new discoveries

Rapid Muta on: Draw Evolu on Tiles from the

bag un l you have drawn 3 les that cost 4 or less.
Place one of the three les ac ve side up next to
your player board. It is immediately and perma-
nently in e�ect. Return the rest to the bag. You
can use this Discovery even if you don't have the
Evolu on ability.

Accelerated Evolu on: +5 Mutagen Resources or

+5 any one basic Resource; Mutagen Resources
can only be taken if you have the Evolu on ability.

Transma er Quan er: Place the le next to your

Player Board. When taking a Build ac on, you
may convert one Interceptor to one Dreadnought
for free and remove the le from game.

Inversion Shield: This Ship Part provides the Ship

with –2 Shield and produces two Energy.

Ri Turret: This Ship Part provides the Ship with

two Ri Cannons and consumes one Energy.

Plasma Turret: This Ship Part provides the Ship

with two Plasma Cannons, consuming three En-
ergy.

Soliton Turret: This Ship Part provides the Ship

with two Soliton Cannons, reducing the Ini a ve
by two and consuming two Energy. The Ini a ve
of a Ship may be nega ve.

Ri Orbital: Place the le next to your Player

Board. On any of your turns, before you take an
ac on or pass, you may play the le. Immediately
place an Orbital in one of your hexes, and pay for
it three rounds in the future. You gain 2VP if you The Ri Orbital and Ri Movement func-
ful ll this le. (See Time Distor on on page 4.) on just as their Distor on Tile counterparts
(see Time Distor on on page 4). They can be
Ri Movement: Place the le next to your Player played on any of your turns, before you take
Board. On any of your turns, before you take an an ac on or pass. You can use them even if
ac on or pass, you may play the le. Immediately you don't have the Time Distor on ability.
send two Ships to two rounds in the future. You
gain 3VP if you ful ll this le. (See Time Distor on
on page 4.)
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running out of discoveries If Discovery Tiles run out,
shu e the discarded Tiles as a new Discovery Tile stack.
 special reputation tiles give you small
single use bonuses, providing extra incen-
ve to ght early and o en.
special reputation tiles
Re-roll: Simultaneously re-roll up
to any two own dice in combat (in-
cluding a acking Popula on).
Resource Gain: Gain 1 unit of any
one basic Resource (Money, Sci-
ence or Materials).
Double Ac on: At the end of your
ac on, take an addi onal ac on.
Priority Ac on: At the start of
game round, take one ac on be-
fore the star ng player (even
when it’s you).
Advanced Reac on: Take any of
your normal ac ons when you
take a Reac on.
Bonus targe ng: Add +2 to one of
your rolls in combat. Rolling a 1 is
s ll always a miss.
Bonus Move: One addi onal Ship
ac va on when taking a Move ac-
on.
Bonus Upgrade: Place one addi-
onal le when taking an Upgrade
ac on.
Bonus Build: Build one addi onal
Ship or Structure when taking a
Build ac on.
If the Eridani Empire draws Special Reputa-
on Tiles in the beginning of the game, they
are returned to the bag un l the Eridani has
two regular Reputa on Tiles.
special reputation tiles
Special Reputa on Tiles give you single-use bonuses when
discarded.
preparations Place the Special Reputa on Tiles in the
Reputa on bag.
drawing special reputation tiles When drawing Reputa-
on Tiles a er combat, keep any Special Reputa on Tiles
you draw next to your player board face up. They are ig-
nored in the Reputa on Tile draw count, so always draw
as many regular Reputa on Tiles as the base rules say. You
may keep one Special Reputa on Tile per draw, in addi on
to the one regular Reputa on Tile you keep. Return the
rest to the bag.
playing special reputation tiles The les can be played
at any me. Return the le to the game box a er it is
played.
supplementary components
extra ship parts Some of the Ship Parts in the base game
may occasionally run out. The expansion contains 30 extra
Ship Parts for the base game and 6 extra Ship Parts for the
Rise of the Ancients expansion.
+40 storage markers Use the +40 Storage
Markers to help track Storage of Resources
over 40 units.
turn order markers The Turn Order Markers
are used with the Turn Order Variant included
in the Ship Pack One expansion.
adjusting the game
This expansion, just like Rise of the Ancients before it, is
designed to be modular. As di erent players' and groups'
preferences and play styles can be very varied, it is easy to
leave out a module (for example Special Reputa on Tiles,
or even one species) or just a single component you don't
like. It will not break the game!
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For example, some players may feel that using the Priority
Ac on Special Reputa on Tile and taking that crucial Tech-
nology is too harsh for the player who passed rst just to
get hold of it. If this is the case in your play group, you may
consider leaving that le in the box. Similarly, if you prefer
more predictable non-player opponents, you can decide to
always place the Anomalies the Immobile side down.
 alien species

Evolu on special ability

The Octan s were a minor (see Evolu on on page 6)
species, generally ignored and
o en exploited by the Seven. Evolu on Pool
Lacking the resources and Update (see below)
technology, they did not have
a chance to rise to the level of
the major galac c operators.
The discovery of an Ancient ar-
2 Produces 2 Mutagen per
round.
fact cache deep in the outer
edge of Theta Octan s (44.562) With the Move ac on may
changed all this. Even though move up to two Ships, or one
the technology was beyond Ship twice
their comprehension, they
found a way to warp and splice Reputa on Track
their genes, rapidly rising the
Octan s among the major civi- Ini al Technologies: Fusion Drive
liza ons. The astonishing rate
of growth also encouraged a Trade rate 3 : 1
large splinter to relocate, caus-
ing some fric on between the Star ng Storage:
new Vanguard and the original 2 3 3 4
Autonomy.
241 243 Star ng Sector numbers
evolution pool update Colony Ships can be used to change the
Evolu on Pool at any me during your turn. For each ipped
Colony Ship, discard one le from the pool and draw a new one
from the bag. Discarded les are then returned to the bag.

Time Distor on special ability

They should not be here, yet
they are. The Zeta Doradus
sector had been surveyed in
45.174 and classi�ed empty.
S ll, something happened: re-
cent probe yby suddenly re-
vealed that the system is bus-
tling with life. What makes this
even stranger is that all veri�ed
data shows that the Doradians
have in fact inhabited Zeta Do-
radus for millennia. There have
also been reports of Shaper
ships and structures ickering
in and out of space me fold,
their unique technologies al-
lowing them to bend the laws
of reality to conform with their
will. It is as if they appear from
a ri in me... perhaps they al-
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(see Time Distor on on page 4)
Distor on Pool
Update (see below)
Draw one new Distor on Tile in
Cleanup Phase (if there are less
than three les in the Pool)
1VP per ful lled Distor on
Tile at the end of the game
With the Move ac on may
move up to two Ships, or one
Ship twice
Reputa on Track
Di erent Ship blueprints
Ini al Technologies: Soliton Cannon
Trade rate 3 : 1

distortion pool update Colony Ships can be used to change the Star ng Storage:
les in the Distor on Pool at any me during your turn. For 3 4 2
each ipped Colony Ship, discard one le from the pool and
draw a new one from the bag. Discarded les are then returned 244 Star ng Sector number
to the bag.

The giant stars of Kappa Pyxidis
make the system uninhabitable
and previously it was mainly
recognised for its strategic lo-
ca on. The primal energy of the
suns was however exactly what
the Unity were looking for as
their nanomachine clouds dri -
ed through the void, searching
for the right place. Capable of
transforming ma er and en-
ergy, they rapidly colonized the
system and made it their home.
The Unity are constantly shap-
ing and transforming the very
fabric of space, making them
a civiliza on able to adapt to
almost any condi ons. Their
eets are a source of great fear,
as they can suddenly transform
between a swarm and a gigan-
c machine of destruc on.
transmatter The Unity only have one basic resource type, Transma er. All Popu-
la on Cubes come from the same Popula on Track, regardless of the target plan-
et's type. All Discoveries, Technologies and Developments giving basic resources
(Money, Science and Materials) are worth 5 Transma er, regardless of what the
le says. Ar fact Key gives 5 Transma er per Ar fact. Resource Gain Special Repu-
ta on Tile gives 1 Transma er. Transma er cannot be used as Mutagen, but it can
be traded for Mutagen in a 3:1 ra o.
Combina on ac ons: may
do the ac ons shown, in any
order
During the Build ac on, may
1 convert two Ships in one hex to
one Ship of the next type, or vice
versa, by paying 1 resource; can
be used several mes per ac on
With the Move ac on may
move up to two Ships, or one
Ship twice
Reputa on Track
Two Colony Ships
Ini al Technologies: Advanced Robo cs
Only one resource type (see Transma er
below)
Di erent Ship blueprints
Not allowed to construct Starbases
Starbase les / miniatures represent
Deathmoons
Deathmoons are worth 4VP at the end
of the game. Destroying a Deathmoon
allows you to draw three Reputa on
Tiles.
Star ng Storage:
8
242 Star ng Sector number
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