FIRST CONTACT TEAM guide

WHICH TEAM WILL YOU BE ON?

Would you prefer to listen to a description of the roles and teams at the game? Check out audio role profiles and team explainers as Chris and Zane discuss each section of the game below. Written content is linked after the audio options.

We’ve designed all the teams at First Contact: 2035 to ensure every player will have an awesome day. Regardless of what team you’re a member of, we expect you’ll have a fantastic time.

You can find an outline of the teams that will be available in the game to choose from below:

Countries (27 teams mostly made up of four players each)
United Nations (Led by the United Nations Secretary General)
Corporations (Eight corporations vying to become the most successful company in the world)
Scientific institutes (Five world-renowned institutes working on solutions to the planet’s big problems)
Global News Network (Seven journalists desperately trying to make their deadlines)
Aliens [REDACTED]

 
 

Played countries

There are 27 played countries in First Contact: 2035. Most countries will have four team members and you can see more about what roles are available in the Country Guide. Some of the larger countries, including Russia, China and the USA have more team members to account for their significant capabilities.

Below are the full list of played countries, split out by region:

Europe: France, Germany, Poland, Russia and UK
Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, USA and Venezuela
Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa
Middle East: India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey
Indo-Pacific: Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea.

The remaining non-played countries will be represented by facilitators to ensure players are interacting with a living, breathing world.

United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

The UNSC meets every turn and is formed of the five Permanent Member States, plus the UN Secretary General who chairs the meeting.

These Member States were granted permanent membership as the countries involved helped create the United Nations and continue to play important roles in maintaining international peace and security.

The five Permanent Member States are:

China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States

The USNC is chaired by the UN Secretary General and you can find more out about the structure of the UN here.