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VICTORY CONDITIONS

The game ends when either player wins by satisfying one of the following victory conditions:

You deal battle damage to your opponent when they have no cards in their shield area.
- *Battle damage is damage dealt by a Unit according to its AP.
Your opponent has no cards in their deck.

NECESSARY FOR PLAY

A 50-card [Deck], a 10-card [Resource Deck], [Token Cards], and Damage Counters such as dice.

Deck

Resource Deck

Token Cards

Damage Counters

A deck is constructed using the following four card types:

Unit

Pilot

Command

Base

Token Cards

Damage Counters

A deck contains exactly 50 cards.
Up to 2 colors of cards may be included.
Up to 4 cards of the same card number may be included.

CARD TYPES

Unit Cards

Units are deployed into the battle area. Up to 6 Units may be deployed.
Units cannot attack on the turn they are deployed, but they can attack starting from your next turn.
When a Unit is paired with a Pilot and the link requirements are fulfilled, that Unit becomes a Link Unit and can attack immediately on the turn they are deployed.

Pilot Cards

A Pilot is paired with a Unit in the battle area by placing it underneath the Unit. Each Unit can pair with 1 Pilot.
When a Pilot is paired with a Unit, it gets the AP, HP, and listed on the Pilot Card.
Additionally, the paired Unit gets the listed Pilot ability. A Pilot can pair with any Unit.

Command Cards

Commands are one-time use cards that can give you an advantage in battle.
Some commands can be activated during your opponent's action step, while others can be treated as a Pilot.

Base Cards

Deployed in your Shield Area.
Use Bases to protect your shields and use their abilities to support your strategy.
No more than 1 base is allowed.

PLAY SHEETS AND CARD PLACEMENT

❶Deck Area: Place your deck here.
Draw cards from your Deck Area into your hand.

❷Resource Deck Area: Place your Resource Area here.

❸Shields: Take 6 cards from the top of your deck and place them here face down at the start of the game.

❹Resource Area: Place your Resources here.
You can play a card if the number of Resource you have is equal to or greater than the card's Lv. To pay a card's cost, rest (turn horizontally) a number of Resources equal to the cost.
The second-turn player places 1 EX Resource at the start of the game.
No more than 5 EX Resource Token cards allowed.

❺Battle Area: Units are deployed here. No more than 6 Units allowed.
1 Pilot may be paired with 1 Unit.

❻Base: Bases are deployed here.
Place an EX Base here at the start of the game.
No more than 1 base is allowed.

❼Trash: Place trashed cards here.

PLAYING A CARD

Rest (turn horizontally) a resource to pay a cost and play a card.

You can play a card if the number of Resource you have is equal to or greater than the card's Lv. To pay a card's cost, rest a number of Resources equal to the cost.