Glossary

Shares a thin border.

Cities and starports.

Place on the bottom of the Court deck.

Place the prompted piece in the Captives box on your player board.

The time in which players play rounds until they all run out of action cards.

Return all pieces from the prompted area.

You control a system and its contents if you have more fresh ships there than each Rival. On a tie, no one controls the system.

Not fresh—a tipped ship or a building on its darker side.

Return a fresh or damaged piece from the map. (It often goes to a Trophies box.)

Has no pieces in or on it.

Not damaged—an upright ship or a building on its lighter side.

Add the specified piece to your play area from its supply. (You can't gain it if its supply is empty.)

Add the specified piece to a Rival play area.

Tip over a fresh piece on the map, or remove a damaged piece from the map.

Of your player color.

Cannot be interacted with.

Any component in the game.

See Pieces & Piece Limits.

On and around your player board. (Most pieces go in specific parts of your play area.)

See Prelude Actions.

See Pieces & Piece Limits.

Of another player's color. When used alone, refers to another player.

The time in which each player takes a turn.

Make out of play permanently.

Take the initiative marker. You cannot do this if you have the initiative marker or if someone has already seized the initiative this round.

When referring to a resource, return the spent resource to its supply.

Add the specified piece to your play area from a Rival's play area. (This is distinct from take because some rules prevent stealing.)

The general supply holds resources and other shared pieces, and players' supplies hold their Loyal ships and agents.

Give the prompted piece and take the prompted piece at the same time.

Add the specified piece to your play area.

The time in which a player plays an action card and may take actions.

Starting with the player with initiative and going clockwise.