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The problem with teleportation is that it's a one-way trip. You've transported a ship to an enemy planet – now what? Simple... just take control of their teleporter and use it to beam back home. The problem is, you have to pretty much wipe them out to do so.

Cosmic Coasters is a fast and easy two-player game of interplanetary conquest played using coins on this set of 4 small round gameboards (which can also be used as beverage coasters).

Each player chooses a planet from four available coasters depicting the moons of Jupiter (real full-color NASA images!) Each one has it's own power that lets you tweak the rules in some special way. Pit different powers against each other to see how they fare!

Cosmic Coasters uses coins as game tokens and Rock-Paper-Scissors to resolve combat, but you can also use these boards along with a set of Looney Pyramids to play the more strategic successor - you can leave this site to find the rules to Lunar Invaders.

Cosmic Coasters was the 2001 Origins Award Winner for best new Abstract Board Game!

2 Players  |  10-20 min  |  Ages 8-Adult

Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Daniel ★★★★★

Didn't expect a teleportation game to actually make me think, but planning the return trip after beaming into enemy territory is weirdly tense. The one-way trip rule forces you to scout before you commit, which I appreciated way more than I thought I would.

Carter ★★★★★

The hijack-their-teleporter mechanic flips the usual escape formula on its head, and figuring out the timing to beam back before they lock you out kept me up way too late. Short and clever.

Mia ★★★★★

Beaming back home through their own teleporter is such a clever twist, and I love that it's not a one-way trip anymore. The whole "now what?" problem finally has an answer.