Meteorite (Shahab Sang)

Game is Serious

1. What is Meteorite?

A meteorite has shattered across different "times." Your team members are scattered across different tables, each searching the same hex map for their own fragment. Teammates sit at different tables (opponents sit at the same table). You can only send short icon messages to teammates at adjacent tables. The team that finds ALL fragments first wins, so sharing and using knowledge is essential.

2. The four-loop of knowledge management

• Create & document: Explore the map, use tools, record what you find in your journal. This is knowledge creation.
• Transfer & send: Encode what you know into up to 5 icons and send to a teammate at an adjacent table. Costs 1 energy + 1 of each resource (wood, stone, feather, flint).
• Receive & decode: Your teammate gets your icons and must interpret them. No text, just icons and true/false. Ambiguity is built in.
• Apply & use: Act on received knowledge: change direction, search a new area, rule out hexes. If they don't use the knowledge, it was wasted.

3. The five actions

Each turn you have limited energy. You can:

Action	Cost / Limit
Move	1 energy = 1 hex. Max 3 hexes per turn (5 with Cart).
Search	Collect resources at your hex. Max 2 searches per turn.
Activate tool	Torch, Detector, Distance Meter, Messenger, each has energy + resource cost.
Craft vehicle	Tracker (3 wood), Cart (2 wood + 2 stone), Boat (1 wood + 1 flint + 1 feather). No energy.
Claim meteorite	Declare your piece is here. Costs all remaining energy. Right = you found it; wrong = penalty.

4. Tools and vehicles

Tools: Torch (reveal resources), Detector (meteorite here or adjacent?), Distance Meter (exact distance), Messenger (send 5 icons to adjacent table). Vehicles: Tracker (cross ponds), Cart (move 5 hexes for 1 energy), Boat (find nearest hex with a resource). Full costs are shown in the game.

5. Clues and reports

You start with one clue about your meteorite's location. You earn more clues by using tools, visiting hexes, sending messages, and crafting vehicles. After the game, facilitators get player, team, and comparative reports; each player gets a personal and team report with KM scores.

6. Pacing & flow

• Human turn first: at every table, the human players take their turns before any AI teammate. You always get to act before the AI.
• Smart end-turn: when your energy is fully spent and no useful action remains, the End Turn button highlights itself. You can still send an icon message or keep crafting if it helps your team.
• Round digest: between rounds, a short summary surfaces what other tables and AI players did, so you can plan without watching every move.
• Solo crew mode: if your team is undermanned, AI teammates fill the empty seats and play at a reasonable, fair tempo.
• Replay the tutorial: the in-game rulebook has a "Replay tour" button that walks you through the five spotlights again.

7. Messaging icons at a glance

Icons fall into four families: terrain (mountain, forest, water, fire), resources (wood, stone, feather, flint), directions (N, S, E, W and diagonals), and intent (search here, distance close, distance far, found it, need help, danger). Up to 5 icons per message. The legend is permanently visible inside the messenger panel.

8. Who is this for?

Teams and organizations that want to experience and discuss how knowledge is created, shared, and used. The game surfaces real behaviours under pressure. No sales pitch, clear mechanics and measurable outcomes.