and get to Earth, demonstrate your maneuvering skills by creating crop circles, prove your mastery of advance technology with the abduct-o-tron, and show that you can bend humans to your will with remote mind control!\n\nDon’t miss an assignment or you’ll lose points. But you can make up points by doing extra credit. Even get a bonus for completing one of each Merit Award first!\n\nGame Rules:\n\nFearless Aliens Recruits in Training! Earn merit awards on Earth!\n\nGameplay\n\nShuffle playing cards and deal, face-down, 4 to the first player and 5 to the second. Each player takes a dice with 9 facing up.\n\nPlace 5 playing cards face-up in a row and place remaining cards face-down in a pile.\n\n1. First player starts with a card draw. Players have 3 choices for drawing cards:\na. 2 face-down cards\nb. 2 face-up cards\nc. 1 face-up and 1 face-down card\n\nFace-down moolti-pass cards count as one draw, BUT, face-up moolti-pass counts as BOTH draws. Moolti-pass are wild and can be used as any card(s).\n\nImmediately replace drawn face-up card with a card from the face-down pile.\n\n2. Complete an award, if possible, using cards in hand.\n\nOnly 1 award per turn:\n\n    2 UFO cards for sightings\n    2 crop circle cards for we're here\n    3 cows for abduction\n    4 brains for mind control\n\n\nany matching pair for extra credit\n\nDiscard played cards into a face-up pile.\n\n3. If completed, take and flip merit award card and place on your side. If you can't complete a merit award, turn your dice down one number (9 to 8 to 7...).\n\n4. Next player’s turn.\n\nFirst to complete 1 each of \"sightings\", \"we're here\", \"abduction\", and \"mind control\" gets 2 meeples. Second to complete gets 1 meeple.\n\nIf needed, reshuffle discarded face-up cards to continue until all merit awards and extra-credit are completed.\n\nIf ALL face-up cards relate to awards that have all been claimed, discard ALL face-up cards and replace from face-down cards.\n\nScoring\n\nCount your award points, add to that the number of award\/extra-credit cards you have, plus 1 point per meeple, plus number on your saucer dice. Highest points win!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.47 \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigners:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kate Beckett, David Rene Miller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"subQuark, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924669956312,"sku":"SB-039C75FBD9FB-BOARD-GAMES-UNK-SEALED","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6271\/0488\/files\/ojbl4ckfwv9xrsma5lxcu0jmu8zu.jpg?v=1785455758","url":"https:\/\/abbyboardwalkstore.com\/products\/mint-tin-aliens","provider":"Boardwalk Cafe \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}