COSMIC ENCOUNTER - How to Play

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COSMIC ENCOUNTER - How to Play

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8 жыл бұрын

Let's learn how to play Cosmic Encounter! The asymmetrical game of kicking people's butts. In space!
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Learn more about Cosmic Encounter: www.fantasyflightgames.com/en...
Producer: Jessi Librande
Cosmic Encounter was designed by Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Bill Norton, Peter Olotka, and Kevin Wilson, and published by Fantasy Flight Games. We don't own the game or any images associated with it; we're just playing it.
Drinking too much alcohol can have serious consequences for your health; please drink (and play!) responsibly.

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@Julia-vh3ky 8 жыл бұрын

CE is my favorite game of all time and I am very picky when I think people are teaching it wrong. This is my new favorite instructional video. You are entertaining and you emphasize what I consider to be important concepts that I have seem many people who explain this game leave out. Fantastic video!

@RumBoard 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the support!

@RealityFan4 7 жыл бұрын

Used this to help 4 completely new players (including myself) the game! Not sure if we got everything right but this was definitely a great starting point, so thank you!

@RumBoard 7 жыл бұрын

Glad to be helpful! Cosmic is a great game; I hope you had a blast!

@CesarDaSalad 7 жыл бұрын

A friend linked me to your video so I could learn how to play. Not only did I learn, but it made me laugh too. So thanks for making it fun. :)

@RumBoard 7 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure :)

@misdirections 8 жыл бұрын

Epic game of this 2 nights ago. One of my cousins had Amoeba and Masochist, and won the game on the first turn. Some say that's broken, but I say that's what makes this game amazing. It was so quick, we didn't need to reset.. he just picked new aliens and we started over from there, so it didn't bug anybody - it was hilarious!

@RumBoard 8 жыл бұрын

I loooove when stuff like that happens. It definitely contributes to the charm of this game. -M

@douggiebee 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great overview. I appreciate a man with a good sense of humor.

@retrogamerdad9621 7 жыл бұрын

Very well explained. Will use this as guidance for my upcoming demo.

@AdamRood 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! Heard a lot about it, but now I definitely need to get this game

@RumBoard 7 жыл бұрын

It's a blast --- with the right people, and the right mindset. No two games are the same!

@lancemcque1459 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not here for rules. I'm here for the cringe humor! Why is there so many thumbs down?!!!

@eightlittlebits 8 жыл бұрын

One of the best rules run throughs of Cosmic I've seen. I always struggle with rules explanations, will definitely reference this one. Brilliant.

@RumBoard 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Let us know if you use it to teach any total newbies to the game, and if there's anything we should clarify :)

@asainmrhatfield 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, thanks!

@wownoob1661 4 жыл бұрын

Love this! Thanks a lot.

@marklawrence8418 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for that - I have a much older set than you (1980s) and I've lost the rules, so that's helped me reboot.

@thepantweaver 8 жыл бұрын

This game seems fantastic.

@ThatLandonSmith 3 жыл бұрын

It’s been 4 years, had a chance to play it yet?

@ThomasBeckingham 4 жыл бұрын

Great to have rules explanation in a unique fun way. Enjoyed the jokes. good job on the rules too

@Garuda989 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial!

@RumBoard 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@janhob7250 2 жыл бұрын

Very entertaining, thank you!

@BGlasnost 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the rules, much appreciated!

@DaileyVengeance 3 жыл бұрын

This is a good tutorial.

@adamheeley285 7 жыл бұрын

This helped a lot.

@ScratchySpoon 6 жыл бұрын

Very good, short explanation dude.

@eastlynburkholder3559 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this explanation.

@daleprather3026 4 жыл бұрын

Love this video. I want to watch another rules video just for the entertainment value.

@nulljaeger3850 4 жыл бұрын

Is this video super quiet or is it just me? Either way, it was a good descriptive telling of the game and the rules with enough humor to keep it from getting dry- great job!

@martianwarriorpoet7975 3 жыл бұрын

5:44 Nice. Also great video!

@MrCaboose 7 жыл бұрын

Love your shirt man. Where'd you get that?

@RumBoard 7 жыл бұрын

yo, thanks! i don't remember where it's from (pretty old shirt), but the brand is "beautiful decay" --- i found this pretty quickly, though: en.templeofdeejays.com/tee-shirts/beautiful-decay-t-shirt---scribble---white-5208.html

@sleetyomnivore3464 8 жыл бұрын

i thought my headphones were broke at the beginning of the video

@RumBoard 8 жыл бұрын

Lol. I hope you didn't turn them up too much and have your ears hurt by Haak's yell!

@ihalloway 5 жыл бұрын

DUDE what is this transformer toy in background ? i had a similar one in childhood

@kylejacobs1007 5 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who doesnt remove destiny cards and just skips over them if they arent players? Im just too lazy to take them out lol :)

@MapsaiLiv 10 ай бұрын

1:18 🤣🤣

@StratfordWingRider 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video.... secretly!

@GlennDeBlock 4 жыл бұрын

Can the active players deny help?

@a.wosaibi 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, allies can only join in if they're invited (subject to alien powers)

@DuraheLL 6 жыл бұрын

If I "attack", let's say, Yellow. And yellow has 4 planets untouched, with all his 4 ships on each. And then yellow's 5th planer has none of his ships on it, but a colony of another player.... may I still attack that planet and count Yellows defence as 0 in terms of ship power? May I attack the other foreign colony and try to drive that one out aswell? (Example what I mean with the above statement, let's say I am green, and I attack Yellow. On Yellow's 5th planet, blue has a colony, can I - as green - choose to attack blue's colony on Yellow's 5th planet to try and drive him out?) Question 2: During a negotiation, can I promise my opponent a colony on another planet... that isn't mine? (Clarifying scenario: I am Green, I am in a negotiation with Blue. I have a colony on one of Yellow's planets, can I promise Blue he will get a colony on the planet owned by Yellow, that I have a colony on?

@RumBoard 6 жыл бұрын

1. You may choose any planet in yellow's system; if they have no yellow ships on that planet, their defense score is 0 - in other words, exactly as you say! However, you may _only_ encounter the yellow player; unless your species or a card you played says otherwise, you don't get to choose which player you're attacking. However, yellow has the opportunity to kick other players off their home planets if they draw themselves from the destiny deck! 2. Yes, I think the rules explicitly say you can allow them to establish a colony on any planet where you already have a colony, even if it's not your home system!

@MystiqWisdom 6 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I'm not really interested in this game after watching this. I came here because it's Tom Vassel's #1 game of all time. Maybe it's something I need to actually play to see the appeal.

@RumBoard 6 жыл бұрын

It really depends on the group you gather, in my opinion. The game's balanced around "everyone is broken! let's work together to stop the winner from snowballing!" - if you or your friends are the sort to get frustrated by the "wtf how could i have stopped that" feeling, or getting ganged up on towards the end, it may not be the game for you! You can get a taste of what the gameplay is like in our companion video, although that's not a perfect representation of normal play.

@kylejacobs1007 5 жыл бұрын

It really is a lot of fun. It is truly a game of infinite possibilities. Some games can last 20 minutes, some can last forever based on the aliens in play. Some Aliens are definitely better than others but each Alien if used correctly can dominate. Although there is some RNG and luck. Sometimes a hero that would be strong in almost any game can be weak in another. For example there is a Warrior alien who after each win/loss gains (+1/+2 tokens respectively) each token counts as additional attach points in an encounter. So it would be a pretty good Alien especially later in the game, however, I was the Loser and would declare and upset and win because he had so many tokens adding to his sides value. If you havent already you really should give a try and dont give up after 1 game, not all games are created equal :)

@ehair953 6 жыл бұрын

i'm scared of you

@RumBoard 6 жыл бұрын

good, that means you're a healthy citizen of the internet

@bad1788 7 жыл бұрын

F the ticktock. F them.

@pixxelwizzard 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. It reminds me a lot of Munchkin with some of its mechanics, and I really don't like that game. You helped me save $60. On a side note, how are they charging $60 for a few plastic ships and a deck of cards?

@RumBoard 7 жыл бұрын

Really! I don't see much similarity between the two, but I've only played munchkin once or twice. Dunno what to say about the price, though --- doesn't seem crazy compared to a lot of video games these days... ;)

@Isaperro 3 жыл бұрын

Hate him love the explanation

@zpoxy 3 жыл бұрын

The rule explanation are good.... The jokes are cringey 😬 I would follow the channel if they just did rule explanations

@RumBoard 2 жыл бұрын

Who would we be without the terrible scripts???

@MrBants 7 жыл бұрын

i just had my first game of this. it lasted 4 hours and didnt even finish it. i now hate this game.

@RumBoard 7 жыл бұрын

Oh no! What aliens were you playing as?

@MrBants 7 жыл бұрын

shadow and the one that places bombs

@RumBoard 7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the saboteur? I would not play with the shadow in a two-player game --- i can definitely understand why it took so long to finish, when it can snipe out single-ship colonies. the saboteur also slows the game down, but nothing like the shadow. if you can find it in your heart to give it another try, i would recommend it! Just, uh, don't let anyone choose the shadow.

@MrBants 7 жыл бұрын

it was a 5 player game xD