Worth it
- Our take
- BGG posters call it the most bang for the buck and a good sampler, and designer Jack Reda suggests only Odyssey unless you need more players; others note it costs as much as another game.
- What you need first
- Just the base game
Cosmic Encounter · Big box
Cosmic Odyssey
- What it adds
- A campaign mode, 30 aliens plus 12 alternate-timeline aliens, Lux, Moons, Tech, Hazards, Rewards, Stations, Age/Evolution/Envoy cards and Team Cosmic rules.
- What it fixes
- Packs most earlier expansion modules in one box, with many Green Alert aliens for newcomers.
Compare it
Sources
- boardgamegeek.com (opens in a new tab)
- boardgamegeek.com (opens in a new tab)
- store.asmodee.com (opens in a new tab)
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
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