1
Follow turn structure
Each turn has three phases: Main Phase, Discard Phase, and Draw Phase
2
Play cards from hand
Place cards from your hand face-up in front of you at no cost during Main Phase
3
Trigger Ship abilities
When a Ship is played, its Primary Ability triggers immediately
4
Use Ship optional abilities
If a Ship has Ally and/or Scrap abilities, use one or both any time during Main Phase
5
Activate Base abilities
Use the Primary Abilities of in-play Bases at any time during Main Phase
6
Trigger Ally Abilities
Use Ally Abilities when you have another Ship or Base of that faction in-play
7
Use Scrap Abilities
Remove a card from play to the Scrap Heap to activate its Scrap Ability
8
Gain Trade resources
Trade gained goes into a Trade Pool to use during your Main Phase
9
Acquire new cards
Spend Trade equal to a card's cost from the Trade Row or Explorer pile, placing it in your Discard Pile
10
Replenish Trade Row
When acquiring or scrapping from Trade Row, immediately replace with the next Trade Deck card
11
Gain Combat resources
Combat gained goes into a Combat Pool to use during your Main Phase
12
Attack opponent directly
Subtract Combat from your pool to reduce opponent's Authority by that amount
13
Destroy enemy Bases
Subtract Combat equal to a Base's Defense to destroy it, sending it to owner's Discard Pile
14
Target Outposts first
You cannot attack opponent or their non-outpost Bases until all their Outposts are destroyed
15
Complete Discard Phase
Lose remaining Trade and Combat, put all in-play Ships in Discard Pile, put remaining hand cards in Discard Pile
16
Replenish Trade Row on discard
When discarding or acquiring from Trade Row, place new cards face-up in your Discard Pile
17
Complete Draw Phase
Draw five cards, then your turn ends
18
Reshuffle when needed
If your personal deck is empty when drawing, shuffle your Discard Pile to form a new deck
