# First Contact

Establish reciprocal communication before Fear or Projection overwhelms the encounter.

- Players: 2–8
- Duration: 40–90 minutes
- Mode: cooperative translation
- Resources: trust, clarity, stability

## Setup

```json
[
  {
    "op": "draw",
    "count": 2,
    "from": {
      "classes": [
        "beings"
      ]
    },
    "to": "delegations"
  },
  {
    "op": "draw",
    "count": 1,
    "from": {
      "classes": [
        "worlds"
      ]
    },
    "to": "contact-site"
  },
  {
    "op": "advance-track",
    "track": "trust",
    "amount": 3
  },
  {
    "op": "advance-track",
    "track": "stability",
    "amount": 4
  }
]
```

## Turn Actions

### Send Signal

- `draw` {"op":"draw","count":1,"from":{"classes":["artifacts","technologies"]},"to":"medium"}

### Translate

- `connect` {"op":"connect","from":"medium","to":"other-delegation","edgeType":"enables"}
- `gain` {"op":"gain","resource":"trust","amount":1}

### Set Boundary

- `lock` {"op":"lock","target":"one-contact-route"}
- `gain` {"op":"gain","resource":"stability","amount":1}

### Exchange

- `reveal` {"op":"reveal","target":"delegation-secret","count":1}
- `advance-track` {"op":"advance-track","track":"communication","amount":2}

## Resolution

- **Win:** Communication reaches ten with Trust and Stability above zero.
- **Loss:** Projection reaches ten or either delegation loses all Trust.
