Cosmic Pioneers

A project in Halifax, Canada by Vesuvius Media Ltd
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Family-friendly sci-fi area control board game for 2 to 4 players with a unique drafting setup mechanism for unlimited replayability!
Backers: 251
Average Pledge Per Backer: $85

Funded: $21,299 of $15,000
Dates: May 13th -> Jun 6th (25 days)
Project By: Vesuvius Media Ltd
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Latest News

Join the Hive!

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Vesuvius Media's Hive is an online service where players find information, material, expansions and variations of all our games. You can even create your own scenarios and rule variations, and share them with this vibrant game community! Imagine,... (Read More)

48 Hours to go! All Goals Unlocked and FREE Shipping!

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
It has been a great campaign so far! Thank you ALL for your support! The "Bug" unlocked!The "Bug" has been unlocked! Now your game is enhanced with one more alien (to a total of 5), extra planet tiles, custom meeples and cards! Free Shipping!We... (Read More)

Cosmic Pioneers meets Centauri Saga

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Given the fact that both games are modular, they share the same size of sectors, have the same theme (Sci-Fi) and the miniatures have the same quality, there are numerous ways you can combine them to create extremely interesting and fun to play... (Read More)

Social Stretch Goal UNLOCKED! Rulebook now available in Traditional Chinese!

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Well done Facebook-ers! Thank you for the Likes! In only 1 day, the Social Stretch Goal was unlocked! You will now receive 2 Combat Scenarios with your copy of Cosmic Pioneers! Traditional Chinese Rulebook!Special Thanks to Wei-Chun Yang who... (Read More)

Project Funded! Shuffling of Stretch Goals!

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Mission Accomplished: 100%Thank you all for your support! The game has reached its funding goal and two extra game scenarios have already been added to the box! To make sure that you get the great game we have designed, we have made some changes to... (Read More)

Multilingual Support! Production Continues!

May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
The game has a minimum amount of text, thus we will release an online PDF version of the core rules in Spanish, French and German. Inside this PDF you will also find the translations for the Commander's abilities, the Aliens' Abilities and the... (Read More)

4X Variation and Production Started!!!

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
4X VariationDue to the modular nature of Cosmic Pioneers, you can easily create variations and different scenarios to enhance game play. The core rules make Comsic Pioneers a "3X" game. It has eXtermination, eXpand and eXploit. What is missing is... (Read More)

Q&A with Cosmic Pioneers Game Designer Jake Clancey on REDDITT NOW!

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Do you have questions about the rules or how Cosmic Pioneers came to be? Ask Cosmic Pioneers Game Designer Jake Clancey today on REDDIT! https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/4kof52/im_jake_clancey_designer_of_cosmic_pioneers_ama/ "Hello! I'm... (Read More)

Production Prototype

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Here are some photos of our production prototype, so that you can see all the components of our game. Enjoy!  (Read More)

New Video Review: Undead Viking

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Today the review from Undead Viking has been released on his YouTube channel! Watch an in-depth game play description of Cosmic Pioneers.  (Read More)

FREE WORLD-WIDE SHIPPING

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Our goal is to bring you the best quality game at the best possible price! We crunched the numbers and have decided to take on the cost of shipping. That means there is NO extra cost for world-wide shipping! We expect to ship the game in October... (Read More)

Cool Miniatures and Meeples!

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Although this game is not "hard-core", that doesn't mean that its pawns can not be really cool! Using the experience we gained during our Centauri Saga miniature production, Cosmic Pioneer's Colony Ships are of equal quality! Also, to make the game... (Read More)

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