{"id":30089,"date":"2025-06-11T19:11:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desjeuxunefois.be\/?p=30089"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T12:44:43","slug":"1ers-contacts-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desjeuxunefois.be\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/1ers-contacts-english\/","title":{"rendered":"1ers Contacts – English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you enjoy hunting games?
Today, you\u2019ll play either as one of the human hunters or as the alien trying to escape from them. Do you like hide-and-seek games with a deduction mechanic? Then let me introduce you to 1ers Contacts<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This board game, published by Explor8<\/strong>, is soon available on Kickstarter<\/strong>. We’ve already written about some of their other games (in French): Big Monster<\/a>, Pirats Under Fire<\/a>, Fruitoplay<\/a> ou F\u00e9d\u00e9ration<\/a> !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spoil alert : I’m definitively backing this campaign because I tested the prototype at the board game tavern \u00ab\u00a0 Taverne Njoy Games<\/a> \u00a0\u00bb in Mons and I love it ! Now, let me explain how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> The components shown in the pictures are from the prototype version except these two below<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principles of 1ers Contacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of 6 or 8 rounds (depending on the size of the board), the Alien tries to avoid being caught by the human hunters. The Alien has their own hidden board behind a screen and uses an erasable marker to record his movements. Meanwhile, the hunters move their pawns on the main board, trying to land on the same space as the Alien to capture them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are different types of terrain: forest, plains, city, mountains, and lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Alien has a small board on which he tracks his movements. He also has cubes in the colors of the human players to mark their positions on the small map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Starting point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Alien secretly chooses a starting point on a square located in either a forest or a plain. The other players place their pawns on different city squares. The main board is divided into three zones, and at the beginning of the game, the Alien must indicate which zone he is starting in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progress of a round <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1) Alien’s turn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Alien can use up to 5 movement points per turn but must move at least one square each turn. They cannot end their movement on the same square twice, though they are allowed to pass through it multiple times. Each type of terrain has a different movement cost when the Alien crosses or stops on it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n