Sanity Test for Cosmos: The Galaxy Building Card Game

Structure flows well and is organized as expected.

Requirements are listed.

Excellent, evocative introduction.

Play and victory condition are summarized at the end of the introduction.

Components are listed. You might want to add a little more detail about how many tokens there are in each color.

Good component pictures, and the guide to the symbols and card anatomy are excellent.

Excellent, clear setup instructions. Watch out for minor typos; you "separate" the Galaxy cards.

Setup images are clear, with the discard pile accounted for.

Excellent description of gameplay that provides the information you need when you need it.

-- You might want to add a sentence at the beginning summarizing the phases of play ("There are four phases -- Dust, Draw..." etc.), just to ease the player into the rules structure.

-- You define the limit to discarding cards for resources well the first time (you can discard 2 cards per turn). However, in later rules you refer to the limit as "only twice per turn". I had forgotten the card limit, and was briefly confused as to whether I could discard multiple cards as one discard. You might want to consistently refer to this limit as being able to discard 2 cards for turn.

Excellent, especially with the new gameplay example.

Everything is covered here, including the tiebreaker.

My brief moments of confusion aside, the rules left me confident and eager to play.

Excellent writing, with only a few typos such as "separate" above and a reference to "similare" star abilities on page 10.

Enticing and evocative presentation.

The ad image looks good. The summary and bullet points describe and sell the game.

Excellent backdrop.

The logo IS appealing, but it's in the backdrop already and it really doesn't need to be repeated here. Consider substituting a brief, intriguing tag line that summarizes the challenge of the game.

Action shots show off the game components and box well. The table background is a little distracting -- cloth backdrops often work better -- but it's okay.

The description shows off the game well and in detail.

A review from Undead Viking is nice to have, but what would really help is a 1 to 3 minute video describing the basics of the game and showing off a turn. It doesn't have to be fancy -- hands on a tabletop and some narration is fine -- but it will help prospective customers who are video-oriented quickly determine if the game is something they may like.