Five Options from the Notepad: Optional rules for Five Parsecs
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Expansion for Five Parsecs from Home: 2nd Edition

Five Options from the Notepad: Optional rules for Five Parsecs

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Rules assistance for Five Options from the Notepad: Optional rules for Five Parsecs

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with saved question history.

  • 1–2 players

Rules assistant for Five Options from the Notepad: Optional rules for Five Parsecs

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Five Options from the Notepad: Optional rules for Five Parsecs is an expansion for Five Parsecs from Home: 2nd Edition released in 2020 for 1–2 players. It was designed by Ivan Sorensen and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Solo / Solitaire Game.

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About the game

This expansion pack offers new optional rules for your games of Five Parsecs From Home. Included is an alternate approach to close combat, rules for adopting a defensive stance in combat, a new (risky) option for firing while dashing, an alternate approach to armor, a new hit point system if you want a more RPG-style experience and finally random AI tables to make your gun fights more unpredictable. While designed for Five Parsecs From Home 2nd edition, these options should be adaptable to other Five X systems as well. —description from the publisher

Editions

  • Five Options from the Notepad: Optional rules for Five ParsecsenNordic Weasel Games2020

Questions and answers

Five Options from the Notepad: Optional rules for Five Parsecs supports 1–2 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.