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Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game
2004
Rules assistance for Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game
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- 2–8 players
- 7+
- Complexity 1.2/5
Rules assistant for Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game
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Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game is a board game released in 2004 for 2–8 players and ages 7 and up. It was designed by Stuart Montaldo and its main mechanics are Action Points.
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About the game
From the website: Alien Game Pieces Choose any of 8 wild-looking aliens with different capabilities and personalities. Cogno himself? He’s just too cool. Meet the aliens! Big, Mysterious Game Board Mystery Planets, a Black Hole, a Time Tunnel, a Space Elevator… there’s no game board like it on earth. Chaos Cards “Chaos Card” science questions are way cooler than trivia questions. Use your imagination and the rest of your brain to figure them out! The Parallel Universe Leave the main board and enter this strange place where anything can happen. You might get lucky and suck another player in! Strategy Move forward or backward whenever you choose to help yourself or slow down other players! And use your greatest weapon wisely (the “Time Machine Token”) Fuel Cells and Gear With luck and some good thinking, you can win Fuel Cells and high-tech Gear to help your alien survive Mystery Planets and win the game!
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- DoubleStar, LLC
Questions and answers
Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game supports 2–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game for ages 7 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game has a complexity rating of 1.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game belongs to these categories: Trivia, Science Fiction, and Space Exploration. Its main mechanics are Action Points. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game are: Stuart Montaldo. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.