FFG vs. Avalon Hill vs. Mayfair cage match!

Tom Vasel, the Man With 10,000 Games, has fired up his video camera again, producing a nice 10-minute summary of the differences between the last three editions of the Cosmic Encounter boardgame.

The video review also includes a late entry into the Understatement of the Year sweepstakes; while discussing the Mayfair aliens, Tom notes:

The person who drew the artwork for these wasn't very good.

Yeah, I'll have to agree with that one ...

Plus, you can dance to it!

I've always loved this old Cosmic Encounter Online teaser video, especially the parts where everything — plagues, quashes, attacks, zaps, you name it — happens at once. And it's got that rockin' Mark Sutton-Smith soundtrack, too.

Full-length video review of CE posted

The indefatigable Scott Nicholson is at it again, this time following up his short teaser review of the new edition of the Cosmic Encounter boardgame with a half-hour dissertation on all things Cosmic.


BGWS 054 - Board Games with Scott 054 - Cosmic Encounter from Scott Nicholson on Vimeo.

I haven't even gotten all the way through it yet, but I already have a favorite line:

"Avalon Hill decided to strip out all of the awesome."

Zing!

As usual, Scott does a fine job giving an overview of a game. His videos have led me to purchase a number of games I probably wouldn't have taken a chance on otherwise.

Video provides first look at the new Cosmic

The always-fun Scott Nicholson just updated his "Boardgames With Scott" series with a quick look at the new Cosmic Encounter boardgame. As usual, he does an excellent job of covering the basics in an engaging and enthusiastic manner.

This is just a teaser, though, according to Scott. He promises a full-length CE video in the near-future.

For those who have never visited, the BWS site is definitely worth a visit.

Cosmic Encounter is fifth-bestest game ever!

... at least according to well-known game reviewer, internet personality, and website-runner Tom Vasel, who is clearly a scholar and a gentleman when it comes to variable-power space-themed games. Or something.

The best part comes at about the 5:00 mark, when one of Tom's daughters starts popping pieces in her mouth. And, for those looking to scrub ahead to just the CE stuff, the words "Cosmic Encounter" are first mentioned at about the 4:40 mark.