Galactic Championship Tournament 2019 Recap

The first annual Galactic Championship Tournament was a blast! HUGE thanks to Jack Reda, Jeremy Upton, Derek Liam, Ian Allen for their contributions to tournament structure, setup, leaderboard software and the official Future Pastimes Big Box. And thanks to every attendee, we made history together!

Also we could not have pulled this off without the support of Charles Hildebrandt, who gave us space at the Museum of Science Fiction’s Escape Velocity in National Harbor, MD.

Join us again next year. Time and place TBD.

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Matt Goodhart & Andrew Wilson - 2 Day 1 Winners!

Gentlemen, start your aliens

Jeremy Upton - creator of the leaderboard

Charles Hildebrandt and family

Photo Credit: Francis Nally

Mike Knauer’s stunning collection

Eon and Future Pastimes (Dune) classics

MIke’s pristine Eon big box

Aliens Have Baggage

From left to right: Jeremy Upton, Greg Olotka, Peter Olotka & Jack Reda

Photo credit: Bill Eberle

Photo Credit: Bill Eberle

Photo Credit: Cameron Bradford

Photo Credit: Francis Nally

Photo Credit: Susan Plano-Faber, Escape Velocity volunteer

Susan Plano-Faber, Escape Velocity volunteer learned the tournament scoring system on the fly!

Top Fans Meet for 1st Annual Cosmic Encounter Tournament

Morph vs Morph in the finals game on Saturday, May 25th. Fast forward to 5:32 for the big bang.

After the Morph Vs. Morph singularity event, the winner was…

Jeremy Upton takes a solo win in the finals game on Saturday, May 25th! Jack Kittredge gives him a Calculating eye…

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See RECAP Expansion pics

Just like the boxed game, we couldn’t contain all the Cosmic Tournament greatness to one gallery. Check out the Recap expansion pictures here!

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Future Pastime’s Collectors Edition Big Box by Broken Token

Custom designed and compatible with all Cosmic Encounter components
Holds the the base game and expansion sets 1-6
Plus extra room for all your “homebrew” aliens and cards
Autographed by Peter Olotka, Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, and Greg Olotka
Includes an 8.5x11 photo insert sheet of rare Future Pastimes memorabilia
The Big Box is designed for the high end Cosmic Encounter elite only! Not recommended for the casual player
Available now at The Broken Token
Also available - Cosmic Organizer insert for the Fantasy Flight box

Jack Reda & Derek Liam of The Broken Token pose with the Future Pastimes Big Box

Photo Credit: Bill Eberle

Jack reflects on his career as a Cosmic Encounter mega-fan

You can see yourself in BOTH sides…

Photo Credit: Francis Nally

Derek Liam of The Broken Token presents Jack Reda with a custom Future Pastimes Big Box!

Photo Credit: Jack Reda

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We thank Fantasy Flight Games & Asmodee North America for supplying all the games, the swag, and the new banners. They really came through with all this tournament exclusive stuff!

Exclusive new alien and flare, the Booster, power of Escape Velocity with art by Felicia Cano
20 neon pink ships
42 Cosmic Combo cards that accommodates up to 8 players and references all of the expansions (by Jack Reda)

Prizes for Tournament Winners

Galactic champion certificate signed by the creators of Cosmic Encounter and the executive director of the Museum of Science Fiction
Recognition at and VIP pass to Escape Velocity 2020
Signed copy of the 42nd edition base set