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Rules assistance for The Metagame: Science Fiction Expansion
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–33 players
- 10 min
- 17+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for The Metagame: Science Fiction Expansion
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The Metagame: Science Fiction Expansion is an expansion for The Metagame released in 2015 for 2–33 players and ages 17 and up. It was designed by Eric Zimmerman, Colleen Macklin, and John Sharp.
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About the game
The Metagame is a card game where you and your friends share your most profound and hilarious opinions about everything. This expansion lets you ask questions like... Which reveals the secret meaning of the universe: The X-Files or The Jetsons? Which is more fiction than science: Cylons or the Tardis? The Metagame Science Fiction Expansion Pack includes 54 all-new cards that add a cosmic mix of books, films, comics, games and television to your Metagame Deck. Brought to you by the future. Add an intergalactic dose of science fiction to The Metagame! The Science Fiction Expansion adds 54 new cards that get you talking. 40 new culture cards: Space Invaders to Starship Troopers, Metropolis to The Matrix Trilogy, Firefly to Frankenstein. 14 far-out opinion cards, such as: "Which is more alien?" and "If you were the last living human being, you would definitely want this."
Questions and answers
The Metagame: Science Fiction Expansion supports 2–33 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.
The catalogue lists The Metagame: Science Fiction Expansion for ages 17 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
The Metagame: Science Fiction Expansion has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The Metagame: Science Fiction Expansion belongs to these categories: Card Game and Party Game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed The Metagame: Science Fiction Expansion and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of The Metagame: Science Fiction Expansion are: Eric Zimmerman, Colleen Macklin, and John Sharp. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Metagame: Science Fiction Expansion as an expansion for The Metagame. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Metagame to use it. Check that your edition of The Metagame is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.