ISS Vanguard

One to four players share control of all four Sections. With fewer than four players, some control multiple Sections; a solo player manages all four.

An away team requires at least two crewmembers from different Sections. Controlling a Section does not require sending it on every exploration.

Follow the Ship Book procedure for campaign management and expedition preparation, advancing only as instructed rather than skipping pages or opening locked material.

Planetary Exploration proceeds in rounds, with two actions per crewmember turn. Options are Special Action, Travel, Prepare, Rest, and Lift-Off. Only one Special Action is allowed per turn; the others may normally repeat.

End a turn by flipping its token and resolving an Event card. After all crewmembers have acted, start another round and allocate the Start token again.

For a Dice Check, select available Section dice, add the required Injury and Danger dice, then follow the full sequence for modifications, combinations, and effects. Crewmembers in the same sector may assist under its rules.

Resting costs one Lander supply, refreshes half the total Section dice rounded up, and draws a Section card. Rest is unavailable at zero supplies, and the crewmember rank still limits hand size.

Discoveries are held on the Lander and checked against its return capacity when exploration ends. Unloading and later research follow the ship procedure; gaining a Discovery does not automatically trigger its unloading effect.

Lift-Off requires a crewmember in the Lander sector and unanimous agreement; crewmembers left elsewhere are abandoned. If a crewmember with three Injury cards would gain another, trigger Emergency Evac and follow its log.

Mission completion and campaign progress follow the Mission cards, logs, and Ship Book. Finishing an exploration does not finish the campaign; save its state to continue in a later session.