TOM LEHMANN

After the invention of Jump Drive, every colony could expand to new worlds and dream of empire...
In New Frontiers, players build space empires by developing technologies, exploring and settling
worlds, producing goods, and trading these goods for credits or victory points.
Can you build the most successful galactic empire?

CONTENTS

8 empire mats, numbered 1-8

60 goods cubes in four colors:
19 cyan, 17 brown, 13 green, 11 yellow
60 colonist pieces Each good consists of two plastic parts that fit togethe . If
2 development mats any came apart during shipping, press their two halves
56 development tiles back together.
60 world tiles
7 action tiles (gray)
8 goal tiles (gold; optional, see page 11)
5 stockpile mats (gold; optional, see page 11)
1 setup summary/colonists mat DEEP SPACE
1 world summary tile SYMBIONTS
40 victory point chips (hexagons): 8 @ 10, 7 @ 5, 25 @ 1
56 credit chips (rectangles): 8 @ 10, 8 @ 5, 40 @ 1 1
1 priority track
10 player disks, 2 each in 5 colors
1 bag
these rules 3
Before your first game, ca efully remove the empire mats, developments, 1
worlds, action tiles, summary and setup tiles, priority track, goals,
after you Develop a tile, gain 1
stockpile mats, credit chips, and victory point chips from their frames.
After doing this, thoroughly mix all the (round) world tiles in the bag.

world
“small” development “large” development

1 IMPERIUM tile IMPERIUM

1 SPACE MARINES ? 2 REBEL LORDS

2 9.
+2 REBEL 1

Settle: +2 Military Produce: gain 1 for each Rebel

military colony in your empire

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 SETUP 2 HOMESTEADING
PIONEERS
First game
sides ( )
Put the two development mats in the center of the table and place the 3
+
developments on them:
Explore: gain 1 colonist

First game: place the 8 large development tiles on their mat in their
indicated spaces with their white square ( ) sides face up. Then, place ? 2 ALIEN tile ALIEN TECH
INSTITUTE
1, 2, or 3 each of the small development tiles, depending on whether
2, 3-4, or 5 players are playing, respectively, on their mat in their 9.
indicated spaces with their white square ( ) sides face up. Return any
unused developments to the box. Produce on an Alien Technology
windfall colony (with no good)

Later games: set out the developments as above. Then, flip a coin fo
each large development and each stack of the small developments in large developments
the right two columns on their mat: on a “heads” result, leave that and mat
tile/stack as is; on a “tails” result, flip that large de elopment or entire
stack of small developments over to its reverse side. action tiles
Place the 7 action tiles in a row between the two development mats.
Leave some extra space so that each action tile can be slid down about
halfway when it is selected during play.
First game: use the Retreat into Isolation action tile side (marked with
small developments
). Return the Goal tiles and stockpile mats to the box.
and mat
The action tile o der is not important. A useful teaching order for
new players is: Retreat into Isolation, Develop, Explore, Settle, Produce,
Trade-Consume, and Send Diplomatic Envoys.
each small colonists and
Later games, if using the optional goals (see page 11): Flip the players development VPs in chips
Retreat into Isolation action tile over to its Chart Galactic Goals side. 2 1 24
Shuffle the 8 oal tiles face down and stack them below it. Give each 3 2 36
player a stockpile mat. 4 2 48
5 3 60
Use 12 victory points (VPs) per player in 1-VP and 5-VP chips to form a
common supply. Return any remaining 1-VP and 5-VP chips to the box.
Put the 10-VP chips off to one side (for use in the final ound of play).
Put 12 colonist pieces per player on the colonists mat to form the
colonists supply. Return any remaining colonist pieces to the box. 12 / (1 home colony )

Set the goods cubes and credit chips nearby to form a supply. Place the
world tiles in the bag and mix them thoroughly.
After players have selected their colors, randomly determine the initial
player order, placing one of each player’s disks on the priority track to
mark this, keeping the first space of the track clea .
2-player game: place the second disks for both players on this track,
after their first disks in the same o der.
Give each player 3 credits. Give the last player +1 credit (4 credits total).
In a 4 or 5 player game, also give the second-to-last player +1 credit.
Randomly shuffle the 8 emp e mats and deal one to each player:
First game: all players use the sides with numbers in white squares.
Later games: in player order, each player chooses their home colony 1
from the two colonies located on either side of their empire mat.
In games with 3 or more players, players mark their colors by placing
their second disk on the numbered circle of their empire mat. (In 2 player ALPHA
CENTAURI
games, the second disks are used to mark the players’ second actions.) 0

Give each player 1 colonist (from the supply) to place on the preprinted 2
home colony in their empire mat. If any player’s home colony has a
colored “halo”, they put a good matching that color on it. Begin play. − +

− 1 cost or +1 Military when you

Settle a Rare Elements
world
5
2

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 PLAY
EXPLORE SETTLE TRADE, CONSUME PRODUCE SEND RETREAT
DIPLOMATIC INTO
ENVOYS ISOLATION

draw 7 from BONUS BONUS put on BONUS

pick DEVELOP + 1 (a world can have only 1 good)

gain top priority
(before action)
BONUS may sell 1 for ? : BONUS BONUS
pick second gain
or 1 2 3 4
put on one
1 2
(after other players) once Novelty Rare Genes Alien
take all ? on this tile
may build one

A game typically consists of 12 to 15 rounds.

check remaining then, use powers End of Round: if this tile was
return unpicked to
if < 5, game ends this round to consume goods not selected, add 1 to it
BONUS

return −1
unpicked

In each round, the first pla er selects an action tile in the center, shifting
it part way down in its “slot” and sliding their turn order disk halfway to
the priority track’s first space. Then, each pl er — in order as shown on
the priority track — does that action, with the first pla er receiving its
bonus.
Example: the first pla er selects the Develop action tile. Starting with First Action
this player, each player in order may buy one development tile — the
Develop action — adding it to their empire mat. The first pl er buys
their development at −1 cost, the Develop bonus.
EXPLORE SETTLE TRADE, CONSUME RETREAT
INTO
ISOLATION

After this action has been done by all players, the first pla er shifts their draw 7

pick

BONUS
from

DEVELOP
BONUS

+
(before action)
BONUS

1
for ?
PRODUCE SEND
DIPLOMATIC
BONUS

disk the remaining way to occupy the first space of the priority track
may sell 1 :
pick second
ENVOYS
gain
or 1 2 3 4 2
(after other players) once Novelty Rare Genes Alien put on BONUS
may build one
check remaining then, use powers (a world can have only 1 good)
return unpicked to gain top priority
if < 5, game ends this round to consume goods
BONUS BONUS

return −1
put on one
1
unpicked take all ? on this tile

The next pla er in order selects an action tile which has not been selected
End of Round: if this tile was
not selected, add 1 to it

this round and shifts their turn order disk forward halfway to the next
vacant space. Each player, starting with this player and in priority track
order — “wrapping around” the track to include players who have
already selected actions this round — does this action, with the selecting
player receiving its bonus. After all players are done, the selecting player
shifts their turn order disk forward fully into the next vacant space.
Thi d Action,
Continue this action selection process until every player has selected an selected by Green and done in order
action (and all players have done these tiles’ actions). by Green, Yellow, Red, and Blue.
2-player game: continue until each player has selected two actions.
If the Produce action was not selected this round, add 1 credit to its tile.
VP value 2 HOMESTEADING
Then, shift all the selected action tiles u ward, slide all turn order disks PIONEERS

back 1 space on the priority track, and begin a new round.

3
“?” bonus +
Notes. Some action tiles have no associated action; they only grant a
bonus to the selecting player. Actions are resolved in order from the Explore: gain 1 colonist

current player, wrapping around the priority track, not in clockwise

order. Priority order does not change from round to round unless a ? 2 ALIEN tile ALIEN TECH
INSTITUTE
player selects an action (either Send Diplomatic Envoys or, if goals are
used, Chart Galactic Goals) that alters the priority order. 9.
The e are four diffe ent ways the game can end (see page 9). If any of Produce on an Alien Technology
windfall colony (with no good)

these occur, players finish the ound. They then sco e their empires’ tiles,
VP chips, and bonuses. The pla er with the most VPs wins!
Each action tile is described in detail below.

RETREAT INTO ISOLATION RETREAT

INTO
Action: none. ISOLATION
Bonus: gain 2 credits.
This tile has no action, just a bonus for the selecting pla er, who gains 2
credits.
BONUS

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 DEVELOP
DEVELOP
Action: buy 1 development.
Bonus: −1 cost.
Each player in order may buy one development, paying credits equal may build one
to its cost, the number (1-9) in the diamond of the development. The
selecting player pays 1 fewer credit.
BONUS
If powers or the Develop bonus reduce a development’s cost below 0, it
−1
remains 0.
A player may not buy a development already in that player’s empire.
Players place development tiles in the central area of their empire mats.
The larger 9-cost de elopments occupy two spaces. Players may freely
rearrange their developments to make them fit mo e efficient , but may
not place any tiles in the “reddish” portion of their mats until all ten
other spaces are (or would become) occupied.
If any player has covered more than 10 mat spaces of developments after
a Develop action, then the game will end after that round is complete.
Most developments provide a power which modifies the ules, see below.
Each development built will score victory points at game end equal to
the number in its hexagon. The “?” on the 9-cost de elopments indicates
a variable number of victory points that will be scored at game end, as
detailed on that tile. 2 HOMESTEADING
PIONEERS
development

POWERS 3 end-of-game area

+
Explore: gain 1 colonist

Most developments and many worlds provide a power which modifies

the rules. The symbol in the black “beam emitte ” that leads to the cost VPs
power’s icon indicates which action it modifies. This action is also liste
in bold text in the power’s text description. ? 2 Rare Elements MINING LEAGUE

A power cannot be used in the action in which its tile is placed. Powers,
9.
unless they say “may”, must be used if applicable. Power effects a e 3
cumulative in the action they modify. If powers ever reduce a cost below Consume 2 Rare Elements goods for 3 VPs

0, that cost remains 0.

A power that modifies a ule (e.g. by reducing the cost needed to settle
a world) modifies it only as listed; other ules pertaining to that action REBEL
OUTPOST
(such as needing colonists to settle a world) still apply.
5
Some powers are conditional, based on whether a given game event, such
as producing a good on a world or settling a world, occurs. These p wers
do not produce effects if their cor esponding game event (or “trigger”)
5
does not occur while resolving that action. +

If a given game event, such as settling two worlds in one Settle action Settle: +1 Military
(via Improved Logistics’ power) does occur twice, then effects based on
this, such as Terraforming Robots’ power, take effect twice powers
INVESTMENT
Home colonies are considered colonies for all rules, powers, and effects 2 CREDITS

Powers are described in text on their tiles. See the notes section under the
power’s action for any additional details about specific p wers. 3
−1
The Alien Oort Cloud Factory’s ability is not a power and may affect its Develop: − 1 cost (not this tile)
own placement. Its owner sets its kind — Novelty (cyan), Rare Elements
(brown), Genes (green), or Alien Technology (yellow) — once each
action for that action. This has no effect on a good a eady on it. Develop Produce

Explore Trade

Settle Consume
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 EXPLORE
EXPLORE
Action: pick 1 world from the 7 worlds drawn from the bag.
Bonus: pick a second world (after everyone has picked a world).
draw 7 from
Draw seven world tiles from the bag and arrange them gray-side-up in the
center area. In player order, starting with the selecting player, each player pick
picks one world and adds it to their explored worlds in their empire.
BONUS
After all players have done this, the selecting player picks a second world pick second
and adds it to their empire. Then, eturn the unpicked world tiles to the
bag. (after other players)

Important. Explored worlds are diffe ent from settled colonies. return unpicked to

To keep your explored worlds separate from your settled colonies, add them
to your empire starting from the right end of your empire mat. Then, as
return
you settle these worlds, flip them ver to their colored sides and add them unpicked
to your empire starting from the mat’s left end.
Explore powers that grant an extra world draw from the bag, such as
Survey Team’s power, occur after a player picks their world from the
center (or, if they are the selecting player, after they pick both of their
worlds), but before returning any unpicked tiles to the bag.
Your total number of explored worlds and settled colonies, including your
home colony, at the end of an Explore action may not exceed nine. If you
have more than nine, return any excess explored worlds to the bag, freely
choosing among all your explored worlds which to keep and which to
nt return.
area
Note. An explored world’s powers, victory points, and properties are
inactive until that world is settled, becoming a colony (see below). settled colonies explored worlds

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 SETTLE
SETTLE
Bonus: gain 1 colonist.
Action: either gain 2 colonists or settle 1 world.
BONUS
The selecting pla er gains one colonist and then each player, in order
starting with the selecting player, either gains two colonists or settles one +
explored world in their empire, converting it into a colony. (before action)

The selecting pla er gains their bonus colonist firs and may use that gain
or
colonist to immediately settle a world. once

Players who can settle a world are not required to do so; they may check remaining
gain two colonists instead. However, each player must either gain two if < 5, game ends this round
colonists or settle a world; they cannot “pass”.
Place new colonists in the colonist area of your empire mat, shifting them
to worlds as you settle them.
non-military GALACTIC
To settle an explored world, a player must have both its listed number TRENDSETTERS
of colonists — one or two — and either sufficient edits or military world
strength to place it, depending on the world’s type: non-military or 5
military.
A non-military world has a black circle and a solid black number, its cost, 5
which must be paid in credits to settle that world.
2
A military world has a red circle and an outlined red number, its defense, cost
which the empire’s total Military must equal or exceed to settle (conquer) Consume 1 good for 2 VPs

that world. Military is provided by Settle powers on home colonies,

developments, and previously settled colonies. needed
colonists
You may not combine Military and payments to place a world.
military REBEL BASE
After settling a world, flip its tile ver to its colony side, put its colonists
world
on it, and add it to your empire, starting from the left end of your mat. If
6
it has a colored “halo” — cyan, brown, green, or yellow — it provides a
windfall good when settled. Put a matching good on the colony.
After a Settle action, if any player has more than seven colonies in their
6
empire (including their home colony) or if there are four or fewer
colonists left on the colonists mat, then the game will end after that defense
round. SPACE MARINES
Many colonies provide a power which modifies the ules.
Each colony will score victory points at game end equal to the number
in its hexagon. The “?” on a f w colonies indicates a variable number of +2 Military
victory points that will be scored at game end, as detailed on that tile.
Notes. Some Settle powers provide specialized Military against certain
types of military worlds, such as those with the Rebel keyword or
IMPERIUM
Rare Elements military worlds. Other Settle powers allow a player to DEPOT
remove a good to provide temporary Military for that action. That
good can be removed from any colony in your empire.
When using Improved Logistics to settle two worlds in one Settle

4
action, any temporary military used to settle the first world may be
ALIEN DEFENSE
used to settle the second world, but any powers of the first world SYSTEM
Windfall Colonies and Goods
cannot be used to settle the second world. Powers “triggered” by
settling a world, such as Terraforming Robots’ power, do occur twice.
+2 +2 REBEL
Contact Specialist allows its owner to settle a non-Alien military

4
world as if it was a non-military world at −1 cost (with any applicable
discounts). specialized Military temporary Military

Terraforming Robots provides a world draw from the bag after its
owner settles a world. If a player has more than 9 explored worlds and +3
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 colonies (including their home colony) at the end of a Settle action,
they return any excess explored worlds to the bag, freely choosing TERRAFORMING
among all their explored worlds which to keep and which to return. 2 ENGINEERS

2
Terraforming Engineers allows a player to replace a non-military colony
with another non-military world of the same kind, either Novelty
(cyan), Rare Elements (brown), Genes (green), Alien Technology ? ?..+3
(yellow), or — for this power only — gray, whose cost is 0-3 credits =
Settle: may replace for free
higher. Using this power is not a Settle action. It cannot be combined a non-military colony with a
with any Settle powers or used on a colony settled that action. The same kind colony of +0-3 cost
Alien Oort Cloud Factory’s owner cannot set its kind to “gray” when
using this power. Compare printed costs (ignore all discounts) when
using this power. Return the replaced world to the bag at the end of
Settle. Return any good on the replaced colony to the supply. If the DOOMED
new colony is a windfall world, place its good on it. COLONY

For this power and Doomed Colony’s power, if the new world requires 0
more colonists than the existing colony has, then its owner must

0
supply that colonist to use the power. After replacing a world, return
any surplus colonist to the colonist area of its owner’s empire mat.
The game end condition of four or f wer colonists is checked only at
the end of a Settle action. If it occurs in other actions, continue play =0
normally. Very rarely, there will not be enough colonists for all players may, as a Settle action, replace this
to gain during a Settle action. Players late in the Settle order gain as with a non-Alien, non-military
many colonists as present (possibly none); they are not required to colony at 0 cost
settle a world.

PRODUCE PRODUCE
Action: produce a good on all production colonies (without goods).
Bonus: collect any credits on this tile and produce a good on one
windfall colony (without a good). put on

If Produce was not selected during previous round(s), this tile will have (a world can have only 1 good)

one or more credits on it. The pla er selecting this action collects all
credits on it.
1 put
BONUS
on one

Then, e ery production colony — with a solid cyan, brown, green, or add at end of a take all ? on this tile
yellow colored circle — that does not have a good receives a matching round if Produce
End of Round: if this tile was
good. Gray colonies never have goods. A colony cannot have more than was not selected not selected, add 1 to it
one good.
The selecting pla er then, if possible, selects one of their windfall colonies
without a good and produces a good on it.
At the end of every round, if the Produce action was not selected that
round, add 1 credit to it (before shifting all the action tiles selected that
round upwards).
Notes. Some colonies, such as Comet Zone, provide credits when
a good is produced on them. If a good is already present, then no
credit(s) are provided. Similarly, Mining Industries’ power compares
only Rare Element goods actually produced that action.
Enough goods are provided for all worlds in the game. However, if Production Colonies and Goods
goals are being used and the Stockpile Resources goal is in play, this
may not be true. In that case, players produce their goods, including Worlds have “moons” and goods have
any windfall goods, in order, starting with the selecting player. Players diffe ent sizes to provide quadrant, size, and
late in the order might not receive all (or any) of their goods. If a hue cues to enable most color-blind players
player has several more production colonies of a kind than goods are to distinguish among the diffe ent kinds of
available for, then the player chooses which of them produce goods. worlds and goods.

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 TRADE, CONSUME
TRADE, CONSUME
Bonus: gain 1 VP chip.
The bonus is listed first on this tile as, oth wise, the selecting player often
forgets to collect their bonus victory point. Take it immediately! BONUS

Action: may sell 1 good before using Consume powers to convert goods 1
into VP chips and/or credits, returning spent goods to the supply.
may sell 1 for ? :
This action has two pa ts, both done together by each player in order,
starting with the selecting player. 1 2 3 4
Novelty Rare Genes Alien

Trade. Each player may sell one good, returning it to the supply for 1-4 then, use powers
credits, depending on its kind: Novelty (cyan), Rare Elements (brown), to consume goods
Genes (green), or Alien Technology (yellow). No power is needed to sell
a good. Trade powers increase the credits received when a player sells a
good. If a player does not trade a good, then these powers have no effect
Consume. Then, if the pla er has some Consume powers and goods,
that player must use each power — in any order — until that player
either has used all their applicable consumption powers or has no goods 1 2 3 4
left that can be consumed. Each power can be used only once. A player
without consumption powers cannot consume any goods. Trade Prices

If the initial common pool of victory point chips runs out, add the
10-VP chips (set aside during setup) and make change until all players
receive all the victory point chips that they are entitled to. The game will
then end after this round is complete.
Notes. Trade prices in this game are one value smaller than in the
game Race for the Galaxy. Some powers, such as Spice World’s power,
apply only when trading a specific kind of good. A good on the Alien
Oort Cloud Factory cannot be sold.
CONSUMER
Many consumption powers return 1 good to the supply for victory
point chips and/or credits; others consume 2 goods for 3 victory
2 MARKETS
point chips, or a specific kind of good, such as Galactic News Hub’s
power, etc. A few consumption powers, such as Imperium Arms
Factories’ or Consumer Markets’ powers, consume “up to” two or three 3
goods, receiving victory point chips and credits for each good actually ×3 1 1
consumed. Once used, these powers must be fully used if possible.
Consume up to 3 Novelty goods
for 1 VP and 1 apiece
Trade League has both a Trade and a Consume power; its Consume
power is optional.
Prosperous Economy’s power does not consume goods. Instead, it
PROSPEROUS
grants 1 extra VP for each good its owner consumes, plus 1 VP if
its owner also owns the development Galactic Salon (if it is in play,
3 ECONOMY
instead of Drop Ships).
Example: if a player with both Prosperous Economy and Galactic
Salon uses New Vinland to consume 1 good for 2 credits, Old Earth
5
+ 1
to consume 2 goods for 3 VPs, and Galactic Salon to gain 1 VP (its
power), then Prosperous Economy would add 4 VPs, for a total of 2 +1 VP for each good you Consume;
+1 VP if you have Galactic Salon
credits and 8 VPs.
A player may use their consumption powers in any order, even if a
given order results in some goods being left in their empire that could
GALACTIC
have been consumed with a diffe ent order. 2 SALON

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1
Consume: gain 1 VP

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 SEND DIPLOMATIC ENVOYS
SEND
Action: none. DIPLOMATIC
ENVOYS
Bonus: gain 1 VP chip and shift your priority disk to the first position of
the priority track. BONUS

This tile has no action; just two bonuses for the selecting pla er, who gain top priority
gains one victory point chip and shifts their priority disk from its current
position to the first position of the priority track (shifting all the disks
previously in front of this disk back one space). 1
Notes. The n w player order applies when doing all remaining actions
in this round. In a 2-player game, this action can result in players
selecting two actions in a row in future rounds. If the initial VP chip
pool is emptied by this action, then the game will end after this round
is complete.

ROUND END 1
PRODUCE
If the game has not ended, then:
• If Produce was not selected this round, add one credit to its tile. 1 1
• Slide all selected action tiles upwards for the next round. put on
• Slide all player disks back one space for the next round. (a world can have only 1 good)

Continue play with the first pla er selecting an action. BONUS

put on one

take all ? on this tile

GAME END End of Round: if this tile was

not selected, add 1 to it
The game can end in one (or mo e) of the following ways:
• Any player‘s developments cover more than 10 empire mat spaces.
• Any player has more than 7 colonies (including their home colony).
• The number of colonists left in the supply — after completing a
Settle action (only) — is fewer than 5.
• The initial pool of VP chips is emptied (in any action).
In all cases, finish all the cur ent round’s actions before scoring.

empire mat settled colonies

end-of-game indicator
WINNING
Before scoring, remove all explored worlds from players’ empires. The
Alien Oort Cloud Factory owner chooses its kind for scoring purposes.
When scoring, remember to include your home colony. If using goals
(see page 11), flip up any face d wn goal held by a player. 2 Genes PAN-GALACTIC
? 1 other military LEAGUE
Each player’s score is the sum of the:
• victory point chips they gained during play, 9.
1
• victory point values of their empire’s developments and colonies, Produce: gain 1 for each Genes colony
in your empire
• victory point “?” bonuses of their empire’s 9-cost developments (and
a few colonies), and
Bonus scoring example: gain 2 VPs for each
• (when using goals) any victory point bonuses for each goal in play. Genes colony (military or non-military) in
The pla er who scores the most wins! your empire, plus 1 VP for each other military
colony in your empire. For a given bonus, no
If a tie exists, the tied player with the most credits and goods in their colony or tile may score for more than one of
empire wins (do not include any credits or goods on stockpile tiles). If its conditions. Many bonuses — although not
there is still a tie, all these tied players jointly win. this one — score VPs for their own tile.

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 Limits, Etiquette, and Timing
A player may have any number of credit chips. Unlike colonists, goods,
and tiles, the number of credit chips provided is not a game limit. If they
ever run out (unlikely), make up some substitute counters. 1 5 10
The number of c edits and victory points in chips that each player has is
public information.
Players may not give away or exchange tiles, goods, colonists, credits, or
victory points with each other.
While the Explore and Develop (due to the limited number of tiles)
actions should be performed in player order, the Settle, Produce, and
Trade-Consume actions can often be done simultaneously by players.
When a game end condition might be met (that could result in diffe ent
decisions by the later players), then do these actions in player order.

About the Worlds

The bag has 60 worlds: 26 milita y and 34 non-military worlds.

defense 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
# of worlds (26) 5 6 3 3 2 2 1 2 2

cost 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
# of worlds (34) 1 3 12 5 4 6 2 1

colonists goods kinds

types 1 2 WF Prod. “gray” N R G A any
military 18 8 12 6 8 3 4 6 5 -
non-military 21 13 11 20 3* 12 9 5 4 1
*
1 gray world has the Alien keyword

keywords Imperium Rebel Uplift VP range “?” bonuses

military 3 11
*
6 0-9 Rebel, Uplift
non-military 4 - 5 0-6 Imperium, Uplift
*
1 Rebel world also has the Uplift keyword

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 GOALS (optional)
CHART
Setup. Replace the action Retreat into Isolation by Chart Galactic Goals by GALACTIC
flipping its action tile ver. Give each player a stockpile mat. Shuffle th GOALS
goal tiles face down. Stack them under the Chart Galactic Goals tile.
BONUS
Chart Galactic Goals
+1 priority
Action: none. 1

Bonus: Gain +1 priority and 1 credit. Draw 3 goals, keep 1 face down, draw 3 goals, keep 1
face down, return 2
and return the other 2 face down to the bottom of the goal stack.
This tile has no action; just th ee bonuses that the selecting player gains: flip face up any previous
• 1 position on the priority track, inserting their disk in front of the face-down goal
disk immediately before it,
• 1 credit, and
• draw and inspect the top three goal tiles (or all of them if fewer
than three are available), choosing one to keep face down in front of
them and returning the other two tiles face down to the bottom of
the goal stack (in whichever order that player chooses).
Then, flip ver any previous face down goal tile held by any player to be
face up. (No more than one goal tile is ever face down at a time.)
Th ee goals score for the number of goods, credits, or exploration tiles on
a player‘s stockpile mat at game end. If a stockpile goal is face up when
doing the listed action, any player may stockpile the item(s) shown on
it. A player may not stockpile more than the maximum number of items
listed. Stockpiled items may not be removed. A player may stockpile only
one world tile per Explore or Settle action on the Exploration goal.
During play, after an action tile has been selected but before any player
does its action, a player with a face down stockpile goal may choose to
flip it face up (so that all pla ers have the option to stockpile that item).
At game end, players score every goal tile in play. Flip over any face down
goal to its face up side before scoring:
Stockpile Mat
• Players score goals with vertical lines for the number of listed
categories that at least one development or colony in their empire
matches at game end. Score the listed VPs for the number of
categories, ignoring the order that categories are listed in. STOCKPILE RESOURCES
may stockpile some
Example: a player with four of the six diffe ent power types listed on or all of your goods
the Skilled Workforce goal in their empire at game end scores 2 VPs. after Produce
Having more than one of a given type does not increase this.
• Players score goals with listed quantities for the number of matching
items in their empire or, for stockpile goals, on their stockpile mat.
Each player indexes the quantity they have into the ranges provided
to determine the victory points they score.
2 2
Example: a player with six unused colonists on their empire mat at 5 4
game end scores 5 VPs for the Conscription goal.
8 6
Notes. If the Exploration goal is face up and a player owns the VPs for
development Terraforming Robots, that player might gain and discard stockpiled goods
a tenth world during Settle, which may be stockpiled. When Stockpile
Resources or Exploration is in play, either goods or worlds in the bag may Sample Goal
run out. When doing an action where a shortage might matter, do that
action in player order, with players late in the order receiving fewer (or
(Goal tiles are listed on the
no) goods or tiles to choose from or draw from the bag. next page.)
Trade League has a Consume power for the Citizen Services goal and both
Trade and Consume powers for the Skilled Workforce goal.

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 GOAL TILES

CITIZEN SERVICES FACTION TOLERANCE SKILLED WORKFORCE DIVERSIFICATION

0 ALIEN 0
0 0
2 2 0 IMPERIUM
0 0
5 4 2 REBEL
2 3
8 6+ 5 TERRAFORMING
5 8
8 UPLIFT
8
2, 5, or 8 VPs for 2, 5, or 8 VPs for 3 or 8 VPs for
VPs for 3, 4, or 5 different 4, 5, or 6 different 3 or 4 different
Consume powers keywords types of powers colony kinds

STOCKPILE RESOURCES EXPLORATION TAX ON TRADE CONSCRIPTION

may stockpile some may stockpile may stockpile
or all of your goods 1 discarded world after some or all credits
after Produce Explore (or Settle) from a Trade
>9
2 3
?
5 5
2 2 2 1 2 3
8 7+
5 4 5 2 5 5
8 6 8 4 8 7
VPs for
unused Colonists
VPs for VPs for VPs for on empire mat
stockpiled goods stockpiled worlds stockpiled credits

CREDITS
Game design, development, and rules: Tom Lehmann If you have comments, questions,
Original graphics: Wei-Hwa Huang or suggestions, please write to us at:
Cover and tile illustrations: Martin Hoffmann, Claus tephan
Graphics and production: Martin Hoffman Rio Grande Games, PO Box 1033
Placitas, NM 87043, USA
Inspiration and special thanks: Andreas Seyfarth
RioGames@aol.com
Playtesting and Advice www.riograndegames.com
Iain Alexander, Chris Bishop, Dan Blum, Claire and Eric Brosius, Ed Bryan,
Bay Chang, Eric Christian, Andrew Conway, Melissa and Will deMorris, © 2018 Tom Lehmann
David desJardins, Eric Dobson, Jeroen Doumen, Thomas raper, © 2018 Rio Grande Games
Dave Duffield, Theresa Duringer, Bianca van Duyl, Brian Dysart, Dave Eisen,
Barry Eynon, Chris and Kim Farrell, David Finberg, Aaron Fuegi, Jeff ates,
Mark Geary, Erin Haberle, Dave Helmbold, Jeremy Higdon, Jay Heyman,
Jake and Kathleen Holland, Jenny Hoover, Robert Householder, Beth, Bryan,
Jason, and Tommy Howard, Trisha and Wei-Hwa Huang, Joe Huber,
Steve Jones, Jeff Kahan, ohn Knoerzer, Sandy Kutin, Eu-Ming Lee,
Jeremiah Lee, Larry Levy, Chris Lopez, Terry Lyzen, Ian Mackey,
Paul Markarian, Joe Masinter, Sean McCarthy, Fraser McHarg, Graham Miller,
Mari Mock, Mike Moor, Linnsey Nil, Debbie Ohi, Aliza Panitz, Charles Patrick,
Mary and Ravindra Prasad, Marshall Quander, Jeff Rawlings, oug Richardson,
Jeff Ridpath, elissa Rogerson, Dan Rosart, Larry Rosenberg,
Eric and Quincy Rosenzweig, Ed Rothenheber, Joe J. Rushanan, Tony Sait,
Ron Sapolsky, Rob Shankly, Leanna and Michael Shuster, Hardeep Singh,
David Smith, Michael Smith, Alex Sorbello, Sarah Spikes, Al Sweigart,
Steve Thomas, John Todd, Daniel Tregear, Michael Tsuk, Terrence Tung,
Ana Ulin, Matthew Utting, Lou Wainwright, Rob Watkins, Kevin Whitmore,
Joanna Winter, Don Woods, Jason Woolever, Rae Yip, and many more.
My apologies to anyone I forgot!
Galactic Credit: Jay Tummelson, Wei-Hwa Huang, and Rob Shankly

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