Cosmic Tilt
A Game for 2 Players
by P.D. Magnus
"How did the Tilt start, granny?" The youngster looked up at Leeda expectantly.
"It was a darker age, and the Galactic Empire was torn apart by war. It may be hard to believe, but disputes were settled by whole armies then. The greatest minds of that time decided that something must be done to restore order. Their idea was that each party to a conflict should send only a single champion to fight.
"We have moved beyond the need for war, but ritual combat serves an important social and cultural function in the New Empire. It is that combat that we call the Cosmic Tilt."
Click here for the PDF components!In "Cosmic Tilt," each player takes the role of an alien psychic and battles to be the last brain thinking. You get rules for the game, "Cosmic Tilt" record sheets, and a half-dozen special characters. You provide a standard deck of playing cards and a few coins or beads to act as damage counters.
1.1 Components
- 1 standard playing card deck, with jokers
- 1 "Cosmic Tilt" Record Sheet for each player
- 4 counters for each player; coins do nicely
1.2 Setting Up
Players put a counter on the "OK" spot on the damage track for each region of their brain. They equitably decide who goes first; subsequent turns alternate between them.
1.3 Anatomy of an Alien Brain
The contest involves four regions of an alien's brain. Each region has a distinct function and may be attacked separately. In the game, each region is associated with a particular suit of cards . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: October 18, 2002
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