Kosmo Taktiks

From the lead developer of Gaslands™, Glenn Ford. A small scale miniatures wargame set in a weird eldritch future.

Kosmo Taktiks

Kosmo Taktiks is a small scale tabletop wargame built around simple rules, small armies and tactical decisions.

Kosmo Taktiks is for people who want a straightforward wargame that is easy to get started with, but still gives you enough room to make your own decisions on the table. And can be expanded upon with planned supplements and factions down the road.

Intended to work well with roughly 6mm scale miniatures (based on 25mm bases), and on a 2' x 2' table. With each player controlling around 8-15 bases of units.

Kosmo Miniatures, Man O' Kent Games, and Tajima Miniatures have joined forces to bring Kosmo Taktiks to life with your help.

What you see on this page is our fully realised baseline. Success on Kickstarter dictates the final production value of the book. Increased funding will be spent on expanding the graphic design layout of the rules, and increasing the total count of illustrations, as well as making sure the actual Hardcover rulebook is produced with the best available quality. 

We are committed to a 100% AI free project, meaning your support directly pays human artists to make this project as visually striking as possible to stand the test of time.

Quick Start Rules

You can find the Kosmo Taktiks - Quick Start Rules by following the link below.

The full game will feature additional Orders and Faction Asymmetry.

Kosmo Taktiks - Quick Start Rules

Gameplay

Order Phase

At the start of each round, players assign up to 2 Order Tokens face down to each unit.

Orders include Run / All Out, March / Attack, Hunker Down / Defend, Shoot / Loot, and faction specific Special Orders.

When an Order Token is used, it goes into the Spent Pool. Only a limited number of tokens return each round. Adding a layer where players need to ration which orders to use.

Activation Phase

Players alternate taking turns activating one unit.

When a unit activates, at least one of its Order Tokens is revealed and spent. The unit can then perform the actions allowed by that order.

Units can move, shoot and fight in close combat.

Hits give the target 1 Pin Token rather than immediately removing a Stand.

The opposing player can remove accumulated Pin Tokens during his activation to make the unit less effective.

Clean Up Phase

• Spend Pins for effects, move or remove enemy units.
   
• Check Objectives and score Victory Points.
   
• Return 1 Order Token for each surviving unit to you Order Token Pool.
   

Winning the Game

Players score Victory Points by controlling objectives. Destroying enemy units is not the main way of winning.

Worth Noting

The game is designed for small tables, with 6mm miniatures working well on a 2' x 2' playing area. However the game can be scaled to allow larger and longer battles if the players so wish.

Factions

Star Order

The rulers of the Kosmos. Star Order. They go beyond and enhance their people with cybernetics to combat the perils lurking in the deep voids of the space.

Now responding to the Kosmo Initiative rebellion. While battling the Scrapper raids and conquering new resource rich worlds from the ancient Koven.

There are reports of colonies succumbing to unknown infestations. Lord Commanders noting in their diaries of strange whispers and visions of impossible geometry.

But the Order stands strong as the bright beacon of humanity. One day bringing even the farthest of stars into order.

Special Order: Better Than Human

Koven

Special Order: Digital Download

Scrappers

No one knows where Scrappers come from. Fortunately, no one has ever cared enough to find out.

Obsessed with scavenging forgotten battlefields and derelict starships, Scrappers believe that somewhere in the Kosmos lies the mythical Final Scrap. According to legend, whoever claims it will ascend to the sacred Scrapverse, a paradise where every engine runs, every bolt fits, and nothing is ever thrown away.

Scrap Bards lead roaming gangs of scavengers, smugglers, and opportunistic raiders. One day they'll sell you spare parts. The next they'll be stealing the ship they just repaired.

Most governments consider Scrappers a nuisance. Those who have fought them know better. Never underestimate a creature carrying a weapon it built from someone else's tank.

Special Order: Scrap

Myx

Special Order: Corruption

Kosmo Initiative

The Kosmo Initiative began as a movement of hope. A promise that humanity could cast off the rule of the Star Order and reclaim its own destiny.

They reject cybernetic augmentation, believing that mankind's future lies not in steel, but in blood. Through radical genetic engineering and biological enhancement, they seek to create a new humanity stronger, purer, and free from machine dependence.

Yet whispers follow the Initiative wherever it emerges. Entire colonies vanish after "liberation." Political rivals disappear without trial. Those who question the cause are branded enemies of mankind itself.

Whether the Initiative fights for freedom. Or simply another vision of absolute control. Depends entirely on who survives to tell the story.

Special Order: Kosmomancy

Mercs

The galaxy is filled with powers too stubborn, too greedy, or too strange to pledge themselves to any empire.

Some fight for credits. Others fight for forgotten technology. A few simply arrive, conquer, and vanish without a trace.

Mercenary Forces are independent armies that can be hired to strengthen your ranks. Whether it's the stubborn Dverg carving fortunes from dead worlds, the shadowy Alien infiltrators spreading unseen through enemy spacecraft, the corporate war machine of Tajima Corp, each brings its own weapons, tactics, and ambitions to the battlefield.

In the Kosmos, alliances are temporary.

Profit is forever.

Components

All physical miniatures are printed in ABS-Like Resin by Tajima Miniatures.

All components will be available in 3D-Printable STL form too, professionally oversupported by Kosmo Miniatures. 

With the help of Buy The Same Token, we’ve created a token set for the Kosmo franchise. The aim is to make the tokens useful across our games, with the same set being used in upcoming titles in new ways as the token mechanics are expanded. Hopefully providing ongoing value for players.

What you need to play

• Kosmo Taktiks Rulebook
• 2x Factions
• 2x Token Sets 
  [Token choice is an interesting part of army building, and the mix is not preset and is a strategic decision to make. Additional Token sets allow larger forces and more complex strategies to be wielded]
• A measuring tool in inches.
• Plenty of D6 dice.
• Dice/Cubes/Markers for tracking Pins on units.
   

Rewards & Shipping

Shipping and taxes are not included in your pledge amount, so if you pledge for physical rewards, you'll need to pay shipping (and any applicable sales taxes) via Kickstarter Pledge Manager once the books and other items are ready to ship. 

European Union [No EU Shipping]

Due to the strict compliance, registration, and local representative requirements of the new EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR), we are unfortunately unable to ship physical rewards to the EU. Backers from EU countries are welcome to pledge for digital-only rewards. Physical shipping remains available for all other international regions.

UK

As all components are manufactured in the United Kingdom, Tajima Miniatures has guaranteed free shipping for backers in the United Kingdom.

Estimated additional costs are as follows. 

• United States: ~$20-30 (USD, including tariffs)
• Canada: ~$30 (CAN)
• United Kingdom: FREE
• Australia: ~ $30 (AUS)
• ROW: ~£30-40 (GBP)

Battle Pack Contents:

The Packs have been curated so that you'll have ample opporturnities for listbuilding from the get go. Additional physical miniatures can be collected in smaller packs later next year through Tajima Miniatures. Digital STL Files will be available through Kosmo Miniatures in the future.

Scrappers Battle Pack

Koven Battle Pack

Star Order Battle Pack

Myx Battle Pack

Kosmo Initiative Battle Pack

Mercs Battle Pack

Here is a pack of Tokens and various doodads you can download for 3D-printing at home.

Free STL Pack

The Team

Links and Social

Kosmo Miniatures Official Website 
[Discord & other social links available on the homepage] 

Man O' Kent Games - Official Website

Tajima Miniatures - Official Website

Buy The Same Token - Official Website
 

Roadmap

We are aiming to start printing the book and fulfilling physical backers Summer 2027. Hopefully even sooner. 

Digital STL will be delivered as soon as the campaign ends so folk can get painting. PDF Rulebook and quick start documents will be made available as soon as possible.

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EU General Product Safety Regulation

EU Product Safety Information
Kosmo Taktiks is intended for ages 14 and up. Contains small parts that may present a choking hazard. Not suitable for children under 3 years.

Manufacturer: Tajima Miniatures - United Kingdom
Responsible Person in the EU: Kosmo Miniatures - Finland

Additional product safety and manufacturer information is provided with the product and on the Kosmo Miniatures website.