Command Counter

THE COMMAND COUNTERS

At the start of the game, players are each provided with a total of 24 Command Counters. During the game, these counters will be either on a player's Race Sheet, with his reinforcements or on the game board.

Whenever a player receives a Command Counter from his reinforcements, he must immediately place it on his Race Sheet in one of the three following areas:

• The Strategy Allocation Area

• The Fleet Supply Area

• The Command Pool Area

These three areas represent three distinctly different vital areas of managing your race. Once a player places a Command Counter in one of these areas, he may not move it to a different area until the upcoming Status Phase. Decisions on where to place and how to spend Command Counters are among the most important that a player will make during the game.