{"product_id":"cosmic-encounter-duel","title":"Cosmic Encounter: Duel","description":"\u003cp\u003eCosmic Encounter: Duel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCosmic Encounter Duel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a competitive standalone two-player game in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmic Encounter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003euniverse in which you and your closest frenemy race to be the first to control five planets. Each of twenty-seven alien species comes equipped with its own unique abilities that play with the game mechanisms in some way, offering you an edge in the fight, e.g., the Cheater, who can reserve an additional tactic that they can put toward any fight in the game — as long as their opponent doesn't call out how they're trying to \"cheat\". How your game of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmic Encounter Duel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplays out will inevitably be affected by which powers each dueling species has and how they play off of one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to your unique species and its ability, you have twenty spaceships to traverse the cosmos and maintain control over the five planets you need to become a Certified Civilization. As long as you have a ship on a planet, you have control of it, even if your opponent also has ships there and you must share control. You can deploy these ships to fight in duels, use them to act as reinforcements, or draw them back for a tactful retreat. Just don't lose them to the Warp or let them be claimed by the black void between the stars and end up lost in space forever!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Various","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51351998333224,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/7281\/8216\/files\/CosmicEncounterDuel.webp?v=1768718761","url":"https:\/\/guild-forge-games.myshopify.com\/products\/cosmic-encounter-duel","provider":"Guild Forge Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}