2024 · Word Game
A Message From the Stars
Players portray teams of scientists working to decipher cryptic extraterrestrial transmissions. Through deduction and information exchange, players send and interpret numeric-valued messages to uncover the structure of an unknown alien language. Gameplay supports full cooperation or team-based play, with groups pooling clues and coordinating responses to progressively reveal the hidden message in the transmissions.
- Players
- 2–8 best 2
- Playing time
- 45 min
- Age
- 11+
- Complexity
- 2.6 / 5
About the game
- Design
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Full stats in Ludoya- 23
- Plays logged
- 33
- Players
- 1h 15m
- Average play
- 10
- In collections
- 10
- On wishlists
7.0/10
from 1 Ludoya review
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