JOURNEY INTO STARS, BOARD GAMES FOR LITTLE WHERE
Celestial bodies are of two kinds: planets and fixed stars. The planets, which to us shine like stars, are in themselves dark, but receive light from the sun, round which they move in circular orbits, whereby they also change their position in the firmament. The larger ones, which belong to our solar system, are in order of their distance from the sun: Mercury (5.5 million miles from the Sun) - Venus (10.25 million) - Saturn (136.5 million) - Uranus (274.5 million) - Neptune (nearly 430 million miles from the Sun) - The Sun is 1 million miles from the Sun. 400 thousand times the size of the Earth. - Fixed stars, those stars which always appear to remain in the same position as each other, are themselves suns in their planetary systems. They are at immense distances from us. For light, which travels nearly 29,000 miles a second, it takes a time of 3 years and 8 months to reach us from the nearest one. To get from the Pole Star to us, light needs 50 years, and from Sirius, which is the brightest star in the sky, 22 years; from others, hundreds, even thousands of years. - There are about 6,000 stars visible to the naked eye, but with the aid of telescopes, it has been calculated that there are some 43 million.
stars of the 1st size.
stars of the 2nd size.
stars of the 3rd size.
the stars of the 4th and less.
GAME RULES
As many people as necessary, but at least persons, can participate in the game, which is played with one dice. Before starting, each participant makes his/her contribution to the cash box. Earth is the intended starting point of the journey; the pole star is the first station. Each player places his marker at the number indicated by his first throw of the dice and then follows the line marked in white during the course of the game. All stars surrounded by rings are stations during the journey; the rings which are out of place indicate that at that place some special rules are to be observed. The double-ringed stars mark the planets within our synchrony and their positions on January 1, 1874. For each planet, one mark is taken from the cash box, in accordance with the rules in force for each planet. If during the course of the game two players have "died", they may, if they so wish, start again on payment of a new stake. If anyone has been moved from one place to another in consequence of a special regulation at any station, the rule which may be recorded at the place of arrival does not apply to him. No one may, by a higher roll of the dice than is necessary, make his way to the intended endpoint, the earth (which may, if he wishes, be designated in his mind as No:72); but if anyone rolls higher than is necessary, he goes back as many steps as the surplus indicates. For example, if you are at No:70 and you dial 6, you will come back to No:68 because the station you are at is not included in the calculation and the earth must be thought of as No:72. If on the same number, 70, you dial 2, you go out. The first one to get this far wins the game, i.e. all the chips in the box.
1. The pole star shines on your path
And away to Sirius leads you.
2. Perseus re'n your orbit closes,
He swings his sword at you;
Fear not,
But two throws thou must delay.
8. Oxen's run up now threatens you
And up your way you meet;
To protect thee from danger,
Seven paces straight back.
9. Should pass by Orion you get to go.
A mark you may pay as a tax.
10. Sirius radiates gently and pure:
For its gentle glow
May your face enliven,
He will give thee two casts.
13. When you reach the river,
Water on your mill you get,
For that away it may go,
One more throw you may make here.
18. On the planet of the god of war a refuge you have won
And 22 million miles from the sun you have gone;
There is no reason why you should rush away,
Thou art surely weary; thou restest here a while.
20. With joy you swing up on the winged horse's back,
For to the next station, he leads you safe and sound.
23. The eagle on fast and powerful wings
Funny with you until Venus swings
24. Eight moons of Saturn turn night into day
And a ring of light around it hovers by eternal law.
Here it is not good for thee to stay; therefore two casts
Fortune gives thee, that thou mayest escape in haste.
28. Now surely you have come too close to the sun:
Five, six million miles away from you it is;
Its warmth and its light you cannot bear,
To Venus hasten, ere the heat consumes thee.
31. That the clear tone of the lyre may give you joy,
Go to the forty-five, which is seen in the basket shining.
33. To the Crown one must give taxes,
Thirty marks it may now become.
35. By the wave you may stay here,
To all have passed thee by.
38. Venus of the planets the Earth likes best,
Therefore, two casts you will surely find here.
39. Now for the Scorpio you have happened out,
Then with all hope for you, it's over.
Ruthlessly you die here. No prayers or tears
Can save him who with his girdle he wounds.
43. Do not be in such a hurry all the time;
To Mars return, that thou from the journey rest.
46. Not the best reputation for honesty Korpen just has,
He also takes two chips out of your till.
50. Jupiter, whose path is followed by four moons,
Is never shrouded by the dark veil of night.
But since there is no time for us to rest.
...you may hasten to the Fifth.
55. Easily you can in heaven recognize me.
Carriage, so I am mentioned in Sweden yet.
With me, you may go until the sixties
And pay a mark in shuttle money.
58. Then the Beaker at hand you have,
Grab yourself a soft drink or two,
The farther on your journey you go.
A toss thou mayest stay.
60. The lion wants the strength to endure
And with Perseus' powers prove;
Come and see
How the battle may go.
65. Big Dog, still on guard,
Protects this sky.
As a reward for faithfulness
You give enough land, my friend.
66. From Pollux to Castor with salutation make haste;
No more a pair of friends were seen on the path of life.
70. Where shall the goat get water?
Let it go down to the river (13).
71. The journey now you have stopped
And as the profit you cash take.
ANIMAL AND FIGURE NAMES
Skorpionen: Scorpio
Vagen: Vague
Korpen: Ravens
Bägaren: Cup
Lejonet: Lion
Stora Björn: Big Bear
Karlavagnen: Carnival
Lilla Bjorn: Little Bear
Kronan: The Crown
Skytten: Sagittarius
Örnen: Eagle
Vega: Road
Lyran: Lyran
Delfinen: Dolphins
Perseus: Poseus
Stora Hunden: Big Dog
Oxen: Bulls
Floden Eridanus: River Eridanus
Vaduren: Ram
Hvalfisken: Puppy Fish
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