Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game
- Board Game
- Educational Skills
Age Range: 7 - 12
Price: $29.95
Phone: 314-566-1430
Year Released: 2003
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This alien adventure board game is based on space and earth sciences. It combines outer space fantasy with engaging information and adventures in science. The game developer is a parent. He and his children first created alien drawings that inspired the final game piece characters. Two years later the board game was fully developed. Players begin the game by choosing one of eight different alien characters. Each character is a different alien. Some are carnivores and others herbivores. They each have different capabilities that allow them to survive mystery planets in the game. The names “Cogno,” “Volo,” “Phonica” and others make up Latin words that have been turned into alien names. “Cogno” means “I know,” and he’s the smartest. “Volo” means “to fly” and he’s the best pilot. The mysterious game board has a black hole, a time tunnel, and space elevator. There are Chaos Cards with science questions. Use your imagination to answer them and check the Book of Y for explanations.
The strategy is to move forward or backward, whatever way you choose to help yourself or slow down other players. You can win fuel cells and high tech gear to help your alien survive the Mystery Planet and win the game. The basic games have variations. If younger players cannot read or understand the chaos question, they can roll the die again instead of answering. The website will give you more ideas for game variations plus lots of tips.
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