Attack of the Intergalactic Gherkins!

Attack of the Intergalactic Gherkins is a whacky space-vegetable-themed card game. Having been sucked through a black hole whilst escaping the terrifying Intergalactic Gherkins, the stranded astronauts must rebuild their ships and return home to their own galaxy. Players draw cards to move around the four planets of the solar system, collecting missing ship parts and rebuilding their spaceships before escaping. Opponents can play a variety of action card combinations in order to win, which can either help them or hinder opponents. These might include such cards as Meteor Showers (stops a player moving), Cosmic Ray (take a card from another player's hand) or stealing turns by combining cards to create word-matched 'Conjunctions' such as Pole + Star. Players must also deal with Gherkin Attacks which slow their progress. This could be by using cards such as Antimatter to make them disappear or a Rocket Pickle Jar to send them to another player to deal with. Card drafting and hand management are crucial in this light-strategy game. —description from the publisher