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Tips itsawonderfulworld

2023-01-06T00:13:49Z

Lorean: updated

'''Prioritize increasing your production:'''

In the first two rounds, production is paramount, much more important than getting goals for scoring.

The type of production you increase defines your strategy in the later turns.

'''Color Focus:'''

Grey: Materials. Leads to production of all 5 types. Typically does not score points (though a lot of buildings give 1 general or financier, which are worth at least 1 point).

Black: Energy. Typically leads to Explore (blue). The cards that produce power are a little less common. Allows some scoring with cards that give a point per black building.

Green: Science. Leads to production for all others, but generally not very much. Has a lot of scoring cards.

Yellow: Financial. Typically allows more financial production. Has a lot of scoring cards.

Blue: Explore. Almost all cards are high scoring. There are a couple of rare cards that produce some resources.

'''Observe number of players:'''

The lower the number of players, the more production bonuses you'll be able to get.

Financier and General bonuses are going to be much more effective in games with fewer players.

Another difference is that the more players, the more effective specialized strategies are. Green is typically not the best color to focus on unless there are 4+ players, for example.

Try to get the most victory points.

This video may give you some ideas on how:

https://youtu.be/mUhCZtjbNO4

Tips itsawonderfulworld

2023-01-05T23:18:30Z

Lorean: Created a basic page

'''Prioritize increasing your production:'''

In the first two rounds, production is paramount, much more important than getting goals for scoring.

The type of production you increase defines your strategy in the later turns.

'''Color Focus:'''

Grey: Materials. Leads to production of all 5 types. Typically does not score points (though a lot of buildings give 1 general or financier, which are worth at least 1 point).

Black: Energy. Typically leads to Explore (blue). The cards that produce power are a little less common. Allows some scoring with cards that give a point per black building.

Green: Science. Leads to production for all others, but generally not very much. Has a lot of scoring cards.

Yellow: Financial. Typically allows more financial production. Has a lot of scoring cards.

Blue: Explore. Almost all cards are high scoring. There are a couple of rare cards that produce some resources.

'''Observe number of players:'''

The lower the number of players, the more production bonuses you'll be able to get.

Financier and General bonuses are going to be much more effective in games with fewer players.

Try to get the most victory points.

This video may give you some ideas on how:

https://youtu.be/mUhCZtjbNO4

Tips beyondthesun

2021-05-16T07:30:57Z

Lorean: Added some often missed rules

There are four different technology types:

• Scientific — Ore production automation, research actions, and Ore bonuses (blue)

• Economic — Food production automation, Population collection, and Ore collection (green)

• Military — Shipbuilding, movements, and ship upgrades (red)

• Commercial — Colonization actions, ship movements, and flexible action (yellow)

Tips from the rulebook:

• Due to the variability of the Technology tree, players should adapt their strategy to what Technologies come out in the
game. The game can favor a research-heavy strategy, a colonization-heavy strategy, or a mixture of both.

• When selecting a new Technology, make sure it serves both short-term needs (via immediate bonuses) and long-term
goals (via new actions).

• Colonizing a System seems like a daunting task, as it involves movement, taking control, and returning Spaceships,
but it can be a crucial part of a winning strategy and should not be ignored.

• If competition for control of Systems seems vicious, it often helps to focus on research during that time.
When opponents start thinning out their military due to colonization, it is time to take control of Systems cheaply.

• Population cubes can get “locked up” by Technologies or having a fleet that is too big. To free up Population cubes,
either increase Food production, colonize Systems to get cubes back, or take actions that use Supply cubes directly.

Some often missed rules:

• Galactic headquarters upgrades 1 ship die to a ship of 4 value. Note that it doesn't matter what value the ship is before making the upgrade.

• End gaming scoring looks at every sector for highest military. That includes deep space and sol. And it doesn't matter who has a counter in a location, in case of equal highest military each those players get a point.

• Specialisation achievement depends on controlling and/or colonizing 6 worlds that can produce the same type. It doesn't matter what counters are placed on it, it depends on the printed card symbol(s) instead. Worlds with both symbols count towards both. As a result the shipyard on top (north) of the map always counts towards specialisation achievement, because it can produce either resource.

Tips beyondthesun

2021-05-15T00:35:23Z

Lorean:

Tips beyondthesun

2021-05-14T22:46:25Z

Lorean: Added the 4 tech types.

It's important to consider the four different technology types.

• Scientific — Ore production automation, research actions, and Ore bonuses (blue)

• Economic — Food production automation, Population collection, and Ore collection (green)

• Military — Shipbuilding, movements, and upgrades (red)

• Commercial — Colonization actions, ship movements, and flexible action (yellow)

From the rulebook:

• Due to the variability of the Technology tree, players should adapt their strategy to what Technologies come out in the
game. The game can favor a research-heavy strategy, a colonization-heavy strategy, or a mixture of both.

• When selecting a new Technology, make sure it serves both short-term needs (via immediate bonuses) and long-term
goals (via new actions).

• Colonizing a System seems like a daunting task, as it involves movement, taking control, and returning Spaceships,
but it can be a crucial part of a winning strategy and should not be ignored.

• If competition for control of Systems seems vicious, it often helps to focus on research during that time.
When opponents start thinning out their military due to colonization, it is time to take control of Systems cheaply.

• Population cubes can get “locked up” by Technologies or having a fleet that is too big. To free up Population cubes,
either increase Food production, colonize Systems to get cubes back, or take actions that use Supply cubes directly.