In Cosmolancer, the object of the game is to collect the most Interstellar Credits (ICs) over three Cycles (rounds) of play.

You can collect ICs by placing Imaging Devices in the same rows and columns as Photo Op tiles.

Take care, however, to keep your Imaging Devices out of the same rows or columns as Hazard tiles, such as Jettisoned Debris, Cosmopoachers, and Abominable Worms. They’ll cost you ICs. Scoring happens at the end of each Cycle, and is when you will earn and/or lose ICs. At the end of three Cycles, the player with the most ICs wins!