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Eclipse can be played by 2-6 Players (base game) and places you in control of a vast interstellar civilization, competing for success with its rivals. You will explore new star systems, research technologies, and build spaceships to wage war with. There are many potential paths to victory, so you need to plan your strategy according to the strengths and weaknesses of your species, while paying attention to the other civilizations' endeavors.

The base game can be played by 2-6 Players while the playtime extend by 30 min. for each player. The players build a universe (size differs by the count of players) by hexagons. Unless in battle you need no dice and no cards while playing.

A game of Eclipse places you in control of a vast interstellar civilization, competing for success with its rivals. You will explore new star systems, research technologies, and build spaceships to wage war with. There are many potential paths to victory, so you need to plan your strategy according to the strengths and weaknesses of your species, while paying attention to the other civilizations' endeavors.

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How can I counter Plasma Missiles?

Our group has recently started playing Eclipse (without any expansions), however we have been having trouble with Plasma Missiles. More specifically, simple "nothing but plasma missiles and possibly a computer" ship designs have been completely…
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After the combat phase, can hexes be claimed even if the ships weren't involved in combat?

From the Eclipse rulebook, page 21: Influencing hexes: If a hex has no population after all battles have been resolved and you have at least one Ship there, remove the previous controller’s Influence Disc (returning it to his Influence…
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Does Eclipse under-estimate the game length, or are we playing it incredibly slowly?

On the box, Eclipse says a game takes 30 minutes per player. We've only played it three times - two-player each time - and our games have taken between two and three hours, rather than the one hour predicted. I don't think we're particularly slow…
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What are some good general strategies for Eclipse?

I was recently introduced to Eclipse via Big Daddy's iPad implementation. I've been mainly playing the AI as I try to get the hang of this relatively complex game. I'm getting better but I hope that veterans of the board game version can share some…
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Is attacking population and influencing hexes done at the end of battle, or at the end of the combat phase?

From page 20 of the rulebook: Attacking Population: After all battles have been resolved, the remaining Ships may attack the population in the hex. From page 21: Influencing Hexes: If a hex has no population after all battles have been…
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When using the Influence action, can you influence a hex adjacent only to the newly claimed hex?

The Influence action allows a player to move up to two Influence Discs to a hex that is "adjacent to a hex where you have a disc or a Ship." In a case where the first Influence Disc is moved to an adjacent sector, it is possible to move the second…
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Initiating combat in Eclipse

According to the rulebook combat will take place if ships that belong to two or more players finish in the same hex. Does combat always have to take place? Is there no rule that allows ships to pass each other without fighting? What if you are in a…
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Can starbases be pinned?

Typical situation: you fly into an enemy sector and pin some ships there with your ships. Now the enemy builds some starbases to pin your ship and let them be pinned so he can move his ships out of the sector (and into yours). Is this legal?
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Problems with learning curve and player elimination in Eclipse

I've just played my first games of Eclipse, and I kind of like it, but it hase some features that kinda bug me. First of all - player elimination. For the first two games, I got crushed around round 5-6. Worse still, I was not eradicated, so I got…
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How to explore with wormhole generator in Eclipse?

In the Eclipse board game, how do you explore with the wormhole generator? You have to select where you are exploring before you draw a new hex. You must be connected to that empty space with half a wormhole, or a whole wormhole. Does this mean I…
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Can an Influence Disc be moved to an adjacent hex if there is no other influenced hex adjacent to that target hex?

The rules state the requirements of moving from and to hexes, but don't clarify whether the action of moving a disc "from" a hex invalidates that hex as an influenced neighbor. Put another way, can I move a disc from one hex to a neighboring hex if…
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What does 'cheapest' mean in the Ancient Technology rule?

We really didn't understand this rule (page 7 of the manual): "3 x Ancient Technology: you may take the cheapest Technology Tile you don't already have...". How do you decide what is the cheapest?
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Setting up Eclipse

When I set up Eclipse do players have access to all the ship part tiles throughout the game? And is it acceptable for me to layout a couple of each tile on the Supply Board and top them up as players take them?
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Are ships unable to heal between battles when multiple parties are present in the same hex?

The rules say ships heal at the end of the combat phase So, since the combat phase entails all battles, does this mean a battle between players 1 and 2 on a given hex that also contains player 3's ships does not end with healing the winner of…
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Eclipse 4 player FFA Convergent Strategy

I can't see how a 4 player game cannot go but one way, every time, if the following (rational) rule applies: You attack whoever is weaker than you but poses a threat. So you have four players. All roughly equal strength (normal distribution,…
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