We are not alone!
Rival ambassadors compete to befriend — and not offend — aliens in this epic galaxy trek.
In EGO (Extraterrestrial Greeting Organization), players proceed through a sequence of major and minor events, including auctions, drafts, risks, and more. Risks and egos are the lifeblood of this game as players will frequently find themselves in a game of chicken with their rival ambassadors as they try to impress various alien civilizations and earn political power.
By offering gifts, attempting persuasion, plotting intrigue, exchanging technology, and displaying charisma, these ambassadors will be able to gain advantages and allies. But careless tactics can lead to damaging or even disastrous encounters. Taking a risk during a negotiation event can possibly tarnish your reputation with the aliens...or at least confuse them greatly as you retreat to the ship in a fluster of embarrassment. Yet there's always the chance of a triumphant success, and nobody ever made it to the top without stepping on a few challengers.
Why You’ll Love It
A Richly Strategic Competition With Spicy Drama
The challenge of EGO lies in looking ahead at the upcoming sequence of events and deciding where to entrench your efforts and where to pull back and preserve your resources. How much are you willing to sacrifice to outshine your rivals? How much will you let your ego get the best of you? Taking risks might just give you the edge that you need to come out on top in a particular encounter, but at what long-term cost? You’ll hear plenty of cheers, gasps, and groans during the thrilling auctions and risk events.
Reiner Knizia has reworked his event sequence system (found in The Lord of the Rings and Beowulf: The Legend) from the ground up to provide an exciting mix of modular boards and events. The game also features a randomized market of power cards and a large deck of tactics cards, meaning that you’ll discover new challenges, opportunities, and strategies with every play.
Another Layer to the Fun
ID Expansion
The Interstellar Disruptions (ID) Expansion features one new module and eight special alliance tokens. The Ship Boards Module adds a new type of event — competitive transmission events — between each civilization's visit.
Upgrade Your Fun
163 Deluxe Poker Chips
Upgrade success, credit, and alliance tokens from punchboard to deluxe clay poker chips to give EGO a truly luxurious feel.
Upgrade Your Fun
50 Deluxe Acrylic Offense Tokens
Upgrade success, credit, alliance, and expansion tokens from punchboard to deluxe clay poker chips to give EGO a truly luxurious feel.
The board gaming legend is... an alien in disguise?!
Reiner Knizia Alien Plushie
Celebrate one of the most legendary game designers of all time, Reiner Knizia, creator of some of the greatest board games of all time, with this Knizia alien plushie! Inspired by SILOS, this magnificent human is actually an alien in disguise.
• Time to play: 60 min
• Players: 2 - 5
• Ages: 14+
• Main Mechanic: Auction
• Series: Bitewing
• Box Size: 7" x 5.5" x 0.8"
