Acquiring "Cosmic Encounter" . . . www.allensmith.net

Without the ANTI-MATTER power, or the FILCH card, it just isn't Cosmic Encounter. So here is how I'm getting a reasonable version of the game, with what Mayfair could still sell me:

What I bought from Mayfair:

Simply Cosmic
More Cosmic Encounter
FOUR (4) decks of BLANK Cosmic Cards.
- Almost half of each deck being Destiny Cards.
  - Some blank Destiny cards used for "practice" printing.
  - This let me work out HOW I'm going to print powers onto the other blank cards.
  - Here's a Post giving other uses for blank Destiny Cards.
- So, I could need up to 2 decks for Power Flare cards.
  - Allowing for mis-prints, with these cards being a challenge to print on.
- Leaving the other 2 decks for printing up some "Internet Extras".

UPDATE: Mayfair is now selling Simply Cosmic, More Cosmic Encounter, and some extra parts as "Supreme Cosmic Encounter".

The Powers:

The online Cosmic encounter giving a nice listing of many powers.
- This includes many, like ANTIMATTER, from the original Cosmic Encounter game.
The printable version of each power seeming the most usable.
- Each power having a graphic, like the original power cards.
- Each also providing a detailed description of that power.
So with a program, like Microsoft Publisher 98, I am going to:
- Set-up a blank page, which will let me print out 2 powers per page on white cover stock.
  - Original power's being just under 1/2 an 8.5x11 page.
  - Cover stock being HEAVY paper, that's still printable in many (not all) printers.
- The online Power's graphic being saved to disk, resized, & pasted onto its half the card.
- The Power's text, edited slightly, then pasted onto the other half of the Power card.
  - References to the online board will need to be edited.
  - I'll put the copyright text in the bottom right corner.
  - I'll add "edited for board game use" right above the original copyright.

The Flares:

The Framingham MA Group Flare Cards seem to also include flares for the "original" powers.
I'm converting this Postscript file to 348 individual Flare cards.
- Each card stored as a 2.25"x3.5", 300dpi MONO .PNG file.
- These individual cards then being posted to my Web Site.
And here's the text of a Usenet Post on how I'm printing my cards.
- Note: what I am doing WILL damage some printers!
- So don't consider this unless you are willing to "bet your printer".

While I'm sure this will not provide me with the full Cosmic Encounter and More Cosmic game, it should result in a four player version of the game, which is close enough to not leave me haunted by having played "the real thing". (Or a six player game using "Supreme Cosmic Encounter".) So hopefully with my purchasing what is still on the market, then providing only an overview of what I'm doing-- not detailed step by step instructions-- no one's lawyers will come "slapping my paws".