A game of Eclipse places you in control of a vast interstellar civilization, competing for success with its rivals. You explore new star systems, research technologies, and build spaceships with which to wage war. 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' endeavours.
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy is a revised and upgraded version of the Eclipse base game that debuted in 2011 that features:
New graphic design, while maintaining the acclaimed symbology of the first edition
An introductory short story by award-winning science fiction novelist Johanna Sinisalo, providing rich background for the world of Eclipse
A full line of Ship Pack 1 miniatures
New miniatures for ancients, GCDS, orbitals, and more
Custom plastic inlays
Custom combat dice
Fine-tuned gameplay.
Set Contains:
108 player ship miniatures
1 galactic center defense system miniature
14 ancient ship miniatures
4 guardian miniatures
12 orbital miniatures
10 monolith miniatures
210 acrylic cubes
96 acrylic discs
24 dice
18 storage markers
1 round marker
1 black reputation tile bag
1 white tech tile bag
54 sector hexes
114 tech tiles
282 shp part tiles
36 discovery tiles
24 colony ship tiles
6 blueprint tiles
33 reputation tiles
18 ambassador tiles
10 orbital/monolith tiles
1 start player tile
6 summary tiles
1 traitor tile
4 info tiles
6 species boards (two-sided)
6 species trays (with lid)
6 control boards (two-part)
1 tech tray
1 upgrade tray (with lid)
2 table trays (with lid)
1 base tray