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Cosmic Encounter gets a "42nd anniversary" edition on Towel Day

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26 May 2018 06:36 #274106 by Matt Thrower

In the far reaches of space, the aliens of the cosmos vie for control of the universe. Alliances are constantly forged and broken in the pursuit of power as starships journey from planet to planet, ready to build colonies and battle foreign powers. Only one species can win dominance and ensure the survival of their people as they spread throughout the stars. Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the upcoming release of Cosmic Encounter 42nd Anniversary Edition!

 

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26 May 2018 07:16 #274107 by Matt Thrower
Good there's no big changes. It's not like such a classic needs any.

I wouldn't mind a copy of that Cosmic Combo deck though to speed setup and teaching. I guess a home made reference sheet will work just as well once the combos are know.

No word if there will be "upgrades" available for existing owners. I imagine a lot of fans will want that Demon.

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26 May 2018 08:01 #274108 by stoic
I'm unlikely to upgrade and buy a new FFG edition to replace the one that I have, but, a refresh for new fans sounds great. Also, I still have an EON edition of Cosmic that no one wants.
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26 May 2018 08:32 #274109 by WadeMonnig
With the 42 and towel day, will it include the mostly harmless humans?
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26 May 2018 09:12 #274111 by Michael Barnes
I have all of the precious edition and I don’t really need (or want) combo guidance. But translucent ships.........

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26 May 2018 09:23 #274112 by Gary Sax
The suggested combos for intial games is a Good Idea. Cosmic flopped for me the two times I played it, but I always wonder if it was bad alien combos+newbs?

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26 May 2018 11:25 #274117 by Colorcrayons
Is it just me, or does it seem like the covers just get worse and worse?

The original was a bit bland, but after highlighting aliens on the cover, I find I miss it's generic quality.
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27 May 2018 11:55 #274130 by wadenels
None of the Cosmic box covers have ever done a good job of showing what the game is about, but then I'm not sure how they could.
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27 May 2018 23:25 #274151 by san il defanso
I dunno man, I think the original cover did a pretty good job. It just looks like goofy 70s sci-fi, which is exactly what Cosmic Encounter is.



I'm thankful this seems like basically a reprint more than a new edition. The new ships and the combo cards seem pretty neat, but I like that the graphics seem basically the same. Hopefully that means the expansions will still be compatible with this new version (seems to be) and any new stuff will continue to remain compatible with old ones.
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28 May 2018 10:09 - 28 May 2018 10:21 #274173 by Gary Sax

san il defanso wrote: I dunno man, I think the original cover did a pretty good job. It just looks like goofy 70s sci-fi, which is exactly what Cosmic Encounter is.



I'm thankful this seems like basically a reprint more than a new edition. The new ships and the combo cards seem pretty neat, but I like that the graphics seem basically the same. Hopefully that means the expansions will still be compatible with this new version (seems to be) and any new stuff will continue to remain compatible with old ones.


So I was thinking no big deal, it's all going to compatible, then I glanced at Coolstuff and saw this:

www.coolstuffinc.com/main_search.php?pa=...5&q=cosmic+encounter

Coolstuff doesn't do the best job keeping everything in stock or anything, but they have nothing except the latest couple expansions still in stock and they're blowing one of them out. (edit: looks like it's a coolstuff problem, nm, ffg has all the expansions available pretty much)
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