Board game · 1977
Cosmic Encounter
By request of Fantasy Flight Games, Board Game Geek lists the various editions of Cosmic Encounter in separate entries. Each edition is the same game at its core, but the features, compatible expansions, and production differ a…
- Players
- 2 to 6
- Duration
- 90 min
- Age
- 12 and up
- Complexity
- Family
Kevin Wilson · Bill Eberle · Jack Kittredge · Peter Olotka · Bill Norton · Mayfair Games · Fantasy Flight Games · The Avalon Hill Game Co · Eon Products, Inc. (Eon) · Hexagames (I)
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By request of Fantasy Flight Games, Board Game Geek lists the various editions of Cosmic Encounter in separate entries. Each edition is the same game at its core, but the features, compatible expansions, and production differ among them. This entry is for the original 1977 Eon version.
Players represent alien races that are seeking to spread themselves onto five foreign worlds. To accomplish this, they make challenges against other players and enlist the aid of interested parties. But alien powers, which are unique to each race, give players ways to bend or outright break some rule in the game.
The game continues until one player occupies five planets in other systems to win. Shared victories are possible and a player need not occupy one's own system to win.
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