Federation
The universe is organized into many federations which trade, intrigue, develop… One of these federations, still not fully developed yet (5 member planets so far) wants a new delegation to join them, but you are not the only one having your sights set on the federation. The Federation challenges you to prove your worth for 5 years. During these 5 years, you must develop strategies, deploy tactics, take the best opportunities but also form the right alliances at the right time… In the end, only 1 delegation will be chosen: the one with the most prestige!
Federation is played over 5 rounds. Each round is divided into 2 main steps. The first step is player turns where each player plays an Ambassador's pawn and send a spaceship on a special mission. Once all players have completed their turn, the Executive Phase starts, where players receive their income, fund Major Projects and pass laws.
At the end of the 5th round, the game ends. The Player with the most prestige points wins the game and joins the Federation. In case of a tie, the victory is shared.
Number of players: 2 - 4
Game duration: 72 mn
Complexity: 4 / 5
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Rules summary
Overview
Have the most prestige points (PP) after 5 rounds
Setup
In reverse turn order, choose a starting bonus
Rounds
Each round is split into two phases
Ambassador's Phase (Played 4 times per round)
Executive Phase (Played once after all Ambassador phases)
Ambassador's Phase
Place one of your tokens either Voting side or Funding side on one of the available spaces
After which, you may send one spaceship to your persona board and carry out a mission (Optional)
Your Voting side tokens have numbers from 1-3, whilst the Funding side has no crystals, a green crystal, or a pink crystal
The Funding side lets you access special missions and Major Projects
The Voting side lets you gain majorities and pass laws
You may have alteration tokens which you can use to change the value of voting side
When playing a side, take any crystals depicted
If you place a voting side, you can add your assistance die to increase its power
After placing the token, you can send a spaceship to a special mission as long as you have access to it, you have a free spaceship, you meet the requirements
You may gain a Medal of Honour if you receive high enough accreditation than anyone else, or further than others, you can only gain one copy of each medal
Executive Phase
Everyone does the following at the same time
Receive income from your production structures
Pay your level of accreditation or drop levels until you can pay
Move Major Projects onwards for each Funding token on it
Score points based on voting power in each floor and associated accreditation
Pass the law with the most votes
End of Round
Bring in all tokens
Discard used Alteration tokens
Replace both Law tiles
End of Game
Score points based on the lowest uncovered Medal value on your player board
Score points for remaining resources: (1PP per 2 Crystals, 1PP per Diamond, 1PP per Spaceship in your hanger, 1PP per Alteration Token)
Score points based on player ranking for each funded Major Project (4 Players: 12/8/4/0, 3 Players: 14/6/0, 2 Players: 10/(4 or 0))
