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When do players turn their alien sheets face up during setup?

Designer and several players agree, and the Hidden Powers variant in the rulebook explains the exception.

  • Cosmic Encounter rulebook · Rulebook · Variants
  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2011-09-19
  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2011-09-19
  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2016-06-01
  • Phil Fleischmann · Community · 2016-06-01
  • arhpositive · Community · 2016-04-04

Only after every player has chosen an alien, so no one is influenced by another's pick. The exception is the Hidden Powers variant, where sheets stay face down until the player chooses to flip them.

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