Cosmic Encounters

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In order to win the game, how many colonies must a player establish on planets outside of his/her own solar system? 3 5 10 20

2. When a player loses a battle, his/her ships involved in the battle are sent to the Warp. Under normal conditions, these ships are permanently eliminated from the game. True False

3. What happens when a player is reduced to control of two or fewer "home" planets? the player temporarily loses his Alien Power the player must discard all of his Attack Cards the player is eliminated from the game the player must send all of his ships to the Warp

4. Instead of dice, battles are resolved using Attack Cards (a.k.a. Challenge Cards). Each player adds the value of his/her Attack Card to the number of ships on his/her side (including allies). However, one Alien Power allows the player to MULTIPLY the Attack Card by the number of ships. Which Alien Power is this? Rabbit Virus Macron Empath

5. During a player's offensive turn, the player can normally make no more than two attacks before play passes to the opponent on his left. However, one Alien Power allows the player to continue his/her offensive turn until out of Attack and Compromise Cards. Which Alien Power is this? Machine Void Robot Brat

6. Several expansion kits created additional Alien Powers, playing cards, and miscellaneous supplements for the game. For example, one expansion kit introduced currency to the game. What was the official name for this currency? Solars Gold Pieces Dollars Lucre

7. In a hypothetical battle, Virus attacks Macron. Virus attacks with four ships, and Macron has four ships stationed on the planet under attack. Neither player invites allies for this battle. Virus plays a '10' Attack Card, and Macron plays a '30' Attack Card. Macron defeats Virus in this battle. True False

8. In addition to Attack Cards, there are several other types of playing cards. Edict Cards (also known as Artifacts) are "special" cards that can often be played by players not directly involved in a battle. Which of the following is NOT a type of Edict Card? Mobius Tubes Emotion Control Kicker Cosmic Zap

9. At the beginning of each offensive turn, how does the offensive player determine which opponent to attack? He must attack each opponent in sequence, in a clockwise order By selecting any planet on which he has no ships (regardless of opponent) By flipping over the top disc of the Destiny Pile By secret vote of the other players in the game

10. In the current version of the game (distributed by Avalon Hill), what is the highest Attack Card in the deck? 15 30 40 100