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- 2–8 players
- 15–45 min
- 10+
Rules assistant for Cosmos: Empires – Culture Clash
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Cosmos: Empires – Culture Clash is an expansion for Cosmos: Empires released in 2024 for 2–8 players, 15–45 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Martin Brandel and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Action Points.
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About the game
Culture Clash is an expansion to the base game of Cosmos: Empires. It adds a second build pool and two new mechanics: Culture Cards and the Patrol ability. Cosmos: Empires is a 2-8 player, 15-45 minute engine building card game. Jump into the galaxy, choose your strategy and build your galactic empire. Race against your friends, exploiting their economy to your advantage! The game is played with two decks, from which 6 cards each are drawn into the “pool” players can select and build cards from. Each card has a cost, roll value and production value. Players also get 5 "Culture Cards" and pick 2 to keep. They can be revealed any time during the game to activate their effects. These are a-symetrical effects which are passive abilities or one-time uses. Each turn, the current player gets 2 actions and then rolls 2 D4 (4 sided dice). The current player can use one of their actions to increase or decrease the total of the two dice by one. Then, each player with a card with a Roll value equal to the new total gets Credits equal to the same cards production value. Finally, the current player can use their remaining actions to build a card from the card pool (or “cycle” it and take 2 credits). —description from the publisher
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- (Self-Published)
- Bigger Worlds Games
Questions and answers
Cosmos: Empires – Culture Clash 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 listed playing time for Cosmos: Empires – Culture Clash is 15–45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Cosmos: Empires – Culture Clash for ages 10 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.
Cosmos: Empires – Culture Clash belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Economic. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and 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 Cosmos: Empires – Culture Clash are: Martin Brandel. 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 Cosmos: Empires – Culture Clash as an expansion for Cosmos: Empires. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Cosmos: Empires to use it. Check that your edition of Cosmos: Empires is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.