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Who acts first when several players want to act at once, and can powers interrupt each other?

The rulebook gives the priority order, and the designer explained responses.

  • Cosmic Encounter rulebook · Rulebook · Clarifications
  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2014-06-13
  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2014-06-13
  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2020-07-12
  • Kobold Curry Chef · Community · 2014-06-12

Priority goes to the offense, then the defense, then other players clockwise from the offense's left. An action in progress can only be interrupted by related responses such as zaps and modifiers, and responses resolve last-in, first-out.

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