Eclipse Fan Site

Components

• 84 plastic spaceships
• 24 starbase chits
• 264 wooden population cubes
• 96 wooden influence discs
• 18 ambassador tiles
• 6 player boards
• 1 supply board
• 96 Technology tiles
• 54 ship part tiles
• 21 discovery tiles
• 22 colony ship tiles
• 21 ancient ship tiles
• 1 GCDG tile
• 32 reputation tiles (12x 1, 9x 2, 7x 3, 4x 4)
• 22 orbital/monolith tiles
• 2 crowded hex tiles
• 6 summary cards
• 1 traitor card
• 4 info cards
• 18 plastic dice
• 18 wooden storage markers
• 12 wooden damage cubes
• 1 start player marker
• 1 round marker
• 1 rulebook

Setup

Set the Ship Part Tiles 1 and the Round Marker 2 on the Supply Board 3. Put the Technology Tiles in the bag and shuffle them. Draw random Technology Tiles (according to the number of players) from the bag and set them on their spots 4 on the Research Tracks. Set similar tiles on top of each other. …

Explore

Explore action lets your civilization explore the uncharted regions of the galaxy.

Choose one of the unexplored spaces next to a hex where you have a Ship or an Influence Disc and turn a hex tile from the corresponding stack (I, II or III) in it. If you Explore from a hex with only a Ship, it must not be "pinned".

Show the hex tile and choose to either place or discard it. If you discard the tile, your turn ends immediately. Discards are placed face up. If you decide to place the tile, the following restrictions apply: …

In the Combat Phase, battles are resolved. A battle will take place if a hex is occupied by more than one party (a party being either a player, the Ancients or the GCDS).

If there is a battle in more than one hex, the battles are resolved in descending numerical order of the hexes (printed on one corner of each hex). The Center hex has the lowest number and will thus always be resolved last.

If a hex contains more than two parties, battles are first resolved among the players' Ships with the sole surviving player then engaging the Ancients or the GCDS in battle. …

Excerpts from the Archive of History, Library of the Galactic Center

Eridani Empire

Epsilon Eridani, the capital system of the Empire in its heyday, was a sight yet unrivalled: whole moons some records claim even planets were shaped to celebrate the might and wisdom of the Forever Emperor.

Their wealth was beyond anything ever documented. Yet, after surviving through what they call the Silent Era, the Empire has been reduced to rubble.

The resources of the capital system have been depleted and most of their power disintegrated, yet the Heirs have not given up hope. The new dawn may rise in the uncharted systems. …

Although the species is still known as the Terrans, its different factions have long since left their home system and now call new, distant systems their home.

After the wormhole drive technology was discovered, the six main factions set out to colonize the nearby systems, leaving the ruined and dying home planet behind. The Terrans have proven to be a surprisingly adaptable and versatile species.

After surviving the near-disastrous First Contact and the subsequent war with the species they named the Hegemony, they have made rather steady development and are now more or less unanimously regarded as a reliable member of the Galactic Council. …