Matt's Blog

Had an all man game night last week. Five of us, Collin, Casey, David, Danny, and myself broke out the Cosmic Encounter for an intergalactic free for all. Cosmic Encounter is a crazy game; the rules are pretty simple-- card driven warfare with a bit of negotiation. But because of the many different alien races, each with a different alien power (way to break the rules), its fun to see the way the different races interact.


Anyway, I played Filch which allowed me to take used cards out of the discard pile. Not a great power, but for some reason I was able to start out strong. I was winning battles, keeping my fleets out of the warp. Everyone else was losing and going to the warp. Things were looking good for me. Then everyone else realized that I was looking strong. They wouldnt let me in on their attacks and began to gang up on me. Soon I was in as bad shape as everyone else. Casey, playing Megalon (or something like that), was sitting pretty, and could have teamed up for a shared victory a number of times. But he refused, looking to take it alone.


I really should write these sooner after the game takes place, as I cant remember who won. I know I didnt. Probably the winner will comment, claiming victory. At any rate, it was a good night. I look forward to doing it again real soon.


If you're interested, you can check out pics of many of the various Cosmic Encounter editions here.