YOU’RE AN ALIEN. YOU AND YOUR CREW HAVE TRAVELLED FAR AND WIDE IN SEARCH OF INTELLIGENT LIFE, AND YOU’VE FINALLY FOUND IT! SORT OF… YOU’VE OBSERVED THESE CURIOUS CREATURES ON THEIR LITTLE ROCK HURTLING THROUGH THE DEEP VOID OF SPACE, AND NOW YOU THINK YOU HAVE SEEN ENOUGH. YOU ABDUCT A COUPLE OF ‘HUMANS’ AND ARE READY TO MAKE FIRST CONTACT.

IN 'WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?' YOU’LL BE USING THE PRIMITIVE HUMAN LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE VERY SIMPLE EARTH CONCEPTS TO YOUR HUMAN ABDUCTEES. IN DOING SO, YOU HOPE TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN YOUR SUPERIOR LANGUAGE AND THEIRS. SURELY YOU WON'T COME ACROSS AS AN IDIOT.

WANT TO TRY THE GAME? IT'S SIMPLE!

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE.
LET'S SAY YOU’RE WORKING WITH THE FOLLOWING CARDS:

YOU WOULD HAVE TO EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ONLY USING WORDS THAT START WITH THE LETTERS ON THE ALIEN CARD, IN ORDER. THIS MIGHT LOOK SOMETHING LIKE:

"OCEAN COMING QUICKLY! NO POLAR BEARS WORLDWIDE, RELISH THESE YEARS...." AND SO ON.

NOTE: YOU CAN'T SAY ANY OF THE WORDS ON THE EARTH CARD, EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE CORRECT LETTERS.

UNDERSCORES & SKIPS
EACH ALIEN CARD INCLUDES A LIMITED NUMBER OF UNDERSCORES. THESE CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF ANY HUMAN LETTER OF YOUR CHOOSING. NEED AN ‘O’? YOU’VE GOT AN ‘O’. NEED THE ONE THAT LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE A SNAKE? GO FOR IT! YOU CAN ALSO SKIP THE UNDERSCORES AS IF THEY DIDN’T EVEN EXIST AT ALL.

IF CHOOSING YOUR OWN LETTERS STILL DOESN'T HELP, YOU CAN SKIP TO THE BOTTOM LINE. IF YOU’RE ALREADY ON THE BOTTOM LINE OR STILL COSMICALLY STUCK, SIMPLY CLICK ‘NEW ALIEN CARD’ AND TRY AGAIN. 

AND THAT'S IT! YOU'RE READY TO TRY IT OUT! A HUMAN NAMED ROBERT IS YOUR MOTHER'S BROTHER. THAT'S WHAT YOU HUMANS SAY, RIGHT?