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From: Marcus Porter <marcus@cyberdude.com> Cosmic Dune is a varient Jack Reda wrote a few years ago. It draws it's inspiration from Avalon Hill's Dune game and CE but it is a separate game. We found that you can integrate it with normal CE powers but to start you should just use the Cosmic Dune powers. ************************ Cosmic Dune ************************ Copyright (C) 1993 by Jack Reda. Distributed as Freeware. Permission is given to copy and distribute this material freely provided this notice is retained. This a self contained game consisting of six powers, their flares and several new edicts (some of these edicts may not be suitable for use with normal Ce). Throughout these instructions and on the power cards, Lucre is referred to as Spice. You may use the two terms interchangeably. For added chaos, you can play normal Cosmic Encounter powers in addition to the Cosmic Dune powers. In a six player game, each player has one Cosmic Dune power. In a five player game omit the Guild and in a four player game omit the Emperor as well. In a 3 player game, each player should have two powers; Atreides/Fremen, Harkonnen/Emperor or Bene Gesserit/Guild. Cosmic Dune is played as regular CE with the following changes: At the start of the game (and any time thereafter when a player draws a new hand) each player draws a 5 card hand from the challenge deck. Each player may hold a maximum of 5 cards in their hand with the exception of the Harkonnens who may hold 7. If a player somehow gains more than their maximum, they must immediately play or discard any extra cards. During each Interphase, the top cards from the deck are auctioned (as many cards as there are players). Bidding; starts with the player whose turn is next, going clockwise. The next bid starts with the next player. Bidding opens at 1 Spice (or pass), and each player must increase the bid by 1 Spice (max.) or pass. If a player passes during the bid, they may not bid on that card again. If all players pass on a particular card, the bidding round ends immediately. A player may NOT bid on a card if he/she already has their maximum number of cards. Any Interphase cards must be played before or after bidding. Each power has a special bidding power which is printed on the power. Normal Lucre rules do not apply to spice. Spice may be used for the following: 1. Buy cards during the bidding round. (Cards may not be bought at any other time) 2. Main players may Enhance their tokens by paying 3 spice per token. The token is now worth double it's normal value. Tokens must be enhanced before cards are played. Any tokens brought in after cards are played remain at their original value. Players may not enhance more than their number of tokens. Allies tokens may not be enhanced. (Enhancement is done instead of buying points with lucre) 3. Any player may pay five spice to see what the top card of the deck is after the bidding round is over. 4. At the end of a player's turn, they may buy up to 4 tokens from the warp at a cost of two spice per token. 5. Spice may be traded in a deal. At the start of their turn, each player collects the amount of spice printed on their power. Consolation may be collected in the form of cards and/or spice from the player. Spice may be collected for rewards. Cosmic Zaps do not work on bidding powers. Players may not have more than their maximum number of cards, except when collecting consolation or as rewards. They must immediately play or discard the cards drawn after they exceed their max. Players may Punt; at the start of their turn rather then taking a turn. They then draw a new 5 card hand (discarding or playing any cards in their old hand), and collect 10 spice. No bidding takes place. Play passes immediately. Moons should not be used in Cosmic Dune. ************************ EDICTS ************************ These Edits Should be placed in the Challenge deck. CHOAM Boon: Collect 5 spice from every player. Play between challenges. Family Atomics: Both main players lose their tokens to the warp. Play before allies are invited. GHOLA: When another player removes tokens from the warp, you may remove an equal number of your own. Gom Jabbar: Send one token from anywhere to the warp. Play at any time. Hunter Seeker: Send one of your opponents tokens to the warp. Play as a main player before cards are revealed. Kwisatz Haderach: One token in a challenge is worth 15 (for calculating totals only).This token may not be enhanced. Play any time before cards are revealed. Landsraad: Draw a random power from those not in use and add it to your own for one challenge. Lasgun: Remove all allies from one side. Their tokens go to the warp. Play before cards are revealed. MENTAT: As an ally you may look at the opposing main player's challenge cards before any are played, and advise your ally without naming any specific cards. Shai Hulud: If you win as the main player collect half the lucre (rounding up) of the losing player. Shield: Nullify any edict or wild flare played against you. Still Suit: Retain one token when you must lose more than one to the warp. You choose which token to keep. Play after you must loose tokens. Thumper: Cause the offensive player to reposition the cone. Play before cards are revealed. Tleilaxu: You may negotiate to return from the warp some or all tokens of another player for one Spice/Lucre per token. Water of Life: Expose the card currently under bid. Weirding Way: Transforms your attack card into the same value as your opponent. Play as a main player. ************************ Powers ************************ The powers are in Ken Cox's CE-Convert format. Use the CE-Convert program and the Postscript Headers found at the GNU.AI.MIT.EDU anonymous FTP to print them. --------Cut here----- #DN Dune ATREIDES [O:D:D] Paul Muad' Dib You have the power of prescience. As a defensive player, any player your invite (except the Harkonnen) must ally with you with at least one token. Whenever you win as a main player you collect one spice for each of your tokens involved. Bidding Power: You may look at the card that is being bid upon without saying what it is. Collection: 2 spice per planet each turn. History: You are the Kwisatz Haderach. Restriction: Use only in Cosmic Dune. Wild: You may prevent Atreides from looking at the bidding card. Super: You may force your defensive allies to bring four tokens into the challenge. HARKONNEN [O:D:D] Baron Vladimir Harkonnen You have the power of treachery. As a main player, before cards are revealed, you may give 10 spice to an opposing ally and force them to switch sides. Whenever you win as a main player you collect one spice for each token (from the player) that goes to the warp. Bidding Power: When you buy a card, you get the next card free. Atreides may not look at it. Collection: 2 spice per planet each turn. History: You are determined to control Arrakis for your own twisted purposes. Restriction: Use only in Cosmic Dune Wild: You may prevent Harkonnens from receiving a free second card. Super: You may fill your hand with cards from another players hand. Each card you take, you must replace with one spice. BENE GESSERIT [O:D:D] Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam You have the power of mind control. As an ally, you may force one side to play a compromise card if possible. If both sides play compromise, you may be involved in the deal (at risk of suffering losses). Bidding Power: You may immediately trade a purchased card to another player for a random card from their hand. Collection: 10 Spice plus one per planet each turn. History: You have influenced the other houses to advance your own position. Restriction: Use only in Cosmic Dune. Wild: You may prevent Bene Gesserit from trading a purchased card. Super: As an ally, you may make both sides play compromise cards. FREMEN [M:D:D] Liet-Kynes You have the power of the Fedaykin. Your tokens count double as allies, even for collecting rewards (when coerced by the Harkonnen your tokens count normal). If your ally loses, you only lose half your tokens (rounding up). You may also look at the next card in the destiny pile before the Interphase. Bidding Power: You may immediately give a purchased card to another player, and receive one spice from that player. Collection: 5 Spice plus three per planet each turn . History: You are native to the planet Arrakis and know it's ways. Restriction: Use only in Cosmic Dune. Wild: You may prevent Fremen from giving away their purchased cards. Super: You may cancel the first flip of the destiny pile on any player's turn. EMPEROR [B:D:D] Emperor Shaddam IV You have the power of the Sardaukar. Any compromise card you play, automatically becomes the same card as your opponent. You may also give spice to your ally. Bidding Power: Any player purchasing a card must pay you half the spice (rounding up). You pay the bank. Collection: 1 Spice per planet each turn. History: You rule the known universe. Restriction: Use only in Cosmic Dune. Wild: You may pay the bank for a purchased card rather than the Emperor. Super: You may enhance your side's tokens after the cards are revealed. GUILD [B:D:D] Stage four navigator You have the power of Hyperspace. You collect one spice for each player that enters the offensive end of the cone. You do not have to pay to enter it. As the offensive player, after the outcome is determined, you may pay 10 Spice (to the bank) to reposition the cone. You are not required to take your turn in sequence. You may instead go between any other player's turns (but not between challenges). Bidding Power: Before a card is auctioned, you may discard a card from your hand (but you may not do this twice consecutively). Collection: 1 Spice per planet each turn. History: You transport everyone throughout the known universe, Restriction: Use only in Cosmic Dune. Wild: You may prevent the guild from discarding a card (still counting as if it was discarded). Super: As defensive main player you may pay ten spice to reposition the cone after the outcome is determined. --------Cut here----- In my copy of FONTS I have added an Icon for the Dune powers and moved the Special Destiny icon from D to S. If you don't want to go through the bother just leave off the D restriction (a power should say [B:D] or [M:D] instead of [M:D:D]). If anyone REALLY wants my Icon I can post it, but it's just a bunch of crisscrossed lines that's supposed to represent sticks of spice. We found that the Leader Disks from Avalon Hill's Dune game expansion set, The Duel provided great pictures for the blank circles on the powers. We blew them up with a Xerox, cut them out and taped them on our powers. We then copied them onto stiff paper. That is why the description of each power is a name. The name sits right under the picture. Dune is no longer in print but you can order any parts (including the leader disks) from Avalon Hill. Marcus Porter | marcus@cyberdude.com