Question 1

Is this a different game than the Avalon Hill game with the same title?

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Differences:  The Avalon Hill version only supports up to 4 players.  The Fantasy Flight version goes up to 5 in the base box (and up to 8 with expansions).  The AH version has only 20 aliens, but the FFG version has 50 in the box.  The AH version does not include flare cards, but the FFG has them for all 50 aliens.  The FFG also comes with a variant called Technology, which is new to the game.  There are also more components in the FFG version.

Question 2

Does this version have different rules or components from the FFG release whose cover has only the logo and nothing else?

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The answer from Ryan is talking about the original edition from the 1970s. The answer to your actual question is, the second edition (parasite cover) is almost identical to the first FFG edition (no-alien cover) although they did tweak the texts on a very small number of aliens/cards. Basically they implemented about five errata listed in their FAQ.

Question 3

Isn't the retail actually $59.95 as indicated on Fatasy Flight's website?

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Hello Joe,$59.95 is the publisher's suggested retail price.  But, retailers are free to sell the game at any price they want (above or below that).-- Respectfully,Robert S. Solow, Ph.D.CLS GamesAtlanta's Board Game WarehouseLAND: (770) 966-8340CELL: (770) 310-2498

Question 4

Recommendations for my first expansion?

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we recommend Conflict and Incursion. Have fun playing this game.

Amazon Bestseller	#219,582 in Foreign Language Books ( See Top 100 in Foreign Language Books ) #281 in Board Games (Foreign Language Books) #12,468 in Teen & Young Adult Books
Customer Reviews	4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,202)
Dimensions	2.91 x 11.65 x 11.65 inches
ISBN-10	1589944968
ISBN-13	978-1589944961
Item Weight	1.76 Kilograms
Language	English, Italian
Publication date	February 25, 2009
Publisher	Fantasy Flight Pub Inc
Reading age	12 years and up

Fantasy Flight Games CE01 Cosmic Encounter 42nd Anniversary Edition Strategy Game

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