# Cosmoctopus

Cosmoctopus is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 6.7 out of 10 by 15 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $31.95 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2023
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Area Movement, Race, Open Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Set-up, Modular Board
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.7 out of 10, from 15 reviews
- **Owned by:** 51 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 121
- **Unique players:** 103

**Designers:** Henry Audubon

**Artists:** George Doutsiopoulos

**Publishers:** Paper Fort Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 31.95 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/cosmoctopus |
| Miniature Market | 32 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/cosmoctopus-lkycsmr01en.html |
| Games Empire | 54.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/cosmoctopus |
| Pelipeikko | 38.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/2582-cosmoctopus |
| TLAMA games | 969 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/cosmoctopus/ |
| Uplay | 40 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-cosmoctopus.html |
| Alphaspel | 465 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/189542-cosmoctopus-en |
| Spelexperten | 465 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/cosmoctopus.html |
| Spielezar | 44.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/cosmoctopus-en |
| Fantasiapelit | 48.4 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_227098 |
| Game Ninja | 549 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/cosmoctopus/ |

## Expansions

- [Cosmoctopus: Beyond the Inky Realm](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cosmoctopus-beyond-the-inky-realm)

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to move Cosmoctopus every turn, and how does Tribute work if I want to move farther?

Yes — you must always move Cosmoctopus to an orthogonally adjacent tile on your turn and you only gain the bonus of the final tile you land on; you may spend one resource per extra tile as Tribute to move further but you cannot return to the tile you started on. (page 4) Also, Tribute must be paid with resources, not by discarding cards. (page 15)

### Can I discard cards from my hand to pay for a card or discount Forbidden Knowledge?

Yes — you may discard any number of cards to discount a card: discarding a Scripture/Relic/Hallucination/Constellation gives a 1-of-that-type discount, and you may discard cards of any type to discount a generic (diamond) cost; you may also discard cards to discount Forbidden Knowledge. (page 5, page 15)

### Do Scripture discounts (colored or diamond) work on diamond costs or on Forbidden Knowledge?

Colored Scripture discounts (black/gold/red/green) apply only to matching resource costs and may be used against Forbidden Knowledge of that type, while diamond (generic) Scripture discounts apply only to diamond costs and cannot be used against Forbidden Knowledge unless the Scripture specifically has the Forbidden Scripture icon. (page 6, page 8)

### When do I have to discard down to 8 cards or resources?

At the end of your turn you must discard until you have at most 8 cards in hand and at most 8 of any single resource type. (page 8)

### If I play a Constellation, can I fill its slots with resources I already had in my pool?

No — you cannot fill constellation slots with resources you gained before the constellation was played; you must place resources you gain after playing the constellation, and you must start with the top-left slot (A). (page 7, page 15)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cosmoctopus)
- [Cosmoctopus in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/cosmoctopus)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/362020)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._