HOPE

**HOPE is an entry for the Sprue Challenge Contest. Be sure to check out and vote for all great entries when voting opens on February 23!**

Background:

Earth is dying. Natural resources have been consumed. 97% of living Species have perished. Climate is chaotic. The atmosphere is growing toxic. Humanity is facing crisis. Earth cannot support us. We have taken everything she has offered us and we have failed to save her. We must leave. We must move on and we must not repeat our mistakes. Earth is dying. We must leave. We will survive. We have Hope.

Overview:

Players work cooperatively to establish a population off of earth before earth can no longer support humanity. Time is the primary cost driver and most vital resource within the game, and governs many decisions. All actions require some amount of time to complete, and there is a limited amount of time to complete those actions. Players manage their time and attempt to populate the solar system and beyond. There are four available planets to colonize, each with specific advantages unique to each planet. Before leaving earth, players must first build their spaceships which will afford them a means to traverse space and transport pioneering astronauts to planets within reach. Once a satisfactory amount of astronauts are on planet (each planet has a different astronaut requirement), a player may begin to build resources (in the form of resource cards) to generate energy and currency for each respective planet. When a sufficient amount of energy and currency is achieved on planet, players can then build colonies (in the form of support cards) and establish a population. Players must establish a minimum population off earth before time runs out to win the game.