Ships are moved around the board based on the mother ship roll to establish additional colonies and trading posts. Each player controls transport ships that can be combined with a colony to create a colony ship or trading post to form a trading ship. Should a player roll a black ball, they trigger an encounter that may help or hinder them. The flight phase allows players to move about the playing field and explore unchartered territories just watch out for pirates.
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During the building phase, players may choose to build or upgrade their spaceports and ships. Players take it in turn to play, with each turn comprising three main phases, production, trading, and building, followed by a further flight phase. allowing two balls to drop into the bottom of the ship. The mother ship is turned upside down, shaken, and returned upright. It contains several balls of different colors that determine what a player can do. The mother ship is also the player's dice. The fleet’s abilities can be upgraded with additional weapons, speed boosters, and extra freight storage. Players have a large mother ship playing piece that represents the fleet’s capabilities. There are four alien species (Green Folk, Scientists, Diplomats, and Merchants) that players interact with. The premise is simple each player manages one of the four Catanian settlements and must navigate their region of space carefully and colonize their neighboring planets, all while maintaining good relations with the aliens who live close by.
The refresh updates the in-game artwork and gives it a more modern feel, and they have revised the rulebook to streamline and clarify the original intent. The futuristic setting moves the Isle of Catan into a distant area of space that has been populated by several Catanian settlements.
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