Play cosmic number game

The first part is the Caller's Card which contains twenty-five 25 draw numbers covered by opaque latex. The second part consists of four 4 Bingo Cards each containing twenty-four 24 numbers plus a free space on a 5 x 5 grid covered by transparent latex. Players win by matching the numbers on the four 4 Bingo Cards to the numbers on the Caller's Card. Players win by matching only the numbers i. If the player finds a diagonal, vertical or horizontal straight line, they win the prize according to the legend of the arrow pointing to the respective line.

The player gently removes the latex covering the play area to reveal a prize amount or non-winning message. If the player reveals any prize amount, they win that prize.

The four 4 Bingo Cards and the Cosmic Bonus play area will be printed in one 1 display color. A transparent tinted scratch-off material will be laid over the top of each of the four 4 Bingo Cards after the imaging, clearly allowing the imaged number to show through. The tint will create another color change on each of the cards. When any of the numbers are scratched, the transparent tinted material will be removed revealing the previous display color. Present the ticket to any Lottery Retailer for validation and instant prize payment.

A check will be mailed to the winner following validation of the ticket. Approximately 5. The basic Cosmic Encounter instructions allow for three to five players, and the average game should take one to two hours.

Each player will take on the role of a specific alien race, with your goal being to become the first player to get five colonies outside of your home planet system. Players begin with five planets in their home system, plus a handful of playing cards.

There is also a deck of cards to draw from during play which includes encounters and artifacts , as well as a deck of destiny cards. To complete setup, players receive four starships for each of their five starting worlds. While not addressed in the basic Cosmic Encounter instructions, the game has a number of variants that can add a new dimension to gameplay.

These include moon bases, temporary new powers, money, advanced technology, and reward cards. While the game is usually played with three to six players, variants also exist that allow for anywhere from two to ten participants. Players have also been known to come up with their own house rules, and these can range from the ingenious to the downright bizarre. Alien races are chosen at random before gameplay begins. If a player is ever reduced to less than three colonies in their home system, their special racial power will become inactive until that number can be restored.

It should be noted that some aliens are harder to play than others, and each card will rank a species on the level of experience needed to properly use them. Encounters are broken up into seven phases, and this is where alien races meet to negotiate or wage war with one another. Alliances can be made, and drawing from the Destiny Deck will determine both your opponent for a conflict and where the showdown will take place. A player who wins an encounter may occupy a planet, while the loser will find his ships lost inside the Warp.

No Offensive Alliances — If you want to make offensive alliances with your opponents, you might as well go ahead and hand them the game on a silver player. Do not, I repeat, do not make offensive alliances with your opponents.