SILOS

It is the year GLork-too-vlEEp, or 1983 according to Earthling time. We recently stumbled across this planet called Earth and discovered intelligent, albeit primitive, life. The most intelligent
and valuable of these specimens are the creatures known as cows. Many precious secrets of the universe have already been discovered through our studies of these cows. But to our
frustration, we’ve found these particular Earthlings to be far too tranquil to harness for our political purposes.

Alas, for our galactic goals we must settle upon the second- most intelligent lifeforms on Earth, human beings. These creatures are just intelligent enough to meet our standards for puppetry. Their brains appear eager to be molded and their civilization perfect for our siloing. So, we’ve selected a small municipality to begin our trial invasion. My comrades and I have decided to make a game of it, splitting into factions and competing to gain the most human pawns and claim the most community power. Through deceptive disguise, we’ve been able to blend in, establish our secret presence, and gain social influence. Some of the humans have sensed a threat, others have publicized their abductions — but to no avail. Cries of conspiracy abound, but it is already too late. We are in control now. The invasion has begun ...

Aliens have come to silo humans (brainwash, steer, and preserve human civilization) for their cosmic purposes! In SILOS, players control competing factions of aliens who abduct and brainwash humans and cows while secretly invading their community. Players tussle for majority influence in the key locations of this small town as they seek to exert location powers and control human specimens for societal power. Players take turns repositioning their alien figures and activating an event card. The objective is to collect a complete set of humans — politicians, government operators, influencers, and professionals. A complete set will earn a player a Societal Power Emblem, and the first player to earn 5 emblems wins the game. Cows are particularly valuable and thus count as wild tokens toward forming a complete set.