Description

"He" fell to Earth in the year 1972, but now it's time to go back to the ?. You, as a fifth dimension being, must connect the stars and guide "him" to ?.

Across the Universe — ???? (Hoshi wo Wataru) — is focused and themed on many musicians who died in the year 2016, especially David Bowie and Prince. The game includes references to many songs and albums, including ? (Blackstar, Bowie's last album before his death), the Byrds' album "Fifth Dimension", and the Beatles' song "Across the Universe".

The game lasts five rounds (years), and at the start of each year, star cards are dealt into the spring/summer/fall/winter slots. The number of star cards dealt to each season varies. The players bid for these star cards to catch them. Each player must decide how much to bid for each season and must place four cards from their hand, one card for each season, at the beginning of the year. Once the resolution starts, the cards used to bid may not be changed. When a player wins a star card, they discard the card they used to bid; for those who don't win, they can re-use their losing bids in different ways. A player can:

• Take it back to their hand to use again in a later year.
• Shift the bid card to the next season, adding this bid's value to what's already there.
• Move the bid card to the player's second tableau. The bid card is multi-purpose and also acts as an upper limit to your star card score.

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