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First launch placement
Must be in an unoccupied region without opponents or raider ships
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Allied base launches
Must be able to perform an action on an allied base to launch there
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Nebula restrictions
Only ships with the voyage ability are allowed in Nebula regions
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Duplicate ship restriction
Cannot launch in a region if one of your ships is already present
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Range requirements
Subsequent launches after your first must be in range of ships, not developments
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Event marker advancement
Advance the event marker when launching on regions with the event icon
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Module activation restrictions
Cannot activate a module that already contains a damage marker, ship, or energy cube
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Damaged ship restriction
Cannot activate with a ship from the top part of the scrap yard
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Energy activation rule
Cannot activate with energy unless there is already a ship-activated module in the same row
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Input slot requirement
Cannot activate with an unslotted Moon slot on the input side
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Science module activation
Activate by placing a ship on the primary reactor, choosing as many science modules as desired (each only once)
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Abandon moons
Can be done at any time, even to receive resources needed for immediate payment
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Null moon usage
Can be slotted as input on a module to bypass the input cost
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Repair moon restriction
A moon with a repair icon cannot be slotted in an input slot of a module
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Rearrange modules
Can rearrange gained modules at any time; breaking a slotted moon discards it without receiving resources
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Free ship building
Upgrading a ship allows building it for free if that ship type is still available
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Upgrade limitation
Each ship type can only be upgraded once
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Permanent upgrades
Ship upgrades cannot be undone, discarded, or replaced
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Free modules
When there is no square bracket above the gain module icon, the module is free
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Progress tracking
Advance 1 space on the corresponding progress track for each module gained
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Discard requirement
When buying only 1 module from Maximus or Odessa field regions, must discard 1 module from the indicated column after buying
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Metamorphosis modules
Purple modules can be placed in any row, including the science row
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Obliterated modules
Receive 2 damage markers when purchased; require 2 repairs before activation
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Unstable modules
Roll a d6 after activating; on 4-6, double the effect and damage the module
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Placement flexibility
Can build on any planet where you have a transport ship, regardless of activated region
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Ship requirement
Must always have at least one ship; cannot use your last/only ship for a development
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Leader scoring
Every leader in the development space and adjacent areas counts for scoring VP (max 10 VP)
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Place new region
Immediately place new region and 3 corresponding moons on board in leftmost available spot
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Event marker placement
Immediately place event marker on your station as a reminder
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Complete your turn
Finish the rest of your turn if possible
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Resolve event card
Score VP, place new raider, apply special effect, and reset event track
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Escalation movement
Every player may move any number of ships to join the battle during escalation following range rules
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Turn order decisions
Joining battles, playing diplomacy cards, and spending energy follow turn order with one decision per player per option
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S-class targeting value
Equals the number of S-class ships in the active region
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Tie resolution
If a tie is not broken after all dice are compared, everyone loses
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Tactical operations slot
Can slot a moon when you lose to immediately gain the benefit
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Repair action fallback
If you have nothing to repair (no ships, shields, or modules), gain 1 VP when taking a repair action
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Tactics card draw
When reaching a tactics card limit space, immediately draw tactic cards until reaching the new hand size limit
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Sustain effect duration
Cards with 'Sustain' stay active until the 'discard energy' step of your return to station action
