The rules, always current

Every unit card uses the stat line M · BS · D · SH · AC · HP · LD · CR · T.

Natural 1s and 2s always fail. Natural 10s are Critical Hits.

Ten classes, each with set base counts, weapon systems, Orders, and Abilities.

Every Fighter has Dogfighters for free — it never consumes the Fighter's single ability slot.

Every Bomber has Precision Strike for free — it never consumes the Bomber's faction ability slot.

Launch Bays deploy Fighters; they do not regenerate them. Fighter restoration is a Carrier-only capability.

All movement is measured with 3", 6", 9" and 12" sticks.

Multi-base units move from the Squad Leader and must stay in an unbroken chain.

Every activated unit receives 2 AP to spend on Move, Fire, Shields Back Online, Aim, Brace, Scan, Board or Ram.

Action Cost: 1 AP — roll 4d10 at 7+/x4 to restore missing SH.

Declare, roll BS, dodge, shields, armour, damage, destruction.

Weapon Name — Type, Range, Dmg, Attacks. Five types: Energy, Auto, Piercing, Ion, Blast.

Crew-on-crew actions at 3", and Tonnage-driven collisions in base contact.

Command Phase, Initiative Phase, Activation Phase, End Phase.

Losses are compensated with Action Tokens so activation counts stay fair.

LD is Target/Dice and drives Initiative, Orders, objectives and abilities.

Every faction has a Command Board: 1 Faction Ability, CP generation, and 6 Command Abilities.

Board sizes, terrain placement, alternating deployment, and reserves.

Fabled Star has no deployment zones — fleets arrive from the board edge on first activation.

Asteroid fields, debris, void rifts, stations and gravitic anomalies.

Tonnage within 3" decides control at the end of each round.