cosmic encounter rulebook

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Welcome to

the Cosmos

Uncountable eons ago, at the dawn o a orgotten age, a raceevolved at the heart o a spiral galaxy. Later, they would come to

be known as the Precursors. Tey were the rst intelligent lie inthe universe, and they were alone.

Teir technology was nothing short o miraculous, and it allowedthem to explore the universe as they sought out other sentient be-ings. However, their search was in vain.

Feeling the weight o their solitude, eventually the Precursorssent out probes to thousands o inhabitable planets. Each probecontained the seeds o lie, with the hope that sentience wouldeventually ollow.

Ater that, no one knows what happened to them. Perhaps they ellvictim to some unknown threat, or perhaps they simply evolved be-

yond this universe. In any event, by the time the probes childrenbegan to master space travel, the Precursors were gone.

Tey let behind a mighty legacy, however. At the edge o eachsolar system where they planted one o their seeds, the Precursorslet a cache o technology and a hyperspace gate. Trough this git,their children could nd and communicate with each other.

And so they began to do so. Although the younger races did not

completely understand the Precursors technology, they were ableto use it easily enough. O course, without the guiding hand o theelder race, the younger races soon ell to squabbling among them-selves. Eventually this gave rise to the current age the Cosmic Age.

Cosmic Encounter a ga h v play (h play h b), playabl w h. I Cos-mic Encounter, play ak h l va al a a ggl pay. T play ,g, ad dplay h vy. Te winner(s)will be the rst player(s) to have ve colonies on any planets out-side his or her home system.

Game Overview

I Cosmic Encounter, ah play h lad a ala. T bj h ga ablh l hplay plaay y. Play ak yg ab-lh l. T w() a h play() hav v

l ay pla d h h h y. A playd d hav l all h y, j l v pla d h h h y. T lay all b y ad v lpl y.

During a

Players Turn

O a play , h h b h ofense. T ah play (h deense, dd by daw-

g h dy dk) a pla by vg a gp h h hp hgh h hyppa ga ha pla. T ad d v allies h d ad h, aalla a dlad, play a ad adw. T

What is a Colony?

Acolony dd a hp h

a l a pla. I a play ha hp a pla, h h ha a ly h. I a playha w hp h a pla, llly a ly, pd lplhp. A play ay ly hav ly aygv pla. Hwv, a pla ay hav ha ly, pvdd ah ly -lld by a d play. A ly ha a playw h h h y d a ahome colony, whl a ly ha a play w ay h play h y alld aoreigncolony. Eablhg g l h ky

wg h ga.


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ad a vald, ad h ba hp, ad, ad h d h h . T ad all ay ablh a ly h pla, hy ay l h hp h warp, h ay l. Alhgh bh play a hway hp ah d ha h , h d kw

whh ad h h d wll play wha h ay b

bgh ba h .

I a play l h , ha play d adplay pa h l. I a play w h , haplay ha h p hav a d . Rgadl h d , h play h dad play pa h l.

Alien Powers and

Rules Conficts

Eah play ha a al pw ha allw h h baka ga l. I ay a wh ga l wha al pw, h pw ak pd.

Components

T Rlbk1 Wap5 Play Cly Mak

1 Hyppa Ga

25 Play Pla (5 p play)100 Pla Shp (20 p play)50 Al Sh20 Dy Cad72 C Cad50 Fla Cad20 h Cad42 C k7 Gdg k1 G Pla1 La Ca k

1 Ph k

1 Ala Flh Fla

Component

Overview

T llwg by db ad dy h p- Cosmic Encounter.

The Warp

T bad h h play-g aa. Dad hp g h

whl wag b d.

Player

Colony Markers

T ak a plad hak ad h wap dh play pg wad w-g h ga.

Hyperspace Gate

T hyppa ga d dg laly hw

wh ad hw a akg pla.

Player Planets

Eah play v v playpla ha playl. T v plaak p h playhome system.

Plastic Ships

Eah play v 20 pla hp ha play l. Thp a dgd ak p ah h d avpa whl playg.

Te Warp

Player Colony Markers

Hyperspace Gat

Player Planets


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Destiny Cards

T ad a d d a play pp d-g h h . S Dy pag 7 hdal.

Cosmic Cards

C ad h va:

Encounter Cards

T aak, ga, ad h ph ad, ada d lv . S Rval pag 9 h dal.

Reinforcement Cards

T a b d h d a . S R- Cad pag 13 a pl dp.

DESTINY

YELLOWHaveanencounterwiththeyellowplayerinhisorherhomesystem.

However,ifyouaretheyellowplayer,either:Haveanencounter

A)withanyotherplayerinyourhomesystemor,Discardthiscard

B)anddrawagain.

DESTINY

Alien Sheets

Eah h h lla a d al bg ad

db q pw.

Name:1. T h al a.Power:2. T x xpla h al pal pw.T wd use bld al da wh a pway b ald wh a C Zap.

History:3. T h al hy. I ha gaplay.

Short Power Description:4. A abbvad xplaa- h al pw h h play ad.

Skill Level:5. T dd kll lvl h play- wh g h a l. G bg, yllw da, ad d xp.

Player Prerequisite:6. T x xpla whh l

(, d, a play, ally, .) h play b llg h al pw.

Optional/Mandatory:7. T x a whh gh al pw pal aday.

iming Strip:8. T ag pa h p hw whh pha() h al pw used.

4

1

2

3

5 5

6 7

8

Addstoeithersidestotal.Playafterencountercardsarerevealed.

+5

+5

+5

MainPlayer orAllyOnly

REINFORCEMENT

REINFORC

EMENT

StartTurn Regroup Destiny LaunchAlliance Planning Reveal Resolution

ENCOUNTER

ATTACK

40Opposed by Attack:Higher total (ships +

card) wins.

Opposed by Negotiate:Wins, but opponentcollects compensation.

40

40ENCOUNTER

Attack

ENCOUNTER

ENCOUNTER

Opposed by AttackLoses, but collects

compensation.

Opposed by NegotiatePlayers have one minute tomake a deal or lose three

ships to the warp.

NEGOTIATE

ENCOUNTERMORPH

Duplicates opponentsencounter card when

revealed.

ENCOUNTER

Negotiate Morph


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Artifact Cards

T hav a vay . S Aa Cad pag 13 a pl dp.

Flare Cards

Fla ad a xd h dk a h a hga. Lk aa, a ad hav va . Ulk a-a, a a d a play had a bg playd.I add, ah a ad kyd a p al ad haa d wh playd by ha al. S Fla Cad pag 13 a pl dp.

Tech Cards

h ad p ga hlg ha a bahd by a play wh g h pal hlgyvaa h ga. h ad a dbd dal pag 14.

Cosmic Tokens

T k a d by a al (h a h Wa h k-k) kp ak a al-p av h h ga.

Grudge Tokens

T k a d by h Gdg kp ak playbg ag by h Gdg pw, ad h x-plad h Gdg h.

Other Tokens

T k a d wh h h ad wh playg hpal hlgy vaa h ga. T ah xplad h pdg h ad.

Alternate Filch

Flare

T h la v h Flh a ad adha b ldd play ha p gal, wha val, . Playhld ly v h Flh a,g h h h bx.

Genesis Planet

Lunar CannonPrometheus ok


ARTIFACT

ARTIFACT

AsAnyPlayer

COSMICZAPStopsPower.Playthiscardatanytimetocanceloneuseofanyalienspower,includingyourown.atpowermaynotbeusedagainduringthecurrentencounter.

Super(IfYouaretheClone)Youmaychoosetoreceiveuptodoublethenormalamountofcompensation,ifyour

opponenthassufficientcards.Resolution

Main PlayerOnly

Wild(IfYou areNottheClone)Youdonothavetodiscardanyartifactyouplay.Insteadyoumayretainitandplayitagain

duringalaterencounter.

AnyPhase

AsAnyPlayer

CLONEKEEPSOWNENCOUNTERCARD

4

TECH


DefenseOnly

COLLAPSIUMHULLSSaveShip.Oncecompleted,thistechstaysinplay.Whileitisin play,when youloseanencounterasthedefenseby5orless,oneofyourshipsmay

remainontheplanetinsteadofgoingtothewarp.Yourshipcoexistswithanyshipsthatestablishacolonyontheplanetduringtheencounter.

Super(IfYouaretheFilch)

Youmayfilchanyotherplayersused

encountercardwhetheryouwere

involvedintheencounterornot.Reveal

AsAnyPlayer

Wild(IfYouareNottheF

Youmaycheatandtakeyours

thewarp(tocolonies)orcards

deckordiscardpile,evenwhe

arenotentitledtothem.Ifcaug

theact,youloseoneshiptothe

andreturntheitemsyouwereca

filching.Youdonthavetoreveal

cardunlessyouarecaught,buton

isrevealedthedeckanddiscardsa

placednexttoyouforeasyaccessAnyPhas

AsAnyPlayer

FILCHTakesOpponentsU

ClassicEditio


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Setup

ppa a ga Cosmic Encounter, ally llwh p.

Set Up Warp and Planets:1. Pla h wap h h play aa. Eah play h h a play l ad

ak h v play pla ha l, aagg h pla- hwv h h lk. Eah play pla h playly ak x h wap by h pa akd 0.

Place Ships:2. Eah play ak h 20 hp h hl ad pla h ah h h pla a ak.

Prepare Destiny Deck:3. Lk hgh h dy dkad v ay ad ha play l bgd. Shf h dk.

Choose Aliens:4. Shf h a ad ad dal w ahplay. T play ak h al h pdg h w a ad lk a h , hg h w al play dg h ga. T h al plad adw h play, whl h h alh d h bx.

Note: T al a ad by dd playkll lvl, hw by h al lap h pp h al h ad h a ad. Iplayg wh bg, h g al al

a abl. I playg wh daly

xpd play, h yllw al al aadd dd vay. A h d al al, hya ga hag h ga, ad alag a alld aga h. Rd al ala b d wh playg wh xp play.

Prepare Flares:5. T a dal ah play a hak ad addd h dk. I h a w ha

v play, xa a a adly addd bg hal h dk 10 a. Shf h dk.

Note: Play j lag Cosmic Encounteray wh play wh a h wga, l hy hav a g gap h baw h ga.

Note: T a w d v h Flha ad ldd h w v ad h lav. Play ay h Flh a, alhghhy hld ly v dg a ga.

Deal Hands:6. Eah play h dal a had gh ad h dk, ad h ad h dk plad a h h playg aa. Play ay lka h ad, b ay hw h h play.

Select First Player:7. Daw h dy dk l aplay l daw. Ta play b h play.Shf h daw ad bak h dy dk ad hga ady bg.


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The Turn

Sag wh h play ad g h l, ahplay ak h h d. A play w . T gaad, bh play ay ly hav a d h h wh ( lly ak a dal dg h -

). Eah pd v pha, whha dbd h llwg .

Starting the Turn

T play wh (h ofense) hk h hhad ak a a la ad. I d , h play val ay ad ag had,dad h, h daw a w had gh ad. T h ly dg h ha h h ay g aw had ad h ah. Shld h ad la , h h d ( DawgNw Cad pag 13).

Phases of an Encounter

Regroup1.Destiny2.Launch3.

Alliance4.Planning5.Reveal6.

Resolution7.

1. Regroup

Tgh h ga, hp wll g h wap wh - a l. A h a a , h hp vd h wap ad plad h hl (h hw). I a play ha l, hvd hp plad dly h hyppa ga.

2. DestinyT h daw h p ad hdy dk. T dy dk al, wld, ad pal. I h ly ad l h dk, d daw. Iad hf h al ad ad hdy dad pl gh aw dy dk ad daw hw dk.

If a Color is Drawn

I h daw ad hw a play l, da h pla y wh h hav a . F xapl, hd play daw a g dy ad, h dplay hav a h gy. T g play h d

h .

I a play daw h h w l, hplay ay h daw aga (l h playdaw a ad ha d hw h h wl) h play ay ap dv a g ly h h h pla. I h a, h play whly bg dv b h d ( DvgO Fg Cl pag 12).

Wh dawg h h w l, a play ha a hpla wh hp a all (y hw), h h h ay a h hyppa ga a ha pla aa-ally -ablh a ly h wh p hp h l. Dg a a l .

Note: S h dy ad hwga play l a akd wh a hazad

wag. T ha ga playad wll b d a xpa.

If a Wild is Drawn

I h daw ad a wld, h ayhav a wh ay play h hh. F h , h h play h d. T ak pla h h play h y.

If a Special is Drawn

I h daw ad a pal, wll xplah d h . T playdad by h dy ad h d h , ad h ad da wh

h ak pla. F pp ga (h a h Shadw xably), pal a ad a hgh had hwd h play l h playdgad a h d.

DESTINY

YELLOWHaveanencounterwiththeyellowplayerinhisorherhomesystem.

However,ifyouaretheyellowplayer,either:Haveanencounter

A)withanyotherplayerinyourhomesystemor,Discardthiscard

B)

anddrawagain.

DESTINY

Destiny Card Back

Sample ColorDestiny Card

DESTINY

DESTINY

WILDHaveanencounterwithanyotherplayerofyourchoiceinhisorherhomesystem.

Sample WildDestiny Card

DESTINY

DESTINY

SPECIALHaveanenco

unterwiththeplayerwhohas themostforeigncolonies(otherthanyou).Intheeventofatie,breakthetietoyourleft.

eencountertakesplaceintheotherplayershomesystem.

Sample SpeciaDestiny Card


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3. Launch

T ak h hyppa ga ad p a pla h y dad by h daw dy ad.

T h ak hp ay h hl, ak h, ad pla h h wd d hhyppa ga. T ay ak hp h hh l g l. Shp ay all b ak h a ly d l. A play hld b

al v all h hp a ly, hwv,a h h wll l h ly by dg ( Sppg aPla Shp pag 13).

T d ay add ba hp h agdpla. N ha, a h y, h d ay hav ay hp h agd pla, whh a h hdd h pla wh z hp.

Can Macron Attack

Clones Colony in

Zombies System?

N, ally. Dawg a pal, a wld, ah play l ly allw h aak ah play ha play h y-. Dawg h w l ly allwh aak ah play ly h h y. Bag pal abl,h way h aak ahplay ly wh lad a hd playh y.

Main Players

T ad d a al kw a hmain players.

Defending with Nothing?

Ev hgh a play ay lg hav a ly h h h pla, ha play

ll dd . T a l -al .

F xapl, a Flh ad Paa ah havw hp Ma pla. Maha hp h pla h hp havalady b h wap by h h w a daadly aak. S, wh Cl ha a wh Ma Ma h y,Cl a a h hyppa ga a ha plaad a z ddg hp. Alhgh Flhad Paa a p h pla, ll

Ma pla, ad Ma h d. O, Ma ha hg l h, q pbl Cl ga aay ly. Hwv, Flh ad Paa addg h pla, h l a aa wll ( h Byad dba blw h dal).

Bystanders

Cl h d pla whh a pa ha h y (ha , hy a hl h h y) d wadh dv al ad a ad by h

. Ty a ply byad. Wh aplay apg dv a g ly h h h y, ly play lya b h b h d h .

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6. Reveal

T ad d h ad ap lalyad a w dd.

If Both Players

Reveal Attack

Cards

Eah a play add hb h ad h hvald h b hp h h d. I y a h, y add y ad val h b y hp h hyppa ga pl ay alld

hp h hyppa ga. Iy a h d, y addy ad val h b y hp h plavlvd h pl h b alldhp x h pla.T play wh hhgh al w, wh gg h d.

4. Alliance

Nx, h ad d ak all hlp h. Thapp a dbd blw.

F, h a whh play h h wh

hav a all. T ay v h d a a ally.T play hld pd h va y.

Nx, h d v all. H h ay v ay play- (xp h ) b all, v h alady vdby h .

O all a vd, play h ha h add h d. Sag wh h play h l h ad g lkw, ah play ap dl va ally. A play ay ly a lly wh hh h d bh. A play ay h ally wh h d.

I a play all wh h , h allyg play pla h h hp (ak ay l) hhyppa ga. A play alld wh h d a a ofensive ally.

I a play all wh h d, h allyg play pla h h hp (ak ay l) x ,b , h agd pla. A play alld wh h d d a adeensive ally.

Oly a a play ha alld wh a d ( dld all va-) ad d hp d h x play ap dl a va.

5. Planning

T ad h d w ah l a ad h had (a aak, ga, ph) ad pla adw hlv. I h d ha - ad had, h h ay val ay ag ad

had, dad h, ad h daw a w gh-ad hadb lg a ad dg h pha. I h ha ad had, h h d daly, adbd d Dawg Nw Cad pag 13.

When do I Draw

New Cards?

N ha play d g daw a w ad

a h d a , h d h , v wh hy ad. A play lydaw a w had gh ad wh h hx d a ad ad ha .T h a h a h play

wh h play h d dg h Pla-g Pha. T xplad h dal pag 13. J b ha ypally a play all ad h h hadb h h g w . Play hldlk h b a a ad. T ky Cosmic Encounter d way ak

h b ah ad a play had. Play- wll d ha ad ha wak a wll b l ah.


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Example: Te Zombie (green) is the oense and has drawn adestiny card instructing him to attack the Clone (red). He places

our ships in the hyperspace gate and points it at one o the Clonesplanets that contains two deending Clone ships. Te Zombie asksboth the Oracle (yellow) and the Sorcerer (blue) to be oensiveallies. Te Clone asks only the Oracle to be a deensive ally. TeOracle (to the let o the Zombie) has two oers. She chooses to ally

with the Clone and places two ships next to Clones planet, but noton it (bringing the total to our). Te Sorcerer allies with the Zom-bie, adding two ships to the hyperspace gate (bringing the total tosix). Both the Zombie and Clone play encounter cards acedown,then reveal them. Te Zombie plays an attack card with a valueo 10. Added to the ships on his side, he has a total attack value o16. Te Clone is deending with our total ships but plays a cardwith an attack value o 15, bringing his total to 19. Te Clonewins, keeping the Zombie o his planet.

If One Player Reveals an

Attack Card and the Other

Reveals a Negotiate Card

T play wh playd h ga ad l h aaally. Hwv, h lg play wll g lapa by akg ad h bllg pp

had. S Cpa pag 11.

If Both Players Reveal

Negotiate Cards

A ap ad ah a dal. Aak hav b pad av dplay. All all bh d hhp ay h l. Ty g hg. T aplay hav ak a dal. A h p, hy aga a ally agabl dal play hadball ad y ga a w dal h pp a . T g-ag play hld b al, hwv, alg aka dal d h h hp h wap ah.

I a dal, a play ay ad ad ad/ allw h hpp ablh ly ay pla wh hplay alady ha a ly. I h way ah a play ayga a w ly ad/ w ad. Ay a play hp haa h wap a b d ablh h ly. Cad h play had, h dk. Ayhp ag h hyppa ga a h dal ay h l. All a v ldd a dal.I ag ahd wh , h dal al.

T play a ag d hg a a dal h a ad a ba hag had a dal b l.

Example: Te Anti-Matter and the Clone are the main playersin an encounter. Both play negotiate cards acedown. When theyare revealed, the players now have one minute to reach a deal.Te Clone wants a colony (she is behind in colonies) and agrees to

give the Anti-Matter her three lowest cards in return or a colony(the Anti-Matter likes low cards due to his alien power). Te

Anti-Matter agrees to this and the deal is done. Te Clone gainsa colony and places two ships on it. Te Anti-Matter gets threeattack cards with values o 4, 6, and 8.

If Either Player Reveals

the Morph Card

T ph ad b a xa dpla h pp ad wh vald. F a, h play p-p val a ga, h ph ad b a g-a. I h play pp val a aak 20, h ph


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ad b a aak 20. Rlv h allya hgh bh d playd h dplad ad. O h - lvd, h ph ad al.

Note: T ly ph ad h ga, pbl w play laly.

W pbl, bh play wld l h

, dg all hp vlvd h wap.

Resolution

O h h ha b dd, lv h .

If the Offense Won

All h hp h hyppa ga (h hp play all hp) a plad h pla, h ablhg( pbly g) a ly h ad ahv ally. Eah play ablhg a ly adva h h play ly ak by pa ad h wap.T d hp h pla pl ay dv allhp ddg h pla g h wap.Oh hp h pla d g h wap. Ty wbyad ad vlvd h .I h wa h h , h h ay hav a d .

If the Defense Won

T hp g h alady ablhd l hddg pla ay h.

All h hp h hyppa ga (h pl ayall hp) g h wap.Dv all h allyg hp ay hl (v hy a d wh hy a). Dv all d g lad h pla hy

j hlpd dd.Dv all al g a pal b alld deenderrewards: F ah hp a dv ally bd h

d, ha play daw a ad h dk ak h h hp h wap. Mv hp h

wap ay h play l h h h.T play ay b h p, xapl, dawgw ad ad vg w hp h wap (pvddha h play had d hp h ld ha ).I h wa h , h h ay hav a d , ad play pa h l.

If a Deal was Made

T h dal a ad a agd p. I hwa h , h h ay hav a d.

If a Deal Failed

T a play ah l h h hp h h h wap. I h wa h , h d , ad play pa h l.

Compensation

Wh play play a ga ad h pp play aaak ad, h play wh playd h ga ad g ll pa. Ta play adly ak ad ah hp h h l h wap ( g ayall hp hy g h wap wh pa) h h pp had. I h play pp dhav gh ad pvd ll pa, h playak h pp had ad.

After Resolving

the Encounter

O h h a lvd, dad hvald ad h dad pl. I h wh ( lly ad a dal) ad h wa h h , h ay hav a d .

Ohw, play pa h l.

Compensation

vs. Rewards

Compensation h ad a play g al h h pp a lg a by playg a ga v. h pp- aak ad.

Rewards, h h had, a hp vd h wap ad a play g daw h dk a a wad dg hp hlp hd lly w a .

T w a d, b al g h xd p.


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Shared Wins

I pbl, hgh alla ad l ga, hav ha play ga v l a h a .I h a, h play ha a w.

Losing Alien

Powers

Wh h a play h l a lad,h play l h h al pw ad h h alh adw. T l h pw daly, ada play a la . I a play daw h h w l h dy dk ( a pal ad dg-ag h h a h d), h play ay ap -ablh a ly h h h y. I h playga h h pw by havg a ly a la hh pla, ha play al h ap .

Zapping Powers

Oaally, a ga (h a h C Zap aa) ad zap a pw. T a ly happ wh h pw useda dbd al h. T ha pwuse h ald ad ha pw ay b d agal h d h .

S pa al pw (h aWa ably add k alh ad Zb ably hp a

pa a dal) d q h pw b used d , ad

h a b zappd.

Timing

Conficts

T g p alg h b ah al h ad all- ad gally a wh h p

ga ay b d. Hwv, h ll a g (wh w play vk ady pal laly) bw pw, aa, ad h ga ad , l ak pla h llwg d:

T .1.T d.2.Play wh a h a play, ag wh h3.play h l h ad pdg lkw.

Driving Out

Foreign

Colonies

I a play daw h h w l h dy dk (a pal ad ha dga h h a h d), hplay ay y la a g ly h h hy. T yp la h dbdabv, xp h p h hyppa ga a ahplay ly h h w pla y. T

h whh play ly h ag. Ta play b- h d ha . Rb ha all hp l ay pla ak p ly ly. All hl h pla a byad.

Note: I h a pla a play h ywh hp , ag h hyppa ga aha pla allw h play aaally -ablh a ly ha pla wh p hp ay h h l. Dg a a l .

Home PlanetsWithout

Colonies

A ad al, a play ha ly a h plaha h h ddg, h play dd h pla -ally xp ha h h hp z.


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Stripping

a Planet

of Ships

A a a play v h la h h hp anypla, ha play lg ha a ly ha pla. Ayhp vlvd h a ha pla.Shp vd h wap a ha pla.Ta play ha ly h. I a play ha hp l h h h pla, h h ll dd (wh z hp). I a situation arises where a player must relocateships but he or she has no colonies anywhere on the board, thoseships go to the warp.

Drawing

New Cards

I h ha ad (aak, ga, ph) a h a h h , h play (pbl) dad ay - ad, daw gh wad, ad h h .

I h ad la dg h h ad d play , h d -daly. (T gh happ val a, ldg

payg pa a a , a al pw, aad .) I h happ, h ay h h hp h hyppa ga h h l. Allal h hp ay h l.

I h d ha ad wh h h qd play a ad a (ally dg hPlag Pha), h d play ( pbl) daday - ad, daw gh w ad, ad play h h . I h d d daw ay ad h w had, h p pad aay a ay.

Card Types

S ga , h a h Plag aa, ad yp. T d ad yp a: aak, ga,ph, , a, ad aa.

Artifact Cards

Aa a dv ad by h P ad l b-hd pbl by h hld. T pwl allw play h al h adh ga. Aa ad a laly akd. Ty a b

playd a ad b ay b playd a h . Allaa ad a dadd a hy hav b playd. Eahaa ad ll y wh ad hw ay b playd.

Reinforcement

Cards

R allw play p h al a a ad hav b vald. R a- b playd a ad. Iad, dg h RvalPha, a ad a vald, h , d,ad ay all ay play ad h d h (h d aly hav b h wd). T ad add ha d al h. Play ay playg p h l all play pa. O allplay hav pad h ppy play h -, h lvd wh h w al.

Flare Cards

Fla a pwl ad q dv bl by ah al adally hag h . Fla a bplayd a ad, b ay b playd a h .Fla ad a d h play had a bg playdad bg dadd.A fare cannot be used more thanonce per encounter, and a player may use no more than one fare

per encounter.

Nally, wh a play play a a, h wld a h ad d. Hwv, a play play h h alw a (h a h Zb playg h Zb a), h

p a h ad mustb d. A play aally h wld a h h w a. Txp h wh a play l h h pw ha zappd ( pag 12). Wh a al pw, a play lg ha a h p a h h al.T play ay ly h wld a h h al h h ga a h al pw.


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Variants

T a val l vaa ha play ayjy g.

Four Planets

I d play a h ga (dd wh playgwh w play), play ay wh h vaa. D-g p, ah play ly v play pla ad v. I add, ly 16 hp a d ah play, wh hp bg plad ah pla a al. Fally, hplay ly d hav g l w ad v, ad ly d w h l aa h al pw ad h.

Note: I g h vaa wh h hlgyvaa, v all ad wh a ah b 8 h h dk b play. T ada d wh h F Pla vaa.

Hidden Powers

I h vaa, play lav h al h adw alg h a h a h ga. Whl a play alh a adw, pw a b d. A playay h h al h ap a ay d . O d ap, h play al h aap h h ga.

Rotating Powers

I h vaa, h daw a w al h a h a h h . T ay h h kp hh ld w al h, dadg h h. I h hddpw vaa bg d, w pw play adw.

Freewheeling

Flares

I h vaa, play ay a ay a a hy whdg ah , alhgh ah a ay l l ly bd p . T vaa dd ly

xpd play wh a abl wh h ad-dal plxy h d h ga.

Technology

h ad p vlay hlg ha playa ah dg h ga. Eah h ad ha a ada ah b , whh p hw lg ak dvlp h hlgy.

Setup

I play dd play wh h vaa, hf h hl-gy dk ad dal w h ad ah play a pl-g h al ga p. Eah play h lk a h h w h ad, l , ad dad h h, ap,x h hlgy dk. T ld h ad pladadw h play, ad dd pa h h had.

Alien Interactions

T a ay way h d al pw- a, ad play wll d ally xa h pw vlvd d- h a. A a xapl, ag a bw h Oal ad h S.

Lkg a h al h, a b ha

alhgh bh pw h a pha,h Oal pw ak pla bh Oal l a ad, whl h Spw ag ak pla a bh play havld a ad. S, h Oal pw d, g h S play h ad ap. T Oal h lk a ha adad l h ad, playg a-dw. Nw ha bh ad hav bld, h S pw ay b d. I hS wh, h ay wh ad

wh h Oal b valg h Oal ad.

O , h Oal kw ha b h playdh ad, d h S h h ad h ?

S, a al a lk dwk, ak a ally wk hghh pw vlvd, ad al all a, ha hld b la.


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Note: I g h vaa wh h F Plavaa, v all ad wh a ah b 8 h h dk b play. T ada d wh h F Pla vaa.

Using Technology

A h a ay play Rgp Pha, b h v a hp h wap, ah play ay ah hh ad, pl h h ad, d hg.

Researching a Tech Card

ah a h ad, h play ak h h hp ay h play l ad v p h h h ad. T hp w ahg ha h ad. Oa hp ahg a h ad, a b vd ha h ad l h h ad pld.

Completing a Tech Card

pl a h ad, h play h h ad ap.I h a a b hp ahg h h qal ga ha h h ad ah b, h h pld. T play h ahg hp ay h h l. T pld h ad a playad ay w b d. I h b hp h h ad lw ha ah b, h h ad abadd.

T play h ahg hp ay h hl, a b, b h h ad dadd, ap, x h hlgy dk ad bg d.

N ha hlgy ad ay hav ay d .S h a dadd a bg d, whl ha play h h ga pld.

Getting New Tech Cards

I a play lgbl hav a d dg h h , h h ay gv p h ppy hav a -d ad ad ba a w h ad. T playdaw a b h ad qal h h -g l pl , l , ad dad h h. Tld h ad plad adw h play ad b ahd b a b pld, j a b.T l h b h ad a play a havadw h h, b a play ay ly ah pl h ad dg ah Rgp Pha. I hh dk , hf h h dad pl ak a wh dk.

Note: T Mah ay gv p d la ba a w h ad, b dg d , gadl al pw.

Losing Researching Ships

Shp ahg a h ad a dd b ha

play h y, b ay papa ay -. Play ay a h hyppa ga a a h ad,b hp a b l a h ad h way (h ah Shadw pw).


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Credits

Game Design: Bll Ebl, Jak Kdg, POlka, ad Bll N

Game Development: Kv WlNew Alien Design: Cd Ch, Bja

Cl, Ala Eh, Bad Fl, KHbbad, Gald Kaz, E M. Lag, JakRda, Dk Rh, Ma S, adKv Wl

Editing: Sa SwaGraphic Design: Sab Lwll, Adw Nava,

ad Ba ShbgAdditional Graphic Design:WL SpgArt Direction: Z RbAlien Art: Fla Ca, Rya Bag, ad

Adw NavaAdditional Illustrations:Adw NavaPlastic Ship Design: WL SpgLead Playtester: Mk ZbwkPlaytesters: Mak Alva, Ja L Aglag,

Jh Ald, Bak, Bya Bll,Mahw B. Cay, dd E, Cy Fkl,Da Fagh, Rb Fagh, J.R. Gdw,Mak Haa, Aa Hapa, CalHhk, Eh Hhk, E Hwad, JKaha, Dal Kap, J Kg, E M. Lag,

Jph Lag, Sab Lwll, M Lw,Ty Ldwg, Mak Mhll, Rk Naz,Sv Odh, Jak Rda, Dk Rh,Na Sadall, Jh Skgb, Ja All LSh, Ja Sh, Jda Sp, PaVaMj, ad Kv Wd

Special Tanks:Jak Rda, Dk Rh,Sv Jak, ad a XYZZY

Production Manager: Gab LalExecutive Developer:J dballPublisher: Cha . P

2008 Faay Flgh Pblhg, I., all gh vd.

N pa h pd ay b pdd wh p- p. Cosmic Encounterpblhd d l E Pd, I. Faay Flgh Ga, ad hFFG lg a adak Faay Flgh Pblhg, I.Cosmic Encounter a gd adak E Pd-, I. Faay Flgh Ga lad a 1975 WCy Rad B2, S 1, Rvll, Ma, 55113,USA, ad a b ahd by lph a 651-639-1905.Ra h a y d.

Reference

A Players Turn

T (h av play) ha wh ah play. I h w ha - lly ak a dal, h ay hav a d wh ah play.

Awad, play pa h l.

Phases of an Encounter

Regroup:1. T v hp h wap.

Destiny:2. T daw a dy ad

d h d ad ag y.

Launch:3. T a h hyppa gaa h d l h agy ad pla p hp h ga.

Alliance:4. T v all, h hd v all. Sag h l h ad g lkw, all j dad d p hp ah hlp h d.

Planning:5. T ad h d ah -l a ad ad play h adw.

Reveal:6. T ad h d h ad ap ad add p h al.

Resolution:7. Play d h w h ad lv ay h.

Timing Conficts

Wh g , lv hllwg d:

T .1.T d.2.Play wh a h a play, ag3.

wh h play h l h adpdg lkw.

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