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Rules assistance for Eclipse: Ship Pack One
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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- Complexity 3.2/5
Rules assistant for Eclipse: Ship Pack One
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Eclipse: Ship Pack One is an expansion for Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy released in 2013 for 2–6 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Touko Tahkokallio and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Player Elimination, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
Eclipse: Ship Pack One includes six unique sets of plastic ship models—Interceptors, Cruisers, Dreadnoughts and Starbases—for the alien species in the Eclipse base game, a Terran/Magellan player board, and some other new components. DESCRIPTION: New discoveries await you in this exciting expansion for the award-winning Eclipse, with powerful new technology, ancient alien vessels, and two new species. Try the new turn order variant, explore the new outer sector, and win power for your faction through judicious use of the security council. Best of all, Eclipse: Ship Pack One includes 108 new plastic models, enough for every player to have different ships on the board! With so much to add to the base game, players will find all new reasons to take to the stars. FEATURES •The same great art and production quality as the original game. •New factions, discoveries, technologies, and more. •New turn order variant adds another strategic element. •A full set of ship models for each of the six base game alien species.
Editions
- Eclipse: Ship Pack OneenLautapelit.fi2013
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Lautapelit.fi
- Asterion Press
Questions and answers
Eclipse: Ship Pack One supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Eclipse: Ship Pack One is 120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Eclipse: Ship Pack One for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Eclipse: Ship Pack One has a complexity rating of 3.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Eclipse: Ship Pack One belongs to these categories: Fighting, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Player Elimination, and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Eclipse: Ship Pack One are: Touko Tahkokallio. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Eclipse: Ship Pack One as an expansion for Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy to use it. Check that your edition of Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.