Cosmic Encounter: Expansion Set #4

About this expansion

Cosmic Encounter: Expansion Set #4 is an expansion for Cosmic Encounter, listed for 3–6 players with a 90-minute play time.

Created for the Eon Products, Inc. version of Cosmic Encounter, this 1979 expansion adds a substantial set of cards to the game. It supports the alien powers found in the basic game as well as those introduced in Expansion Sets #1, #2, and #3.

The central addition is a collection of 50 Flare cards. These cards correspond to the 50 alien powers in the basic game and the first three expansion sets, giving the existing alien-power roster its associated Flare cards.

• 50 Flare cards
• Rules for a 7th player
• Rules for an 8th player

In addition to expanding the available card content, Cosmic Encounter: Expansion Set #4 provides rules for increasing the player count beyond the listed 3–6-player game. Its 7th- and 8th-player rules make this set a clearly defined addition to the Eon edition.

Expansion Set #4 is part of a broader series for Cosmic Encounter. The related numbered sets include Expansion Sets #1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9, allowing the expansion to be placed within the larger history of the game and its Eon-era releases.