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# "Produce" or
# "Produce" or
# Take a "Supporting Action" and a "Main Action"
# Take a "Supporting Action" followd by a "Main Action"


=== Produce Turn ===
=== Produce Turn ===
When you produce, the following happens:
When you produce, the following happens:


# Discard all but 3 of your resource dice (wild tokens are not dice).
# Keep up to 3 resource dice, disacrd the rest (wild tokens are not dice).
# You may discard any number of cards from your hand.
# Discard any number of cards from your hand.
# If you have less than 5 cards, draw until you have 5.
# If you have less than 5 cards, draw until you have 5.
# Take and roll all the dice indicated in the brown boxes on your corporation card and green project cards in play.
# Roll and add all the resource dice (brown boxes on your corporation card + green project cards).
# Ready any previously used blue project cards. These cards may now be used again.
# Ready blue project cards (yellow arrows and red arrows).


=== Action Turn ===
=== Action Turn ===
You take one supporting action, and one main action, but the main action can be a second supporting action.
You take one supporting action, and one main action. (As a main action you can do a second supporting action)


==== Supporting Actions ====
==== Supporting Actions ====


* Gain and roll 1 dice of your choice from the dice pool.
* Roll and add 1 die of any color.
* Pay any resource to turn another dice to any of its sides.
* Pay 1 resource die (any): to turn another die any side.
* Pay any resource to draw 2 cards.
* Pay 1 resource die (any): to draw 2 cards.
* Use a <u>yellow arrow</u> action on one of your blue cards. (Can only be done once until you "Produce" again.)
* Use a ready <u>yellow arrow</u> action (blue cards) (this card will be unavailable until you take a produce turn).


==== Main Actions ====
==== Main Actions ====


* Play a card from hand, paying its cost in resource dice.
* Perform a second support action.
* Perform another support action.
* Play a card from hand (paying its cost in matching resource dice).
* Pay 3 heat resources to increase temperature 1 step.
* Pay 3 heat resources: to increase temperature 1 step.
* Pay 3 water resources to place 1 ocean tile.
* Pay 3 water resources: to place 1 ocean tile.
* Pay 4 plant resources to place 1 forest tile (and increase oxygen 1 step).
* Pay 4 plant resources: to place 1 forest tile (and increase oxygen 1 step).
* Pay 3 city resources to place 1 city tile.
* Pay 3 city resources: to place 1 city tile.
* Pay 3 MegaCredit resources to immediately gain 2 VP.
* Pay 3 MegaCredit: resources to immediately gain 2 VP.
* Use a <u>red arrow</u> action on one of your blue cards. (Can only be done once until you "Produce" again.)
* Use a <u>red arrow</u> action (blue cards) (this card will be unavailable until you take a produce turn).


==== Free Actions ====
==== Free Actions ====


* Use a <u>green arrow</u> action at '''any''' time.
* <u>green arrow</u> actions are free actions that can be used at '''any''' time.


=== Dice Faces ===
=== Dice Faces ===
Some resources are harder to get. Common have 3 faces (50%), uncommon 2 faces (33%), rare 1 face (16%).
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!Yellow
!Green
!Blue
!Gray
!Red
|-
|Common (3x)
|[[File:Megacredit symbol.png|alt=Megacredit symbol|thumb]]Megacredit
|[[File:Plant symbol.png|alt=plant symbol|thumb]]Plant
|Energy
|Steel
|Heat
|-
|Uncommon (2x)
|[[File:Science symbol.png|alt=science symbol|thumb]]Science
|[[File:Microbe symbol.png|alt=microbe symbol|thumb]]Microbe
|Water
|Titanium
|Event
|-
|Rare (1x)
|[[File:Earth symbol.png|alt=Earth symbol|thumb]]Earth
|[[File:Animal symbol.png|alt=animal symbol|thumb]]Animal
|Oxygen
|City
|Nuclear
|}


==== Yellow Dice ====
=== Extra bonuses ===
Common (3 faces): Megacredit


Uncommon (2 faces): Science
* on terraformation tracks (oxygen and temperature) sometimes you get bonus resource dice
 
* when placing a forest, city etc get covered bonuses
Rare (1 face): Earth
* when reacing 5 and 12 green VP (tracked during the game, not at the end) gain and play a special bonus card frome the bonus pool (2 cards per player)
 
==== Green Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Plant
 
Uncommon (2 faces): Microbe
 
Rare (1 face): Animal
 
==== Blue Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Energy
 
Uncommon (2 faces): Water
 
Rare (1 face): Oxygen
 
==== Grey Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Steel
 
Uncommon (2 faces): Titanium
 
Rare (1 face): City
 
==== Red Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Heat
 
Uncommon (2 faces): Event
 
Rare (1 face): Nuclear


=== Victory Points ===
=== Victory Points ===


* '''Ocean''' - Gain 2 VP because it counts as terraforming.
* '''Ocean''' - Gain 2 VP (because it counts as terraforming).
* '''Forest''' - Gain 1 VP per adjacent city when placing tile. If Oxygen is increased 1 step, Gain 2 VP.
* '''Forest''' - Gain 1 VP per adjacent city when placing tile. (If Oxygen is increased 1 step, Gain 2 VP for terraforming.)
* '''City''' - Gain 2VP plus 1 VP per adjacent forest.
* '''City''' - Gain 2VP plus 1 VP per adjacent forest.
* '''Heat''' - Gain 2 VP because it counts as terraforming.
* '''Heat''' - Gain 2 VP (because it counts as terraforming).
* '''Oxygen''' - Gain 2 VP because it counts as terraforming.
* '''Oxygen''' - Gain 2 VP (because it counts as terraforming).
* '''Cards with Green Ribbon''' - Score the printed VPs immediately.
* '''Green Ribbon''' - Score the printed VPs '''immediately'''.
* '''Cards with Red Ribbon''' - Score these VPs at the end of the game.
* '''Red Ribbon''' - Score these VPs at the ''end of the game''.


[[File:Grid of dice face rarity.png|thumb]]   
[[File:Grid of dice face rarity.png|thumb]]   


=== Game End ===
=== Game End ===
When two out of three of the following "Terraforming" conditions are met, it triggers the end of the game, and then all players get one last turn (including the player who just ended the second parameter).
When '''two''' out of ''three'' of the following "Terraforming" conditions are met, the end of the game is triggered.
 
All players get one last turn (including the player who just completed the second parameter).
 
* The '''oxygen''' track is completed.
* The '''temperature''' track is completed.
* All '''ocean tiles''' have been placed.
 
Players add victory points from Red Ribbons:


* The oxygen track is completed.
* Cards
* The temperature track is completed.
* Milestones (4VP, first player to complete)
* All ocean tiles have been placed.
* Awards (5 VP first place, 3 VP second place; most of a die symbol in cards cost; in 2 player game no 2nd place)


Players add victory points from any Awards, Milestones, and played Cards to those they gained throughout the game, and whoever has the most wins.
Tiebreaker (dice production).

Revision as of 11:50, 16 October 2026

You have two options on your turn:

  1. "Produce" or
  2. Take a "Supporting Action" followd by a "Main Action"

Produce Turn

When you produce, the following happens:

  1. Keep up to 3 resource dice, disacrd the rest (wild tokens are not dice).
  2. Discard any number of cards from your hand.
  3. If you have less than 5 cards, draw until you have 5.
  4. Roll and add all the resource dice (brown boxes on your corporation card + green project cards).
  5. Ready blue project cards (yellow arrows and red arrows).

Action Turn

You take one supporting action, and one main action. (As a main action you can do a second supporting action)

Supporting Actions

  • Roll and add 1 die of any color.
  • Pay 1 resource die (any): to turn another die any side.
  • Pay 1 resource die (any): to draw 2 cards.
  • Use a ready yellow arrow action (blue cards) (this card will be unavailable until you take a produce turn).

Main Actions

  • Perform a second support action.
  • Play a card from hand (paying its cost in matching resource dice).
  • Pay 3 heat resources: to increase temperature 1 step.
  • Pay 3 water resources: to place 1 ocean tile.
  • Pay 4 plant resources: to place 1 forest tile (and increase oxygen 1 step).
  • Pay 3 city resources: to place 1 city tile.
  • Pay 3 MegaCredit: resources to immediately gain 2 VP.
  • Use a red arrow action (blue cards) (this card will be unavailable until you take a produce turn).

Free Actions

  • green arrow actions are free actions that can be used at any time.

Dice Faces

Some resources are harder to get. Common have 3 faces (50%), uncommon 2 faces (33%), rare 1 face (16%).

Yellow Green Blue Gray Red
Common (3x)
Megacredit symbol
Megacredit
plant symbol
Plant 		Energy Steel Heat
Uncommon (2x)
science symbol
Science
microbe symbol
Microbe 		Water Titanium Event
Rare (1x)
Earth symbol
Earth
animal symbol
Animal 		Oxygen City Nuclear

Extra bonuses

  • on terraformation tracks (oxygen and temperature) sometimes you get bonus resource dice
  • when placing a forest, city etc get covered bonuses
  • when reacing 5 and 12 green VP (tracked during the game, not at the end) gain and play a special bonus card frome the bonus pool (2 cards per player)

Victory Points

  • Ocean - Gain 2 VP (because it counts as terraforming).
  • Forest - Gain 1 VP per adjacent city when placing tile. (If Oxygen is increased 1 step, Gain 2 VP for terraforming.)
  • City - Gain 2VP plus 1 VP per adjacent forest.
  • Heat - Gain 2 VP (because it counts as terraforming).
  • Oxygen - Gain 2 VP (because it counts as terraforming).
  • Green Ribbon - Score the printed VPs immediately.
  • Red Ribbon - Score these VPs at the end of the game.

Game End

When two out of three of the following "Terraforming" conditions are met, the end of the game is triggered.

All players get one last turn (including the player who just completed the second parameter).

  • The oxygen track is completed.
  • The temperature track is completed.
  • All ocean tiles have been placed.

Players add victory points from Red Ribbons:

  • Cards
  • Milestones (4VP, first player to complete)
  • Awards (5 VP first place, 3 VP second place; most of a die symbol in cards cost; in 2 player game no 2nd place)

Tiebreaker (dice production).

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