All 33 COG Tags in Gears of War Reloaded
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Act 1 · Tag 01
COG Tag 1
Chapter: 14 Years after E-Day
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In the first open section, follow the route marker and check the ground at the back of the room.
Completion check: Tag 1 is beside the route marker in the opening room.
Act 1 · Tag 02
COG Tag 2
Chapter: 14 Years after E-Day
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After the Locust breach, search the room beneath the stairs used to enter the area.
Completion check: Tag 2 is under the entry stairs after the breach.
Act 1 · Tag 03
COG Tag 3
Chapter: 14 Years after E-Day
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Pass through the breached doorway, turn left, and climb the stairs to the small corner.
Completion check: Tag 3 is in the left stair corner beyond the breached door.
Act 1 · Tag 04
COG Tag 4
Chapter: Trial by Fire
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After entering the first building, clear the open combat space and inspect the cover opposite the red marker.
Completion check: Tag 4 is in the first open combat area of Trial by Fire.
Act 1 · Tag 05
COG Tag 5
Chapter: Trial by Fire
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In the next building, check the wall to the left of the exit before leaving the room with pillars.
Completion check: Tag 5 is on the left wall before the building exit.
Act 1 · Tag 06
COG Tag 6
Chapter: Fish in a Barrel
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After the turret encounter, walk around the central fountain and search beside the small tree.
Completion check: Tag 6 is behind the fountain beside the tree.
Act 1 · Tag 07
COG Tag 7
Chapter: Knock Knock
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Before the House of Sovereigns fight, use the white van as a landmark and inspect the nearby stair corner.
Completion check: Tag 7 is beside the white van on the stairs.
Act 1 · Tag 08
COG Tag 8
Chapter: Hammer
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After Cole is rescued, go upstairs in the first building and follow the hallway to its end.
Completion check: Tag 8 is at the end of the first-building hallway.
Act 1 · Tag 09
COG Tag 9
Chapter: Hammer
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In the building after the Hammer of Dawn section, pass the marked doorway, go downstairs, and turn right.
Completion check: Tag 9 is beside the short staircase in the post-Hammer building.
Act 1 · Tag 10
COG Tag 10
Chapter: China Shop
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At the start of China Shop, turn around and follow the short route around the corner.
Completion check: Tag 10 is behind the starting position.
Act 1 · Tag 11
COG Tag 11
Chapter: China Shop
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During the Berserker route, search the alcove just before the final breakable door.
Completion check: Tag 11 is in the alcove before the last Berserker door.
Act 1 · Tag 12
COG Tag 12
Chapter: China Shop
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After the previous tag, move outside and take the left side beneath the marked wall.
Completion check: Tag 12 is outside beneath the left-side route marker.
Act 2 · Tag 13
COG Tag 13
Chapter: Grist
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At the beginning of Grist, descend the metal stairs and step over the low stone barrier.
Completion check: Tag 13 is just beyond the first metal stairs.
Act 2 · Tag 14
COG Tag 14
Chapter: Grist
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After the square catwalk room, descend and inspect the space underneath the stairs.
Completion check: Tag 14 is under the stairs after the catwalk.
Act 2 · Tag 15
COG Tag 15
Chapter: Grist
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Before entering the stranded settlement, take the left sidewalk beside the tree.
Completion check: Tag 15 is on the left approach to the settlement.
Act 2 · Tag 16
COG Tag 16
Chapter: Lethal Dusk
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On the route toward Checkpoint 2, shoot the tank in the left shed and enter the lit space.
Completion check: Tag 16 is inside the shed opened by the explosive tank.
Act 2 · Tag 17
COG Tag 17
Chapter: Lethal Dusk
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At the start of the spotlight sequence, sweep the left side and use the light before crossing for the tag.
Completion check: Tag 17 is at the left edge of the Kryll spotlight section.
Act 2 · Tag 18
COG Tag 18
Chapter: Dark Labyrinth
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Exit the house and turn right; check beside the car at the edge of the street.
Completion check: Tag 18 is beside the car outside the house.
Act 3 · Tag 19
COG Tag 19
Chapter: Downpour
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On the way to the generators, use the building marked 3 as a landmark and inspect the long platform behind it.
Completion check: Tag 19 is behind the building marked 3.
Act 3 · Tag 20
COG Tag 20
Chapter: Evolution
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In the wooden-floor room, turn right around the generator and check the back-right corner.
Completion check: Tag 20 is in the back-right corner of the generator room.
Act 3 · Tag 21
COG Tag 21
Chapter: Evolution
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At the cart control room, leave the green button alone and search down the stairs first.
Completion check: Tag 21 is below the cart control room stairs.
Act 3 · Tag 22
COG Tag 22
Chapter: Darkest Before Dawn
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After descending the drill platforms, take the marked side path and inspect beneath its end marker.
Completion check: Tag 22 is beneath the marker at the mine crossing.
Act 3 · Tag 23
COG Tag 23
Chapter: Darkest Before Dawn
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After the slope, check the small building on the right beside its stairs.
Completion check: Tag 23 is beside the small building after the slope.
Act 3 · Tag 24
COG Tag 24
Chapter: Darkest Before Dawn
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Before the Corpser encounter, turn right immediately and check the corner of the arena.
Completion check: Tag 24 is in the right corner before the Corpser fight.
Act 4 · Tag 25
COG Tag 25
Chapter: Campus Grinder
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Clear the Campus Grinder area, return toward the start, and use the fourth small staircase.
Completion check: Tag 25 is beyond the fourth staircase near the starting area.
Act 4 · Tag 26
COG Tag 26
Chapter: Bad to Worse
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At the start of Bad to Worse, check the wall below the route marker on the right.
Completion check: Tag 26 is below the right-side wall marker.
Act 4 · Tag 27
COG Tag 27
Chapter: Imaginary Place
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Inside Fenix Estate, after the lab ambush, break the wooden box to reveal the pickup.
Completion check: Tag 27 is behind the breakable box in Fenix Estate.
Act 5 · Tag 28
COG Tag 28
Chapter: Comedy of Errors
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After one of the later gardens, pass through the partly open gate and follow the path to its end.
Completion check: Tag 28 is at the end of the path beyond the garden gate.
Act 5 · Tag 29
COG Tag 29
Chapter: Window Shopping
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When first entering the parking stairwell, go down instead of up and check the lower landing.
Completion check: Tag 29 is at the bottom of the parking stairwell.
Act 5 · Tag 30
COG Tag 30
Chapter: Jurassic Proportions
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During the Brumak encounter, cross to the far side of the starting area and inspect behind the barriers.
Completion check: Tag 30 is behind barriers on the far side of the Brumak arena.
Act 5 · Tag 31
COG Tag 31
Chapter: Train Wreck
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In the first train wagon, enter the interior and check the ground to the left.
Completion check: Tag 31 is on the left side of the first train wagon.
Act 5 · Tag 32
COG Tag 32
Chapter: Train Wreck
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In the third wagon, search the right corner before climbing the ladder.
Completion check: Tag 32 is in the third wagon before the ladder.
Act 5 · Tag 33
COG Tag 33
Chapter: Train Wreck
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After clearing the second set of cylinders, enter the marked wagon and follow it to the far end.
Completion check: Tag 33 is at the far end of the fifth train wagon.