Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Bad Version of a Great Game

This version is by far the worst version of the game. Still, it's CE, so it's fun if you don't have access to the other versions and are willing to pay the overblown price. This version is pretty, which is its only good point. The rules were changed poorly, and this version is set up to prevent any possibility of expansion...a major flaw in Cosmic Encounters. Even the tokens (ships) though pretty, are bulky and oversized. The artwork was a substantial improvement over the Mayfair version, but for me, a long term Cosmic Encounter fan, its multitude of careless flaws made the game less enjoyable. I do not recommend this version. I imagine only a collector would want this one, or someone who's never played CE before and isn't interested in expansion. Me...I threw mine in the trash and dusted off my old Mayfair version. The newCosmic Encounterfrom Fantasy Flight is distantly superior in every imaginable way and much less expensive, as is every other version.