Signal Support

The Signal will comprise of pieces either touching or not touching in some arrangement. Unless it is otherwise stated (like 'in a line'), their placement and orientation is not fixed. They can be close or far, and sometimes flipped on their sides. The Alien will help determine what is a fair interpretation.

The Alien should not describe or speak about their secret rules. They can, however, help remind players of what has happened if asked, or help correct the recollection of something that happened in a previous round.

Each round of each Alien has 1 - 3 rules. This is not told to the Experts, and you cannot delineate the rules as you conduct them, nor name the names of the rounds voluntarily. There are ability cards that allow either of these things. It is allowed, however, for the Alien to move slowly in responding to a transmission, to help the Experts understand what is happening in what order.

The Alien can move pieces out of the way to finish their response, moving the pieces back in place as needed. This is sometimes inexact, and that is okay. Just try to be consistent- any inconsistency on the part of the Alien will be seen as a clue by the Experts.

This may come up, especially if you try to make your own puzzle. The best thing to do? Try your best! You can be clear to the Experts if you must adjust or retry something, or use your own interpretation of how the rule should work, or to revert a bit to make sure things are clear. Signal is a playspace for this kind of inductive play- don't be afraid to be flexible with yourself for the sake of everyone's fun.