Let's Play COSMIC ENCOUNTER in Tabletop Simulator! | Overboard, Episode 20

Cosmic Encounter is like putting poker and a cheesy sci-fi movie into a blender and then using that slurry to play Calvinball.
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[@leegilbert5446]

"pat gill is a traitor" is literally written is the stars, so it must be true.

[@facepalmindustries2132]

Wait where

[@skawesomeone]

@@facepalmindustries2132 39:00

[@Daro-Wolfe]

Which is really funny Bc I always think that he is in every single hidden role game

[@Void-cn6rn]

@@skawesomeone I can't tell if you just got woooshed or not

[@michaeledmunds7056]

@@Void-cn6rn nah, a question was asked and answered. That's not a whooshable offense

[@claytonleverrier6096]

The designer of this game once said in an interview that "balance is for wimps" and I think about that a lot.

[@ThanatoselNyx]

Not balancing a game is just laziness. They can try justify it or attack those who call them on it, but it is just lazy.

[@bluestrawberry679]

@@ThanatoselNyx As said in the video, the downside of having an overpowered species is bullying, which makes it fair again

[@migeeto]

​@@ThanatoselNyx I mean if this game was balanced I don't think it would be nearly as fun, and that's not a bad thing. You don't need the alien powers to be balanced in this game to have fun, and that's the goal of it. It's not like MtG or something with a competitive scene. Having aliens with differing power levels makes the game varied and replayable, it adds unpredictability and can make for some incredible gaming moments. It's a decision, not laziness.

[@glowerworm]

@@ThanatoselNyx they didn't say balance is for wimps, they said "fair isn't fun". I agree. A balanced game would be boring, the winner would be determined at the beginning and itd just be going through the motions until they win. And as someone else said, the game self-balances because a good power gets bullied into submission.

[@CosmicUtube]

Actually it was foe weenies.

[@aa.submarine6713]

Everyone other than Simone playing 4d chess hurts my brain

[@anneelk9066]

The part when Brian's like "I don't have a plan" and Simone's instantly "IM IN!" is the most relatable moment of the vid ;;

[@braxtonkatz5726]

Simone is dumbledor

[@danielconnor8516]

@@braxtonkatz5726 simone= gryffindor; brian= hufflepuff; Jenna= slytherin; Pat = Ravenclaw (??); and clayton = death eaters.

[@kirakildal8816]

so sad to see the polygon friends trapped in these tiny boxes, wishing them well

[@TCM464]

They have to get through the episodes of Overboard fast or else they'll run out of air in such tiny boxes.

[@maetheunicorn81]

DID YOU SAY THEY'RE IN BOXES? 100 NMT FOR ALL OF THEM

[@meking1808]

@@maetheunicorn81 NO I'M BETTING *200* NMT!

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

@@meking1808 IM BETTING 20 DOLLARS

[@vye6737]

"Hello I'm the loser" is my new greeting for every occasion

[@braingoop]

It already is for me

[@alansmithee419]

I've never said that, but it seems to be what people hear anyway.

[@cloverpatches0]

bonus points if you carry the card with you everywhere and pull it out when you say that

[@LFSDK]

how weird is that greeting compared to “hey”?

[@magpie405]

"you're my work wife" and all our collective hearts melted

[@oomip]

timestamp??

[@ariooreo2294]

15:13

[@pikapuffin368]

That they did.

[@DeeDee-ye5qe]

_BITCH_

[@cherrypidge]

wait are pat and Simone actually together tho? or are they just friends? either way you're right it was adorable

[@77777thats67s]

That ended like every episode of Yugioh made me think card games are supposed to.

[@emilymcintosh2675]

Legit was trying to explain this game to my boyfriend and told him that it plays out like a typical episode of Yugioh

[@TissueCat]

Student: Are we ever going to use this in real life. Math teacher: You will if you ever play cosmic encounters.

[@t-r3y]

Finally a valid motivation to learn math

[@colixnaia6512]

Or DnD

[@crazydragy4233]

Ngl, it was a little like "Oh come on! That's basic subtraction it's not that hard!" for me, but stress can make the simplest of things a lot more difficult. That was a beautiful end :dd

[@metallsnubben]

@@crazydragy4233 And hey, not relevant in this case but there _is_ multiplication/division in the game too

[@crazydragy4233]

Wait really? Where? @@metallsnubben

[@48Murillo]

Shout-out to Clayton for getting all this footage from a 3D virtual environment and the great editing afterwards

[@screaminggecko7660]

no kidding, that must have been a pain to edit together

[@ironichoodies]

@@screaminggecko7660 funny considering he's the masochist

[@RosieMonochrome]

"When you say my last name it hurts extra bad :/"

[@meking1808]

Every kid when their mum calls them by their full name

[@Void-cn6rn]

This is true for me just because my last name always gets butchered.

[@nugsnotdrugs7717]

Simone claims Pat is her Work Wife when we know damn well she stabbed him in the back in COUP, featuring the dashing Brennan Lee Mulligan

[@caiacrow2730]

love your use of dashing, and no one deserves it more than brennan

[@Void-cn6rn]

All is fair in love and coup?

[@tychoderkommentator2989]

The power move of Simone at 13:50 to accept Clayton's ship so that Pat is pressured into negotiating over attacking is left underappreciated, because it was unsuccessful, but the pure genius behind it was so great.

[@devinusleton6634]

"i love to die!!!" - tiny clayton

[@oliviamanning2344]

jenna’s “simone, no… crunch some numbers, baby” at 25:17 makes my heart soar for reasons i cannot explain

[@user-pf9pc6pd1s]

simone replacing "his or her" on the card with "their" without acknowledging it is the kind of allyship we need

[@brainwormyy]

👏ugh queen shit😔

[@cyberslayer9098]

I just say their because it’s easier and less wordy

[@gab-uo6se]

was looking for this

[@chickensangwich97]

I'm so sorry Jenna, but there is tremendous memetic potential in "Hello, I'm the loser."

[@arqamislam3877]

Memetic is the perfect adjective

i thought the Pat v Simone encounter was a lot, and then the Clayton v Jenna encounter immediately destroyed my brain i need a nap

[@BirdThatEatsPrometheussLiver]

And then Brian v Clayton happened.

[@nepunepu5894]

@@BirdThatEatsPrometheussLiver and become the best resolve to end the game

[@sineadthomas2024]

The final round was even more math-y

[@TheSongwritingCat]

@@BirdThatEatsPrometheussLiver So much competing math...

[@voidify3]

21:06 Pat failing to stack chips for a solid minute is such a mood

[@oliviamanning2344]

Sophia Walsh Long oh my god i thought it was brian because the colors were confusing me but it being pat makes it infinitely better

[@Hsel-lc1wt]

It was giving me so much anxiety 😂

[@TiliaCordata]

"I have so many more ships than anybody else, which makes me feel like I should get in on this." - Me, as I consider taking up fanfic writing.

[@amariboxill9033]

Brian narrating instead of Clayton immediately says that this is gonna get real insane real quick.

[@sylghouls]

8:01 and the following moments sound exactly like the dialogue that preceded all the times I picked up weird bugs to impress girls on the playground as a kid

[@theaccountforyoutubelol4468]

simone: im not gonna touch this with a ten foot pole pat: i- i'm gonna touch it🙂

[@namemycactus]

I want them to do like connect4 but still explain in detail the rules and stuff

[@magpie405]

And pat still doesn't listen to the rules

[@emmae2520]

When you put it like that, it makes me realize that all 1,000,000 people without fail watching a group play boardgames and explain new rules at the time proves card animes realistic

[@rar000000000]

@@emmae2520 amazing

[@capuchinosofia4771]

@@emmae2520 *brain blown*

[@DeeDee-ye5qe]

@@emmae2520 bruh

[@exoplaneeet9499]

this is really just uno reverse card: the game

[@glowerworm]

Kind of. It is perfect. If you want uno reverse card, the game, try Exploding kittens. There are 'nope' cards, and you can 'nope' a 'nope'.

[@claytrimble4599]

@@glowerworm you nope so many nopes. It is insane

[@PschocatIII]

wouldnt that game just,..be uno?

[@Void-cn6rn]

@@PschocatIII but uno reverse cards don't work like uno reverse cards in uno

[@sylghouls]

I need to know where Clayton got that cool flannel he's wearing, for Assembling Lesbian Outfits Reasons

[@voomroom8697]

ALOR

[@Peachesmilkybabey]

Tbh, same

[@jhubeJELLO]

The ALOR Allure

[@PandazzzValmont]

Also the Bear association wants a couple of these, but with cut off sleeves.

[@WTFPr0m]

I have to take a break from this video to watch something simpler, like a lecture on quantum mechanics

[@cdnlightning1080]

Followed by figuering out the meaning of life as god intended, the figuering out if he was real

[@vivaldismurder8779]

Simone to Pat: "You're my work wife!" God, i love these doofuses :)

[@carlamitce443]

“The end result is a stupidly chaotic game” Yup sounds like polygon

[@fjr4205]

13:39 "any opportunity to die is good for me" yes relateable thank you Clayton

[@aangsstaff4174]

There should be a part 2 of the cyberpunk red campaign

[@KamekFox]

bring back Vang0 Bang0

[@jamwise.gamgee]

they’re trying to make it work!! source: brian on the itsbremily twitch channel

[@strongbongus]

oh shit yes

[@stefanandrews5098]

YES PLEASE. Legitimately one of the best things on the channel, tbh

[@lazprayogha]

BRING BACK VANG0 BANG0!

[@pharaoh4044]

Brian David Gilbert has once again made my day brighter by nothing more than being himself.

[@thatianavictoriamachado4553]

"...Okay, sure, Pat. I guess. Why not, feel free." 40:18 Brian accepting help in this game is the best

[@sylghouls]

20:39 "did I accidentally - I have Done The Wrong Thing" relatable content

[@wintergray3523]

i love that simone, jenna, and pat have good photos of themselves as their pictures, while brian is a worm and clayton is an alien

[@kaylynns8878]

Jenna's complete acceptance and enthusiasm for chaos is absolutely wonderful

[@DanielGalimidi]

I've never played this game in my life, but something about the negotiating and bluffing, weird powers and maths made me feel like this was something familiar, like a game I've played. Then it hit me: Munchkin! The game and the way you played it reminded me of Munchkin, which I believe would be a fun game for Overboard, because it can both be short, leading to multiple rounds, and because it can lead to high drama.

[@DrZaius3141]

When someone said that it wouldn't be out of place if there was a card where you have to say you're sorry, my mind also went to Munchkin for some reason.

[@CosmicUtube]

Steve Jackson, Munchkin designer, was a big Cosmic Encounter fan before he designed Munchkin. Steve even wrangled a few Cosmic Aliens into the Space Gamer Magazine.

[@glowerworm]

It gets compared to Munchkin a lot. But I think it's much better! You should consider giving it a try.

[@rhymeswithmoose228]

Munchkin is a game where the designers said "what if everyone got to be a wildcard" and I love it

[@johannafrog2684]

yes! I've wanted this for a while now! :)

[@hopefulbastard5617]

I'm usually pretty good at understanding these rules, but I'm 3 minutes in and I know nothing. It's gonna be a good one!

[@radicusfinch]

I never understand any of the rules to any of the games.

[@MysticKenji2]

they also broke a few rules, so that didn't help (you can only play one flare per turn!)

[@jordanfry5138]

@@MysticKenji2 Also Jenna can't play a negotiate card after using upset, because it says both have to play attack cards.

[@Freddy96LP]

I think she can if she has no attack cards? Still seems incredibly busted, but that is this game I guess

[@glowerworm]

@@jordanfry5138 she can if she has no attack cards. I think she didn't have any.

[@PaulThePuppetier]

I'm a simple man. I see a new Overboard episode and I become overjoyed to the point of shedding some tears

[@internetlurkerr]

Hey Polygon! I just want you all to know I hope you’re all doing well! You bring all of us so much joy especially in these times. Thank you for the laughs and comfort! I think I can speak for everyone when I say we are very grateful for all of you!!! Best wishes!

[@LNkitybacon]

Anyone remember when Griffin and Justin did an overview of tabletop simulator? It makes you wonder...would this game be better if the board was actually Steve Buscemi's face?

[@charlie.theythem.5800]

Every game would be better that way

[@DecoySanchez]

Patrick "Inevitable betrayal" Gill

[@marinemanaphy101]

i love the fact that this game is designed in a way where you can pick an objectively over-powered species with the sole counter-measure being “if you pick one of the OP ones, then everyone will bully you, so picking a weaker species might be better for the long game”. for a game like this it honestly feels like a great way to make players start making risk-reward choices right out of the gate

[@abigailr3250]

this was so confusing in the best way, i love how wild that last round was

[@MsMara-rr5dt]

Me, after finishing the video: what a fun video! Also me: immediately watches it again in hopes I will understand what happened this time

[@eva-pd9vr]

No one talking about “you really got boned by destiny there, Brian”

[@clairecohen3178]

"maybe I'll still die" perfect mood

[@neil12]

I had to pause my rewatch of your cyberpunk overboard to watch this

[@burgerchainznodoubles5386]

Neil Kalef wait i did the exact same thing omg

[@beccay8887]

I love Clayton’s energy in this

[@saintpie413]

knowing that mobius tubes will return all ships from the wrap makes seeing clayton have it the height of comedy

[@chrisa6212]

I'd like to see more of this game, seems like there's a lot of possibilities with it. I also wouldn't mind seeing 'Overboard Replays' where you revisit some of the previous games you've only played once

[@WTFPr0m]

9:59 Perfect anime villain laugh

[@Grendaiser3]

oh my god, Jenna is so adorably mischievous i just cant

[@beefromashroom]

I'm a lesbian but if Brian came to me and said "It's time to get cosmic, baby" I'd marry him right away

[@haveyouseenmyson4357]

i second that

[@ironichoodies]

I third that

[@kashootit4908]

I fourth that

[@ethaniscool6965]

He's dating Karen

[@fernfern0]

I'm a straight male but if Brian came to me and said "It's time to get cosmic, baby" I'd marry him right away

[@itsfanfictionsx]

please never stop this series, it's pure serotonin.

[@computersocsci]

19:35 Clayton's devious "from anyone???" had me rolling

[@fredericfaulkner9116]

So excited to see people playing Cosmic Encounter! One of my favorite games! A note, just in case this is relevant; there should only be 10 flares total in the deck; some people's hands looked really flare heavy

[@utorenginerd]

Not to mention that these guys missed a line in the rules which really helps to streamline the game: "a player may use no more than one flare per encounter."

[@alecbalasko6015]

Was looking for this comment, the game is not supposed to be quite so chaotic lmao

[@straightjacket_kickboxer]

Jenna emitting the ultimate power of the Loser is absurdly inspiring

[@jhubeJELLO]

Seeing Simone's room made me think she would love Melbourne, Australia, but she lives in New York, which is what Melbourne wishes it was

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

@Lawful_ Depends on which Americans are filling you up, doesn't it?

[@Viking2575]

I'm commenting to feed the algorithm, because I love y'all.

[@whitetrash8613]

This is basically "math: the gambling game"

[@swirlingsun]

no treat for pat :(

[@satyalee5297]

GIVE PAT A TREAT GIVE PAT A TREAT

[@lalaspeaks]

[gets instant serotonin boost]

[@meking1808]

Brian's hair is still awesome even in lockdown

[@caiacrow2730]

i would even say especially in lockdown

[@Paulito-ym4qc]

My first new Overboard Episode! I only recently discovered Polygon and this is the first Overboard Episode I have seen come out (although I watched literally all the other episodes as well)

[@jacobcain9008]

Welcome to the weird and wacky world of Polygon.

[@Paulito-ym4qc]

@@jacobcain9008 oh thank you

[@beargrub8932]

i KNEW that simone would complete the „i'm blue“ line because idk we're the same person, i guess

[@rahnee2274]

I knew it would be someone and I was relieved when it was her

[@snowyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

we are all. simone

[@snowyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

actually my theory is that simone serves the literary purpose of the everyman, like watson in sherlock holmes or nick carraway in the great gatsby. she is the vessel by which the viewer relates to and understands the world, ie the events of each episode of overboard. that's why she's the only one who catches on to being gaslighted by brian in werewolf (though she is quickly convinced afterwards) and she begins to graffiti the stars in cosmic encounter when the viewer too is confused by the events that occur.

[@kylebrown2180]

I now have a deeper appreciation for this channel when they made calvin and hobbes reference.

[@AlexK-jp9nc]

I feel like pacifist could be really really good in the right hands. Let me see if I can describe this You are pacifist and you trigger your ability. You win/tie with an N card Your opponent wants to minimize their losses, aiming for a tie and playing an N You can use this as a mind game and play an attack card, but if they predict it and play an attack you can still win the classic way. In short, it makes the 4 possible outcomes of the battle into 2 wins a tie and a tossup, much better than normal.

[@glowerworm]

Yup! There are a lot of powers like that. The best powers are the ones that are really good but don't seem very powerful. A blatantly powerful power gets ganged up on, but a power like the philanthropist who can give bad cards to other players will never be targeted.

[@linkjames6320]

Among the 180 plus cards including all the expansions and taking into account that the deck distribution means you're more likely to have negotiates, an auto-win card like Pacifist is decidedly one of the strongest in the game.

[@dapperghastmeowregard]

Yeah, it's one of the strongest aliens in the game (with the caveat that of course there are no absolutes in Cosmic :P). Really they all had some strong boys, aside from poor old Masochist.

[@rycforfun4764]

Pacifist seems like a character that would do much better by collecting negotiation cards and not attack cards, but well, there isn't really a good way to refresh cards while keeping some specific cards you get?

[@AlohaKeala]

I really appreciate the Calvin Ball reference in the beginning

[@_Baku]

46:04 Now, if I'm not wrong, since Brian's card says "before any other effects are applied", it would only divide Clayton's *10* by three, then it would have 23 subtracted from it, and then his human card would turn it back into a 42, so he would have actually won against Brian 56 to 31. And even if the subtraction happened after the 42, it would still be 33 to 31. Regardless, I thoroughly enjoyed the video as always. Please never stop making Overboard.

[@conner.j.a.wilson]

Baku Technically, it shouldn’t do anything, since the card only applies to numbers over 15.

[@claytonleverrier6096]

I'm pretty sure that changing the card to a 42 causes the -23 to no longer apply at all, since 42 is not an odd number

[@kristine5582]

Clayton LeVerrier it takes the total of both attack cards so its still odd with the 42 and the 23

[@Stoicgame]

Thank you! This was also bugging me.

[@shiftyginger]

You can't play more than one flare each turn, so it's all a wash anyways.

[@philippemarcil2004]

A lot of rules were forgotten or misinterpreted (getting new cards on second encounter, status of other ship on the colonies and etc.) but hey, they had a lot of fun and it was certainly entertaining!

[@andrewstockdale6084]

Totally agree, playing multiple flare cards per turn kinda screwed with the last encounter but Cosmic is messy and it created drama

[@kylejacobs1007]

@@andrewstockdale6084 yes. even if it weren't for the multiple flares. there was some misunderstanding of how the last encounter totals were calculated. cosmic is almost never not complicated. And thats why I love it!

[@osaka_lilac]

please play more tabletop simulator stuff!!! it’s so fun and had me laughing and interested the entire time

[@afluka]

I play this game a lot with my coworkers, except we always try to win solo for as long as we can be arsed to. Makes a game last hours, but the feeling of a solo victory in a game with a bunch of opponents is delicious!

[@vmcoy8026]

it's not the sort of game they typically play but i do kind of want to see how much soul-crushing betrayal simone can endure in a game of armello

[@SunnyLau94]

"Crunch some numbers, baby!"

[@lunarheavens2819]

Glad ya’ll are alright And of course, laughing. In lockdown, I’ve just started trying to make a National Living Pokédex. Like to wish me luck!

[@syd7568]

Good fuckin' luck my man!

[@marblewater.]

dont give anything to kevin punt

[@lunarheavens2819]

marblewater I definitely won’t

[@candyishere63]

@@lunarheavens2819 Hey, I recently got a shiny hoppip I can trade ya for your dex if you want it, I don't really collect anything so it's gonna be deleted once I restart the game

[@lunarheavens2819]

Candyishere I can’t trade my den, but I can trade something else, I’ve got a few spare of each of the Alola, Kanto and Galar starters

[@rehpotsirhic]

Cosmic encounter is one of my favourite board games of all time! It is so nuanced, and there is a moment halfway through your first or second game where it clicks and you realise how fantastically socially strategic it is

[@emmae2520]

Brian referencing Calvinball made me giggle like a grade schooler who is far too proud of knowing an inside joke

[@chinacharltan]

lol how many flares did they include in the deck?? Looks like they used way too many. Also, you cannot play more than 1 flare per encounter. Brian played 3 flares in that last encounter XD

[@fdj4601]

when quarantine lifts yall should try red dragon inn!

[@gabrielnewton9586]

Or just play in TTS because having all the characters costs hundreds :D

[@Fredomato]

I got sick of Red Dragon Inn after like three games. It's so limiting strategy-wise, and the vanilla characters aren't very varied.

[@MysticKenji2]

After having played RDI on TTS once after owning a few of the expansions, I think I can only recommend it on TTS now. It's too expensive to get all the good characters otherwise.

[@RamadaArtist]

23:16 "She out here watching while the company taking cards." THAT *clap* FUCKING *clap* MOOD YUS!! Need more of that in my life.

[@DrHixPhD]

I love Union Aunt Jenna's vibes in this. So supportive yet so cunning

[@BrutalOddball]

When this is all over, you should do an Overboard After Hours, where you drink and play some hilarious party games

[@cscotch1127]

Pretty sure that was just the jackbox videos

[@atteala-lahti9936]

"To lose is to win and he who wins shall lose."

[@jaredcarter1165]

The one true sport of Calvinball finally getting its just recognition (even if only in reference). Thanks BDG!

[@jodalsgaard5792]

watching brian trying to stack his ships is

[@whywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywh2483]

That ending is the perfect insane cap to this adventure.

[@frogdoin]

Is it bad that I want them to play the board game pandemic for the series? Also, I recommend using captions for this video so you know whose speaking when the facecam isn't up!

[@spacedustic]

Oh, I'd love to watch that. Pandemic is a personal favourite of mine

[@Nixitur]

Pandemic is a really great game, but it might be a bit too real.

[@kit702]

@@Nixitur Cthulhu Pandemic might be a good compromise! It changes just enough that it doesn't feel like it's JUST a carbon copy, imo. That or they could play Gloom together. No illness/pandemic so it's less likely to feel Too Real, but a game where you're trying to make sure everyone else's characters have happy lives before dying while trying to put yours through terrible experiences seems a)chaotic, b)hilarious, and c)relatable in these trying times.

[@aphextwinkie410]

I actually quite like the whole Polygon crew. I know so many people like to say that BDG is the only reason to watch Polygon, but all of them are very clearly passionate about games and are committed to putting out the best content possible, regardless of if people watch it. They're like a big, nerdy, dysfunctional family.

[@khamar1999]

That last battle was insane literally everyone throwing cards out and hoping for the best.

[@osaka_lilac]

AAAGH i love this ! thank you for continuing this series during quarantine

[@jackskellingtonsora]

I love this game so much. This is exactly how stupidly confusing and chaotic it gets.

[@fortwas]

Overboard gives me the happy feeling and there's something so intrinsically goofy about tts: It's always fun to watch people play games with their friends.

[@brianstephens8337]

I think this is my favorite Overboard. I've watched it maybe five times at this point. Something about playing a game that's essentially Calvinball masquerading as a carefully structured, rules-based experience is perfect for the chaotic Polygon crew.

[@soniccrocodile4578]

Polygon please play this again I had a great time trying to figure out what was happening along with you guys it could've only been better if Pat said "then perish" at some point

[@rahnee2274]

14:08 same energy

[@xmascritter2383]

Overboard, space, and being early to a video, several of my favorite things combined into one video!

[@juriepica1174]

I love Clayton's energy in this!

[@PaulThePuppetier]

I know our beautiful Polygang doesn't repeat games on Overboard, but I'd legit love to watch them play like 6 or 7 matches of this

[@jacklim8184]

i screamed when i saw this thank you so much for keeping the series going digitally ya keepin me sane polygon, ya keepin me sane.

[@LimeyLassen]

"You really got boned by destiny there"

[@glowerworm]

Please consider playing more of this! I love this game and there isn't enough content on KZbin to watch that is related to it.

[@tardersauce3578]

This is an excellent game.