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Overview

Explore space but make a mark for yourself before you crash!

Takeoff Phase

Each round starts with a Takeoff Phase

During this phase, each player chooses an astronaut to send on the expedition

Each astronaut grants the player a special effect, so choose wisely

The lead astronaut (Starting Player) is the Commander

Travel Phase

Roll the dice and group them into matching sets e.g. all the 2s

If a set isn't represented by your current location, it can't be used (offset to the rocket outline on the main board) e.g. at location 0 only the afterburner symbol, 1, or 2 can be used, so if 3+ are rolled these are disqualified

After determining what sets can be used, the Commander chooses one or more sets to combine for movement, each set chosen is added up in its entirety e.g. if there are three 2s this is a set with a movement value of 6, the afterburner value is determined by the pips on the board

After moving, discard the used number dice but retain used afterburner dice as well as unused dice. If this results in having 0 dice, take a single dice back to the pool

Crashing

If after rolling for the Travel Phase NONE of the dice match the allowed dice, a crash occurs

The Cosmic Failure marker moves on one space

Any astronaut with a parachute MAY disembark (see Landing Phase)

All other astronauts are returned to the respective player mats

The Commander is changed to the next player in turn order

The current Expedition ends and there is NOT a Landing Phase

Landing Phase

If the Travel phase was a success i.e. did NOT result in a Crash, a Landing Phase occurs

If the ship is on space 0-5, the landing phase is voided, and a new Travel phase occurs

If the ship is on space 6+, in turn order, each player can choose to stay on the ship or disembark

If you choose to disembark at a moon space, place your astronaut on the highest numbered moon linked to that space

If the stop is a moon space and all moons are occupied, you cannot disembark, each moon accommodates a single astronaut

If you choose to disembark at a planet space, there is no limitations to the number of astronauts or who controls them, however it still should be identifiable the order in which astronauts arrived

If the ship manages to reach the last space on the board (deep space) the Commander is placed on the Comet and all passengers are placed on the Galaxy (neither of these places have an occupancy limit)

If at any point the Commander disembarks (excluding Deep Space of course) the next astronaut in line takes over as the new Commander however this does not affect turn order

Once the Landing Phase is finished, if there are still astronauts in the ship then commence another Travel Phase

If all Astronauts have disembarked &/or Crashed, the expedition comes to an end and a new one commences with a new Commander

Goals

There are a number of unique goals on display which are available to claim if and when their condition is met and only ONE player can claim each goal, but a player can claim multiple goals if achieved

Game End

The game ends either when the Cosmic Failure track reaches 11 OR when a single player has disembarked all 8 of their astronauts and the current Expedition has reached a natural conclusion

Occupied moons give that player the points displayed on them

The planets score based on most astronauts on the planet, 2nd most astronauts on the planet, and finally simply being present on the planet, each planet score values are shown next to them

If a planet's 1st or 2nd most is tied, the player who landed there earliest takes the position and the other drops to the next rank

Add on to this any Goals you achieved

The player with the most points, wins! If there's a tie the victory is shared.