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Choose an action
Select from Explore, Influence, Research, Upgrade, Build, or Move actions
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Explore action
Draw hex tiles and choose to place or discard; tile is shown face up to all players
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Explore with Descendants of Draco
May draw two hexes and choose which to place; decide after seeing first hex
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Explore with Planta
May explore twice in one action; can place Influence Disc on first hex then explore adjacent to it
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Influence action
Move Influence Discs to control hexes; may place disc in hex adjacent to controlled hex or hex with your Ship
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Influence action restriction
One Influence action may not be used in the same hex twice
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Moving disc to same hex
Costs two moves - must move disc to track or another hex first, then back
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Colony Ship activation
May select Influence action just to flip Colony Ships face up without moving discs
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Colony Ship usage
May be used when passing and when continuing to pass
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Research action
Acquire Technology Tiles; discounts do not apply when using Ancient Technology Discovery Tile benefit
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Upgrade action
Replace Ship Parts on blueprints; may return as many Ship Parts as you want
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Upgrade as Reaction
Same rules apply - may return as many Ship Parts as desired
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Move action
Move Ships through connected hexes via Wormholes
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Move through diplomatic allies
If you have Diplomatic relations, you may move through their empty hexes (hexes without Ships)
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Attack declaration
Having Ships in another player's hex at end of your action constitutes an attack
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Wormhole Generator use
Cannot be used to form Diplomatic relations; requires full printed Wormhole
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Pinning mechanics
Ships are pinned when enemy Ships equal or exceed your Ships in hex; compare your Ships against sum of all opposing Ships and Ancients
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Population Cube placement
Cannot take cubes from one track to place on another type of planet square
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Population Track overflow
If track is full, cubes must go to any other track(s); full track means zero production
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Orbital and Monolith placement
May place both one Orbital and one Monolith in the same hex
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Plasma Missile cost
Ship Parts cost 1 Energy when playing without Rise of the Ancients Expansion
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Descendants of Draco movement
May move ships freely to, through, and build in hexes containing Ancient ships
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Pass and receive money
First player to pass receives 2 money
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Claim Discoveries without Influence Disc
Allowed when exploring and placing a new hex, or when destroying all Ancients/GCDS at end of Combat Phase
