Diplomacy

Create alliances, negotiate and bluff; in other words, practice diplomacy.  That's what's at the core of Cosmic Encounter, a 3-5 player game that plays in about 1,5 hours.  In this game you'll take on the role of an alien race battling for the supremacy of the galaxy. But don't mistaken this with a tactical game, you won't be a general here: you'll be a diplomat. The main game mechanics can be summarized and simplified as follows: Each player will take on the role an alien race with a special power and have 5 planets on which initially there will only be space ships of his race.  Also, each player will have cards in his hand which he will be able to use, primarily for resolving attacks, but also as special abilities.  The goal of the game is to have 5 colonies (ie. space ships) in other player's planets. To do this, players will take turns at attacking each other's planets.  At the begining of a player's turn, he will draw a card that will tell him which other player he will [Read full post...]