

If the card has the ? icon, the player must discard one of his ? dice to use the ability.ĭraw a Tactic Card: The player can discard one of his ? dice to draw one tactic card from this theater's tactic deck.

Tactic cards can target only units in the theater being resolved and are discarded after use. Play a Tactic Card: The player plays a tactic card from his hand and resolves its ability. Each attack is limited to a maximum of five red and five black dice.Ĭombat Actions: After rolling the dice, the player performs any number of combat actions, one at a time. Roll Dice: The player rolls dice matching the color and quantity of the attack values of all his participating ships or ground units. To resolve an attack, follow these steps: To attack, the player rolls dice and deals damage to his opponent's units in that theater. Next Round: If both factions still have units in the same theater (space or ground), they resolve another combat round. Retreat: Starting with the current player, each player has the option to retreat his units from the system. Only resolve this step if both players have ground units in the system. Then his opponent resolves one attack with all of his own ground units. Ground Battle: The current player resolves one attack with all of his ground units. Only resolve this step if both players have ships in the system.

Then his opponent resolves one attack with all of his own ships. Space Battle: The current player resolves one attack with all of his ships.

To resolve a combat round, follow these steps: If a player has multiple leaders in the system, he uses only the highest for each value (space and ground).Ĭombat Round: Players resolve a combat round in which each unit performs one attack. The player draws space tactic cards equal to his leader's space tactic value (blue), and ground tactic cards equal to his leader's ground tactic value (orange). Players resolve a combat by following these steps:Īdd Leader: If a player does not have a leader with tactic values in the system, he may take one leader from his leader pool and place it in the system.ĭraw Tactic Cards: Each player draws tactic cards based on his leader in the system (if any). When a player moves units to a system that contains his opponent's units, a combat is resolved.
