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The Fantasy Flight Games edition of Cosmic Encounter was released in 2008. It included improved components, including stackable plastic ships and mobile mini-boards for the planets and warp (as opposed to the large fixed boards of previous editions), support for up to 5 players (up to 8 with expansions), 50 aliens (many returning from previous editions but some all-new), improved rules with clarifications and the all-new Technology variant.

42nd Anniversary Edition[]

Cosmic Encounter 42

In 2018, in honor of the upcoming 42nd anniversary of Cosmic Encounter, Fantasy Flight Games re-released their edition of the game as an anniversary edition. This edition included several new features, such as translucent plastic ships, a "Learn to Play" comic to allow players to quickly jump in without having to read the rulebook, a set of Cosmic Combo cards that list themed sets of aliens to be played together, corrections for many cards' texts based on the official FAQ, and a re-release of the Demon alien sheet and flare card, which had formerly been available only as promos.

Aliens[]

This edition includes 50 aliens, 13 of which are brand-new in this edition:

Amoeba Anti-Matter Barbarian Calculator Chosen Citadel Clone Cudgel Dictator Fido Filch Fodder Gambler Grudge Hacker Hate Healer Human Kamikaze Loser Machine Macron Masochist Mind Mirror Miser Mite Mutant Observer Oracle Pacifist Parasite Philanthropist Reincarnator Remora Reserve Shadow Sorcerer Spiff Tick-Tock Trader Tripler Vacuum Virus Void Vulch Warpish Warrior Will Zombie

The 42nd Anniversary Edition includes the above aliens plus 1 more:

Demon

Expansions[]

The Fantasy Flight Games edition currently has a total of 6 expansions and 2 promotional aliens:

Expansion Year New aliens New player color New variants
Cosmic Incursion 2009 20 Orange Reward Deck
Cosmic Conflict 2010 20 Black Hazard
Cosmic Alliance 2012 20 White Large group and Team Cosmic
Cosmic Storm 2013 25 Space stations
Demon (promo) 2014 1[1]
Cosmic Dominion 2014 30 New Reward Deck and ship markers
Cosmic Eons 2016 30 Hidden Alliances; Essence aliens
Booster (promo) 2019 1[2] Pink (ships only)
Cosmic Odyssey 2022 42[3] Campaign play and more than 10 new variants - see the expansion's page for more details

With all expansions included, the Fantasy Flight Games edition currently includes 226 aliens (238 if including the alternate timeline aliens from Cosmic Odyssey) and supports up to 8 players. If the translucent ships from the 42nd Anniversary Edition are included, the game can unofficially support up to 13 players.

Notes[]

  1. Reincluded in the 42nd Anniversary Edition.
  2. Reincluded in Cosmic Odyssey.
  3. 30 normal aliens + 12 "alternate timeline" aliens.

Trivia[]

  • The box cover depicts:
    • First printing: Simply shows the game's name, with no aliens.
    • Second printing: Parasite in the foreground and (clockwise from top) Mirror, Virus, Warpish, Fodder, Reincarnator and Will in the background.
    • 42nd Anniversary Edition: Sorcerer in the foreground and (clockwise from top) Citadel, Tick-Tock, Vacuum, Cudgel and Will in the background.
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