Choose your expansions, player count, strategy cards and optional rules — Shattered Empire, Shards of the Throne, the Long War, Distant Suns, Leaders, Political Intrigue, even the Fall of the Empire scenario — for exact setup steps, a full rules reference with the official FAQ & errata applied, and a searchable index of every rulebook. The Imperial Throne on Mecatol Rex stands empty. Who will claim it?
The Galactic Council
Select the sets on the table, the way you are playing, the player count, your strategy cards and the optional rules. Every step, ruling and script below adapts to your choices.
Sets in play
Way to play
Players (3–6; 7–8 need Shattered Empire)
Strategy cards — the eight in play
Optional rules & variants — grouped by the book that defines them; greyed-out pairings are explained on hover
Setup
Follow the steps in order; each cites its source pages. The FAQ & errata (v2.5, 2012 — the newest official ruling) is applied wherever it corrects a rulebook.
Components
Every component the rulebooks list for the sets and options you’ve selected, with its count — pictured where the component pages show it. Tap a picture to enlarge it.
Rules Reference
Tap a heading to open it. Contents adapt to your sets, mode, player count, strategy cards and options.
Search the Rulebooks
Answers from this page come first, then every matching page of the base rulebook, each selected expansion, the official FAQ & errata and the official Game Options & Variants sheet.