Tips beyondthesun

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.