Game Setup
Expansions:
Player Name
Color
Faction
Click a player card to set the Speaker. The Speaker picks first.
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Action Reference
⚔ Tactical Action
- Activate a system — place a command token from your tactic pool
- Move ships from adjacent systems into the activated system
- Space Cannon Offense — PDS & units fire before combat
- Space Combat — fight enemy ships (if any)
- Bombardment — bombard planets with eligible ships
- Invasion — commit ground forces & mechs to planets
- Ground Combat — resolve combat on invaded planets
- Production — produce with space docks or units in system
🃏 Strategic Action
- Exhaust your strategy card
- Resolve the primary ability
- Each other player may resolve the secondary ability (spending command tokens)
⚡ Component Action
- Use a card, technology, or unit ability labeled "Action:"
- Resolve its effect fully
🚀 Space Combat Steps
- Anti-Fighter Barrage (if any)
- Announce Retreats
- Roll Combat and assign hits
- Repeat rounds until one side remains or retreats
🪖 Ground Combat Steps
- Commit Ground Forces to invaded planet
- Roll Ground Combat and assign hits
- Repeat rounds until one side remains
- Take control if defender is eliminated
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Status Phase Reference
- Score Objectives (public/secret as eligible)
- Reveal Public Objective (if one remains)
- Draw Action Cards (1 + modifiers)
- Remove Command Tokens from your board systems
- Gain + Redistribute Command Tokens
- Ready Cards (planets, technologies, cards)
- Repair Units that have Sustain Damage
Agenda Phase
Resolve all agendas. Then continue to the next round.