Cosmic Encounter / Similar games

18 games like Cosmic Encounter

Ranked alternatives to Cosmic Encounter (bluffing, negotiation), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Cosmic Encounter’s medium weight. Cosmic Encounter 42nd Anniversary Edition is the closest match.

1. 1. Cosmic Encounter 42nd Anniversary Edition (2018)
   3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Alliances, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management
2. 2. Cosmic Encounter (1977)
   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Alliances, Hand Management, Negotiation
3. 3. Impulse (2013)
   2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management
4. 4. Game of Thrones The Iron Throne (2016)
   3–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Hand Management, Negotiation, Prisoners Dilemma
5. 5. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management
6. 6. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Alliances, Hand Management
7. 7. Cosmic Encounter Duel (2020)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management
8. 8. The Starfarers of Catan (1999)
   3–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
9. 9. Dune (2019)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Alliances
10. 10. New Angeles (2016)
    4–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Science Fiction
11. 11. Catan Starfarers (2019)
    3–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
12. 12. Fruit Spy (2005)
    3–5 players · 15–20 min · ★ 5.8 · Light
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management
13. 13. Farlight (2017)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
14. 14. Titanium Wars (2013)
    3–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
15. 15. The Phantom League COMBO (2010)
    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
16. 16. EVE Conquests (2009)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management
17. 17. Breaking Bad The Board Game (2017)
    3–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Alliances, Hand Management, Interrupts
18. 18. Terraforming Mars (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management

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