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Rules as written (RAW)

Draft and build your galaxy using the official setup rules.

Official starting draft

Draft faction reference cards by passing left, then reveal a priority card to determine seating and speaker. Build the galaxy, choose home systems and Mahact kings, and perform the inaugural splice.

The map uses the official layout and tile counts for your player count and expansions. Fill each ring before the next, reverse placement order each round, and follow anomaly and wormhole adjacency rules.

Enter the starting clockwise seating order. The priority reveal determines the final seats.

6 players · 3–8 supported

Thunder’s Edge and the Twilight’s Fall components are included.

3 blue and 2 red tiles per player.

Rules: Living Rules Reference v2.0, pp. 4–6; Thunder’s Edge, p. 7; Twilight’s Fall, pp. 7–8.