Cosmic Encounter Component Lists

Cosmic Encounter is a grand and silly game created by those wacky folks at Eon Games. Each player tales the role of an alien race with five home planets, a strange and often controversial power, and expansionist tendencies. The first player to establish bases on five new planets is the winner. Combat is resolved in a clever way that often ends up with all of the players involved in each conflict. The various expansion sets add to the mayhem and the tendency to bog down if there is a rule lawyer in the house. Cosmic Encounter is the best thing since sliced bread so long as you can cut loose and have fun with it.

Eon Edition

Assembled by Nick Sauer (11366ns@cygni.ho.att.com), June 20, 1994.

Basic Set

(list price was $12 for small box, $20 for large box)

15 Alien powers
Amoeba, Chronos, Clone, Empath, Laser, Macron, Mind, Mutant, Oracle, Philanthropist, Trader, Virus, Void, Vulch, Zombie

54 Cards
Attack 30(1), 20(2), 18(1), 15(2), 14(2), 12(4), 10(6), 8(8), 6(8), 4(2). Compromise(10). Edict Cosmic Zap(2), Emotion Control(1), Force Field(1), Mobius Tubes(2), Plague(1), Stellar Gas(1)

4 Planet Hexes

4 Token sets
Red, Blue, Green, Yellow

1 Warp Hex

1 Hyper-Space Cone

1 Rules book

Expansion Set 1

(list price was $6)

10 Alien powers
Crystal, Dictator, Grudge, Magnet, Parasite, Plant, Seeker, Skeptic, Will, Worm

1 Planet Hex
1 Token set
Silver (later this was changed to Orange)

Expansion Set 2

(list price was $6)

10 Alien powers
Anti-matter, Calculator, Diplomat, Filch, Gambler, Insect, Judge, Machine, Miser, Sorcerer

1 Planet Hex

1 Token set
Gold (later this was changed to Purple)

Expansion Set 3

(list price was $6)

15 Alien powers
Assassin, Assessor, Aura, Changeling, Demon, Deuce, Doppleganger, Healer, Mesmer, Reincarnator, Schizoid, Silencer, Vacuum, Warrior, Wrack

9 cards
Attack 17(1), 13(1), 9(2), 7(1). Compromise(1). Edict Rebirth(1), Timegash(1), Victory Boon(1)

Expansion Set 4

(list price was $6)

50 Flares
for all of the above aliens

1 rule sheet for flares and Zilch and Shark (7th and 8th player alien powers)

Expansion Set 5

(list price was $6)

100 Moons

1 rule sheet for moons

Expansion Set 6

(list price was $6)

10 Alien powers
Butler, Dragon, Ethic, Extortionist, Force, Hurtz, Lloyd, Negator, Pirate, Visionary

1 Lucre set

1 rule sheet for lucre

Expansion Set 7

(list price was $6)

14 Alien powers
Boomerang, Bully, Delegator, Disease, Filth, Fungus, Loser, Pacifist, Prophet, Siren, Sniveler, Terrorist, Warpish, Witch

Expansion Set 8

(list price was $6)

25 Flares
for aliens from sets 6,7, and 9

26 cards
Attack 40(1), 16(1), 15(2), 12(1), 7(3), 5(2), 1(1). Compromise(4). Edict Finder(1), Flare Zap(1), Keeper(1), Sanity(1), Un-Zap(1), Warp Break(1). Kicker 3(1), 2(3), 0(1)

1 rule sheet for kickers

Expansion Set 9

(list price was $6)

1 Alien power
Aristocrat

6 Unique planet hex stickers
Gas Giant, Pulsar, Rings, Six Pact, Space Dust, Spiral

6 Reverse Hyper-Space cone stickers (for destiny pile)

1 Reverse Hyper-Space cone sticker (for Hyper-Space cone)

1 complete rule book
includes all of the above rules and unique planet and reverse cone rules

West End Games Edition

Assembled by Residue (residue@aol.com), June 22, 1994.

20 Alien powers
Amoeba, Chronos, Clone, Empath, Filch, Insect, Laser, Machine, Macron, Mind, Mutant, Oracle, Philanthropist, Seeker, Sorcerer, Trader, Virus, Void, Vulch, Zombie

Same mix as the Eon basic set, plus 5 powers from the first two expansion sets. The WEG powers are identical to Eon's, except power cards are labeled "O"/"M" for optional/manditory, and the WEG Mutant "...may be used only once per challenge."

54 Cards
Attack 30(1), 20(2), 18(1), 15(2), 14(2), 12(4), 10(6), 8(8), 6(8), 4(2). Compromise(10). Edict Cosmic Zap(2), Emotion Control(1), Force Field(1), Mobius Tubes(2), Plague(1), Stellar Gas(1)

Same mix as the Eon basic set. WEG cards are smaller than Eon's and have different backs.

4 Planet Hexes
Identical to the Eon basic set

4 Token sets
Red, Blue, Green, Yellow

Same mix as the Eon basic set. WEG tokens and stardiscs are plastic disks.

1 Warp Hex
Identical to the Eon basic set

1 Hyper-Space Cone
Identical to the Eon basic set
1 Rules book
Rewritten. Same as Eon rules, except "[When both players in a challenge play compromise cards,] The deal does not have to be equal (you may agree to give your opponent three cards and a base for nothing, etc.). You may NOT trade nothing for nothing; in a successful deal a base or card must change hands." Eon rules do not explicitly forbid nothing-for-nothing deals.

Games Workshop Edition

Assembled by Residue (residue@aol.com), June 22, 1994.

32 Alien powers
Amoeba, Anti-Matter, Assessor, Aura, Calculator, Chronos, Clone, Deuce, Doppleganger, Empath, Filch, Gambler, Healer, Judge, Laser, Machine, Macron, Mesmer, Mind, Mutant, Oracle, Philanthropist, Seeker, Skeptic, Trader, Vacuum, Virus, Void, Vulch, Worm, Wrack, Zombie Same mix as the Eon basic set, plus almost half the powers of the first three expansion sets. The GW powers are identical to Eon's, except power cards are smaller, two-sided, and have different art.

66 Cards
Attack 30(1), 20(2), 18(1), 17(1), 16(1), 15(2), 14(2), 13(1), 12(4), 10(6), 9(2), 8(8), 7(2), 6(8), 4(2). Compromise(12). Edict Cosmic Zap(2), Emotion Control(1), Force Field(1), Mobius Tubes(2), Plague(1), Rebirth(1), Stellar Gas(1), Timegash(1), Victory Boon(1)

Same mix as the Eon basic set and third expansion set, plus three aDTitional challenge cards. GW cards are slightly smaller than Eon's and have different backs and fronts.

1 Board
No hexes! Six player positions and the warp are printed on a rectangular board. Different art, of course.

6 Token sets
Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple

Same mix as the Eon basic set and first two (late edition) expansion sets. GW tokens are small plastic cones. Each player also has a colored plastic stand for her alien power card.

18 Destiny Cards
Three of each token color; these replace Eon's destiny pile.

1 Hyper-Space Cone
As in the Eon basic set, but different art.

1 Rules book
Rewritten. Same as Eon rules.

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