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From: fox@daemen.uucp (Merlin)
Newsgroups: net.games.board
Subject: Cosmic Enounter (Was RE: Game Recomondations)
Message-ID: <217@daemen.uucp>
Date: Thu, 20-Mar-86 11:43:10 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 20 11:43:10 1986
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In article <167@sandia.UUCP>, marms@sandia.UUCP (Mike Arms) writes:
> Andy Hatcher asked for recommendations of great games to play. I MUST
> recommend the "classic" game of COSMIC ENCOUNTERS by Eon Products.

    I agree it is a fast fun game to play with more than two people

> ................. Each alien has a power that allows the player
> to bend (or break) the rules. And the interaction of players' powers
> is always fun to see.

    We also play with multiple powers to make things even worse.
> 
> .......... Get this game and the first 3 expansions sets. You won't
> be dissappointed!

   This is true.  But now the publishers have brought out a new (not really 
all THAT new) edition.  I think that it is the basic with with the first 
3 or 5 expansion sets already in it.  It is $20 but it is worth it if
you want to do something crazy for a while.

               Merlin