Exoplanets: Stars
Exoplanets: Stars Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
4 Star Cores: Chaotic, Dynamic, Red Dwarf, Blue Giant.
Expansion Set-Up
After setting up the basic version of the game, insert a chosen type of core into the Star ring.
Understanding the Types of Star Cores
A. Chaotic Star
This Star core is perfect for achieving a lot of goals and switching tactics often, all in one game. Its activity peaks during dynamic and widespread development of Life on many planets at once. Life can be directed in its evolution in order to take advantage of Goals on Space Tiles.
How it works
Each time you add a new planet to the system in Phase One you may move 1 Life Marker (yours or another player's) from one planet to another. Certain rules apply to this mechanism:
- You may move only one Life Marker (a Species cannot be moved).
- You may move a Life Marker only between planets with the same level of Life Creation Requirement Costs (for example from a planet that has the Life Creation Requirement Costs of 1 Water and 1 Energy to a planet with the cost of 1 Gas and 1 Water).
- You cannot move a Life Marker to a planet that already has 3 of your Life Markers (in other words, you cannot use this action to create a Species).
- You may move your Life Marker to a planet where another player already has Life Markers present.
NOTE: This additional action can only be performed after a Planet Tile is placed and before Phase Two of your turn. This additional action is optional.
B. Dynamic Star
This Star core fosters rapid development of Life and Species in a planetary system during the first part of the game. Later, the focus shifts when all that remains to be manipulated are the Space Tiles of the cosmic arena.
How it works
During Phase One when you add a new Planet Tile to the planetary system, you take one extra resource (Energy, Gas, Water), depending on on which side of the Star this new planet is placed.
This action should be taken immediately after placing the Planet Tile. This means that you will receive 4 resources during Phase One of your turn:
- 1 Energy from the Star
- 2 resources from the planetary alignments
- 1 additional resource depending on which side of the Star the Planet Tile is placed.
C. Red Dwarf
This Star core warps the space around itself rapidly, offering players more options and opportunities for forging the fate of their planetary system.
How it works
During Phase One of your turn, if you choose to draw two Planet Tiles from the bag when adding a planet to the system, you may return one resource of any type to the Cosmic Dust Cloud to place those tiles in any order on the Planet Reserve and draw two new Planet Tiles from the bag . The following rules apply:
- You may look at the Planet Tiles you first drew from the bag before deciding whether to take this action.
- You may only perform this action once on your turn.
- You may only perform this action if there are Planet Tiles left in the bag.
- Once you have taken new Planet Tiles the decision cannot be undone and you must accept the tiles you have drawn.
D. Blue Giant
This star bestows the gift of resources but there is usually a cost: Gaining the resources will require changes in strategy or a great sacrifice. This star encourages players to try different techniques of developing Life in order to fulfill as many goals as possible. It also provides an opportunity for correcting the course of Life development, removing Life your opponents have placed to make room for your own.
How it works
Whe you add a new planet to the system during Phase One you may carry out one of the following actions:
- Return 1 Life Marker to a player's pool from a chosen planet; in return that player takes as many resources of any kind as the level of Life Creation Requirement Costs on the chosen planet (for instance, if the Life Creation Requirement Costs on a given planet is 1 Gas and 1 Water, then that player could choose any 2 resources and take them from the Cosmic Dust Cloud). This action may only be performed once during Phase One of your turn.
- OR -
- You may discard a SpaceTile from your hand and take 3 resources of any kind from the Cosmic Dust Cloud. The discarded Space Tile should be removed from the game. This action may only be performed once during Phase One of you turn.