Cosmic Mogul (2009)

Cosmic Mogul is a non-collectible card game for 3-4 players. During the game, players become cosmic moguls, searching the galaxy for new worlds to exploit as they build their economic empire one planet at a time.

Illustrated by Michael Christopher.

Home Page: http://www.riachuelogames.com.br/cosmic/

Magnata Cósmico é um jogo sobre comércio interplanetário e compra de planetas. Os jogadores podem comprar planetas, negociar bens a comprar tecnologias, criando um império econômico. De 3 a 4 jogadores.

A Arte e o Design/Gráfico por Michael Christopher.

Game Development History

October 2007 - first idea and draft

November 2007 - 7 playtests, adjusting the price of the goods and the planets. Bid system is ok

December 2007 - 5 playtests, the prices are ok, the exploration phase is with some problems

January 2008 - the first alpha version. Changing the setup values of the goods . The rules are ok and the changes are ok. 8 playtests

February 2008 - the first open public test, a minor suggestion for variation in victory points. The system is ok ! Running like a clock. More 6 playtests with the beta version.

March 2008 - More open public tests. The system is ok, the rules are ok. Mike Christopher enters the project. Mike begins the art and give more suggestions for a two player version/variant. Some new ideas to action cards from Mike needs a play test.

- New open playtests made - The game received more suggestions and the game engine is ok. Rules now are improved and rewriten. Soon English version of the rules. 4 playtests

- Mike uploaded some pictures of the game.
- Antonio uploaded some pictures of playtests

April 2008 - Box cover proposal from Mike

- More playtests - 8 in total
- New Slight Modifications, the game now is more challenging - 5 more playtests

June 2008

- Final version is on the way

November/December 2008

- Retrofiting some game aspects. After BGG Con Flavio Jandorno entered in the design team.

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