| "We Have To Save Them!" | Deus Ex-Machina | Green Women | Sex At An Inappropriate Time | Jesus Allegory |
| Alien With Ridiculous Name | Rag-Tag Bunch Of Rebels | Hero Gains Conveniently Timed Super Power | Dramatic Slow Motion | Memories Are Altered Or Wiped |
| Chess-Inspired Game | Someone In An Access Hatch | I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS (free square) | Villain Has Magic Powers | Red Filter |
| Useless Blinking Lights | "Explain It In English!" | Turns Out To Be Earth All Along | Suspended Animation | Crash Landing |
| Escape Pod | Subtle Racism | Expert With An Outdated Weapon | Parallel Worlds or Timelines | Planet With A Single Climate |
| Someone In An Access Hatch | Jet-pack | It Was All A Dream (Or Simulation) | Knocked Over Table In The Mess Hall | Wise Old Mentor |
| British People From Space | Device That Kills You And Hurts The Whole Time You're Dying | "We Have To Save Them!" | Long-Winded Exposition | Dramatic Slow Motion |
| Wilhelm Scream | Subtle Racism | I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS (free square) | Annoying Sidekick | Phasers Set To Stun |
| Mentor Gets Killed | Unauthorized Medical Experiments | Laser Battle | Someone Thrown Out The Airlock | Sudden Betrayal |
| Cutting Random Wires | Unobtanium | Didn't Check If They Were Dead | Memories Are Altered Or Wiped | Self Destruct Stopped With Seconds To Go |