In 1971, the American astronaut Alan Shepard lobbed a golf ball 40 yards on the moon using an improvised 6 Iron.
This achievement sent shockwaves through the Kremlin. Fearing American golf superiority, the Soviet Union launched a secret crash program to catch up.
Your mission: play nine holes of minigolf on the moon... before time runs out.
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How it plays
In PUTTNIK!, you'll build holes, train cosmonauts, and play the course... all at the same time. Over the course of nine rounds (one for each hole), each player performs each of these actions in any order:
BUILD
At the beginning of the game, the moon is just one giant sand trap. Build segments of the course that suit your cosmonaut's skills and challenge the others. Every time you finish building a hole, you'll be rewarded with a free replay.
TRAIN
Sadly, your cosmonauts know more about engineering and Marxist-Leninist ideology than putting. Train them up in five different skills: Propulsion, Precision, Planning, Perception, and Patriotism.
TEE UP
You can play the course in any order as long as you play all nine holes by the end of the game. Choose carefully: the lowest score wins, but the highest score on each hole gains first-player crucial advantage in the next round.
When all the players have taken their three actions, it's time to putt. Roll the dice that match your cosmonaut's skill levels, score the hole, adjust the turn order, and move on to the next round — there's no time to waste!
At the end of the game, the player with the lowest score gets a parade in Red Square. If you don't make par, well, you'll have plenty of time to practice your putting in Siberia, comrade.
Special features
CADDY
Trained at the presitigious Soviet Air Force Academy Caddy School, the caddy has travelled all the way to the moon just to hold a little flag for you. With his help, you'll play more skillfully.
SPIES
Is there actually an American spy lurking around your minigolf course? Who's to say. But you can never be too careful. The spy makes holes unplayable for one round.
MONUMENTS
Glorify the workers with monuments to add challenge to different holes. What could be more patriotic than putting a golf ball into Comrade Lenin's mouth?