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product_id: 732994275
title: "Cosmic Encounter"
price: "C$12595"
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# 212 Cosmic & Flare Cards for endless strategy 50 Alien Sheets for unique player powers 100 Plastic Ships for epic space battles Cosmic Encounter

**Price:** C$12595
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌌 Command the cosmos—where strategy meets social intrigue!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Cosmic Encounter
- **How much does it cost?** C$12595 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- Customers looking for quality international products

## Why This Product

- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Fast-Track Fun:** Learn the game in under 10 minutes with a concise 12-page rulebook
- • **Community-Driven:** Join a massive, passionate player base for ongoing support and events
- • **Dynamic Alliances:** Forge and break alliances in real-time for high-stakes player interaction
- • **Infinite Replayability:** Unique alien powers ensure every game feels fresh and unpredictable
- • **High-Quality Components:** Premium plastic ships and detailed tokens elevate your gaming experience

## Overview

Cosmic Encounter is a fast-learning, highly replayable strategy board game for 3+ players aged 12 and up. Featuring 100 plastic ships, 50 unique alien powers, and over 200 cards, it delivers dynamic player alliances and confrontations. With premium components and a vibrant community, it’s a must-have for millennial managers craving social, strategic gameplay.

## Description

desertcart.co.jp: Cosmic Encounter : Japanese Books

Review: A fun time to be had - Rules-wise, the game is very easy to play, with a rulebook of only 12 or so pages. I taught my group in less than 10 minutes and we were engrossed since the "get-go". There are no dice in this game. It is a card game with funky ships, excellent production values, and a HUGE community support. This product shines with the Player to Player action. To get where you need to be, you must be confrontational but at the same time be willing to ally with them, situation permitting. Each player will be given a unique alien and that aspect alone will make this game replayable almost indefinately. Often the alien powers and the players decisions will bring about tons of hilarity and humourous frustration. Keep in mind though that this is a 3 player + game. I can't see one getting away with playing with 2 at all.

## Features

- Ages 12 and up.
- Manufacturer: Fantasy Flight Games
- Rulebook, 1 Warp, 5 Player Colony Markers, 1 Hyperspace Gate, 25 Player Planets (5 per player), 100 Plastic Ships (20 per player), 50 Alien Sheets, 20 Destiny Cards, 72 Cosmic Cards, 50 Flare Cards, 40 Tech Cards, 42 Cosmic Cards, 7 Grudge Tokge ens, 1 Genes is Planet, 1 Lunar Cannon Token, 1 Prometheus Token, 1 Alternate Filch Flare

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Amazon Bestseller | #1,530,983 in Japanese Books ( See Top 100 in Japanese Books ) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,187 Your Review |

## Images

![Cosmic Encounter - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91LaUplt0WL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is this a different game than the Avalon Hill game with the same title?**
A: Differences:  The Avalon Hill version only supports up to 4 players.  The Fantasy Flight version goes up to 5 in the base box (and up to 8 with expansions).  The AH version has only 20 aliens, but the FFG version has 50 in the box.  The AH version does not include flare cards, but the FFG has them for all 50 aliens.  The FFG also comes with a variant called Technology, which is new to the game.  There are also more components in the FFG version.

**Q: Does this version have different rules or components from the FFG release whose cover has only the logo and nothing else?**
A: The answer from Ryan is talking about the original edition from the 1970s. The answer to your actual question is, the second edition (parasite cover) is almost identical to the first FFG edition (no-alien cover) although they did tweak the texts on a very small number of aliens/cards. Basically they implemented about five errata listed in their FAQ.

**Q: Isn't the retail actually $59.95 as indicated on Fatasy Flight's website?**
A: Hello Joe,$59.95 is the publisher's suggested retail price.  But, retailers are free to sell the game at any price they want (above or below that).-- Respectfully,Robert S. Solow, Ph.D.CLS GamesAtlanta's Board Game WarehouseLAND: (770) 966-8340CELL: (770) 310-2498

**Q: Recommendations for my first expansion?**
A: we recommend Conflict and Incursion. Have fun playing this game.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fun time to be had
*by B***N on March 5, 2010*

Rules-wise, the game is very easy to play, with a rulebook of only 12 or so pages. I taught my group in less than 10 minutes and we were engrossed since the "get-go". There are no dice in this game. It is a card game with funky ships, excellent production values, and a HUGE community support. This product shines with the Player to Player action. To get where you need to be, you must be confrontational but at the same time be willing to ally with them, situation permitting. Each player will be given a unique alien and that aspect alone will make this game replayable almost indefinately. Often the alien powers and the players decisions will bring about tons of hilarity and humourous frustration. Keep in mind though that this is a 3 player + game. I can't see one getting away with playing with 2 at all.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Cosmic Encounter 4th Edition Board Game by Fantasy Flight Games - Classic Intergalactic Conquest Strategy Game for Kids and Adults, Ages 14+, 3-5 Players, 1-2 Hour Playtime
- Cosmic Incursion Board Game EXPANSION - Classic Strategy Game of Intergalactic Conquest for Kids and Adults, Ages 14+, 3-6 Players, 1-2 Hour Playtime, Made by Fantasy Flight Games
- Cosmic Conflict Board Game EXPANSION - Classic Strategy Game of Intergalactic Conquest for Kids and Adults, Ages 14+, 3-6 Players, 1-2 Hour Playtime, Made by Fantasy Flight Games

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*Last updated: 2026-01-31*