Sanity Test for EXISTENCE: Life and the Universe

Sensibly organized.

The Setup label should be the same size and indentation as Overview, Components, etc.

Good.

Introduction and overview are given in one paragraph. Usually I recommend splitting them into pure theme and mechanical overview, but in this case you have done a good job of integrating the two.

"You players will run the Laws of Nature...": I found this hard to read. Maybe "You, the players, ..." would be easier.

List with counts.

It's a little confusing that you call one deck just Cards when there are also Species Cards. Giving those that deck a more specific name would help.

You could state the color of each of the three sizes of planet.

Not needed.

A diagram serves as the setup instructions. It does a fine job.

I agree with the previous tester that the people are a little hard to distinguish.

I've never heard "At your turn," always "On your turn."

2. Life Actions: It sounds like I am required to do one of these if possible, but it is not emphasized. For example, if I have 1 lifeform on a small planet, and there are no other planets to move to, am I required to reproduce and kill myself? If so, state something like "If possible, you MUST perform one of the following actions."

3. Pick a Card: "...draw one Card per System you’ve settled in" I assume you mean per system you are currently in, otherwise how would we keep track?

The diagram in Systems is really useful.

"In case of a tie, the winner is the one who has suffered the lesser number of Extinctions." It should say "tied player". You might also explain to look for the lifeforms on the species cards.

The rules are straightforward. I'd have to see some cards to be totally sure I could play the game.

Overall, pretty good.

Typos: "Dim a Star: set a Star": Capitalize Set.

"​If you have less than five cards..." should be "fewer."

Some of the terminology is just a little odd.

Examples: "At your next turn, have a Cosmic Action," (On your next turn, take a Cosmic Action)

"Cards May be activated at any moment in the game" (Cards may be played by any player at any time)

​“Cosmic Council, is it ok for you?” [Cosmic Council, is it ok? (or is it ok with you?)]

"The game ends instantaneously..." (The game ends immediately...)

"Play with 5 Stars and 5 Planets for a 20 minutes game." (Play with 5 Stars and 5 Planets for a 20-minute game.)

Good.

Excellent ad–good image and evocative copy.

Nice looking and humorous.

Good.

I'd eliminate the second picture. You already have a game in play picture and an unboxing type picture. This one seems to be all the components but not in a played state, which is a little confusing.

I know you have pictures of some cards above, but it would be nice for them to be an action shot also.

The text is a little repetitive at times but overall good.

A few little errors like: "You will condensate matter" (condense)

"a billion of years will flow" (a billion years)

Funny, but some people may be put off by the style. The initial words are a little hard to understand.