Make Friends—and Enemies

You begin with five home planets and twenty ships.
To spread your civilization across the stars, you must send ships through the hyperspace gate as it opens before you.
Destiny decides where you will attempt to establish a colony, whether it be in the system of a dire foe or long-term ally.
Once you’ve launched your ships, you can then ask other players to support you, as can your opponent.
But be careful! Even your allies are still enemy alien species with their own agendas.
Will their participation help them to advance while you struggle, or are you cunning enough to use the alliance for your benefit?

When all the ships have reached their destination, you pick what card you will play, deciding whether to fight, negotiate, or morph to mimic your opponent’s action.
Alien powers and Reinforcement, Artifact, and Flare cards can also be played at this time.
Finally, you and your opponent resolve the outcome.
You may win and establish your colony, or you may be defeated and lose your ships to the Warp until you rescue them.
Otherwise, in the chaos of conflict you may win a battle, but still lose ships or cards, or negotiation a more beneficial outcome for all parties, or have negotiations may fail utterly with dire consequences for both you and your opponent.
If you succeed in establishing a new colony, you move closer to victory, but you fail, your ships are sent into the abyss!

The Infinite Cosmos

Cosmic Encounter offers you and your fellow aliens several variants for gameplay.
You may choose to shorten or lengthen a game by altering the number of colonies required or integrate Tech cards to give each player a specific objective.
By researching these wonderous tools, Tech cards become useful assets that add a new layer of strategy and chaos to your games.

With its numerous alien species, Flare cards, Artifact cards, and gameplay variants, Cosmic Encounter truly offers infinite gaming experiences.
With an easy-to-learn base for newer players and a variety of customization and strategic complexity, Cosmic Encounter is sure to engross any player in the cosmos.
So now the time has come- amass your fleet, form your alliances, and dive into the vast galaxy!