Space Base

The base game supports 2–5 players. Set out twelve starting ships per player, with 5 credits, 0 income and 0 victory points; display six shipyard cards per level and the colonies. The random starting level-one ship costs only its printed price and replaces its sector; use the rulebook’s starting-player and position compensation procedure.

The active player rolls two six-sided dice. Each player independently allocates the two individual values or their sum to rewards; they need not copy the roller. Choosing separate equal dice rewards the same sector twice.

On your turn, receive the corresponding station ships’ blue rewards. On another player’s turn, receive the red rewards of every deployed ship in the corresponding sectors. Several deployed ships can accumulate in one sector.

At the normal purchase step, pass or buy one affordable shipyard ship or colony. A normal purchase spends all your current credits rather than just the printed price; explicit special purchase abilities follow their own instructions.

A purchased ship normally enters its printed sector at your station. Rotate and deploy the previous ship in that sector with its red area exposed. Refill the shipyard at the end of the turn; colonies have their own replacement restriction.

At the end of your own turn, raise credits to your income level only if credits are lower. Income does not add credits when you are already at or above that level. Play then passes clockwise.

A charge reward places a cube on an empty charge square; gaining a charge does not itself activate the ability. Remove the required cubes to activate it, including the full linked requirement where charge squares are connected.

Ability color and timing govern activation: blue on your turn, red on opponents’ turns and green on any turn. Dice adjustments have specified timing windows. When a charged ship deploys, its cubes can transfer to that same card’s red effect if it can accommodate them.

A colony immediately awards its printed victory points, occupies its station sector and deploys the previous ship. It provides no later station reward and cannot be replaced or deployed. Previously deployed red rewards in that sector remain available.

Normally, reaching at least 40 victory points triggers completion of the round so everyone has equal turns; highest score wins. A tie sends all players through another complete round, repeating until there is one leader. The explicit “You Win!” ability instead ends the game immediately in its user’s favor.