How to Play Star Trek Ascendancy in 23 Minutes

Learn how to play Star Trek Ascendancy in just 23 minutes (Yes I know the timecode says something different. There's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Important Info
2:10 - Basic Overview
2:52 - Setup
3:53 - Basic Gameplay
4:22 - Execution Stage Overview
4:58 - Impulse Movement and Exploration
5:58 - Civilization Cards
7:00 - Hazardous Systems
8:14 - Rearranging the Galaxy
9:08 - Warp Speed
10:11 - Trade Agreements
11:15 - Fleets
12:08 - Starbases
12:48 - Advancement Projects
13:31 - Build Phase
15:26 - Space Battles (and combat basics)
16:55 - First Strike and Rerolls
17:30 - Retreats and Tactical Maneuvers
18:25 - Planetary Invasion
20:28 - Attacking NPCs
20:52 - Cultural Hegemony
21:48 - Initiative Stage
22:48 - Recharge Stage
23:25 - Winning
24:21 - Info about expansions
24:50 - Rankings

Corrections:
When building ships, you need to have built at least three ships in a space to group them into a fleet for free. I say this in the Build Phase section, but neglect to mention it in the Fleets section.

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[jeffmcarthur]

I love that you point out that capitalism has been overcome. If only the writers of Picard had noticed that about the lore... or, really bothered to learn anything about the lore of Star Trek.

[astonmikedelgado]

25:02 deep space nein as your best … broke my heart champ 😢. You really going to do Picard and Janeway like that.

[TheOnlyRemedy]

I just want to say thanks for posting this. I've played this game several times but it's nice to have a great rules refresher for when I play again.

[KGeegs]

TI4 is my favorite game of all time, and I have a few friends that love Star Trek. This might be just the push to make me buy this game...

[xtro]

This is my 2nd Favourite board game of all time, only beaten by Star Wars Rebellion and then TI4 third.

[WillFredward]

Awesome opening, for a game that deserved it. I love how Ascendency feels like Star Trek, with exploration at its core

[bernardorippe]

Love Sisko's Creole kitchen and ST: Ascendancy, great game! :)
Mr Parker, you ability to make videos is improving with time, honestly I think you are the best how to play content creator.
Is a shame that we are not able to make it work for Fractal Beyond the Void.

[joesolo]

I've been back and forth on getting into this game for a while. Your reviews/gameplays, as always, are amazing and wicked helpful; some of the better content out there. Thank you!!

Also, YES, THANK YOU!! DS9 is my favorite too and I always get flak for it because all my friends are TNG fans.

[zacharyclark]

Wow, I haven’t seen any Klingon subtitles for this video yet. Nice job!

[danmillar]

So glad you made a video for this game

[stevenamamoto]

Top notch how to play as always, Shea.

[RoofusKit]

I appreciate your almost 100% correct ranking.

[setoredan]

Thank you so very much for this starters guide.

[kaganmorcom]

Great job buddy! Can't wait to find a copy and give it a go. Orville is great btw, good on you for the shout out. Absolutely hated 1st season of Picard and didn't bother to watch the 2nd but hell, a mate convinced me to give the 3rd season a go and man... It's actually pretty great (obviously not perfect though). It completely ignores the first 2 seasons and feels like a proper sequel to Next Gen.

[michaelhannell]

Did a great job at explaining my favorite game. What I love about all of gale force nine games is that they nail the theme of all their games. A lot of people for some reason have a hard time understanding the rules. My favorite faction is the ferengi bc I like to distract my rivals by asking if I can touch their ear lobes plus I love all the rules of acquisition cards.
We also do a house rule if a players home system has been taken over as long as they have a planet with a star base and can produce ships they can still play. We consider this as their government is in exile. We have not played the dominion or breen expansions yet even though their is something similar in those new expansions. We are also considering when we do get around playing those is if bajor is chosen out of available planets the player will have the option to use standard disc or use the worm hole disc ( but like I said we haven't gotten to play that expansion yet).
To list my favorite star trek shows/movies.
Shows 1. Tng (it's what got me into star trek even though ds9 story is better) 2. Ds9 3. Strange new worlds 4. Enterprise 5. Tos 6. Prodigy 7. Lower decks(good to have on in the background)8. Animated series 9. Picard 10. Voyager (they ruined the Borg and Jayneway was terrible everytime they had a chance to get home she screwed it up) 10. Discovery.
Movies 1. Insurrection (bc we get the riker maneuver and I love riker even though it's not really a good move) 2. Voyage home 3. First contact 4. star trek beyond 5. Wrath of Khan. 6. Undiscovered country 7. Generations 8. Search for spok 9. Star trek (09 still a good movie love the cast) 10. Into darkness 11. Nemesis 12. Finale frontier 13. St the motion picture

[uuvxfiz]

This guy is a wise trekkie. His ranking is almost perfect except for two major changes. #5 goes on top, and #6 should be on the bottom. That would be my ranking. I guess it is the generational difference between us.

[maxwallace]

I got that galaxy quest reference lol. +1 for DS9 crew, see you at quarks ;)

[zacharyclark]

Thank you for making this video. The rule book is horrendously confusing.

[nickbrutanna]

One subtle aspect of the research gained from phenomena is that, if it is an initial find, THEN you can place the research on an existing tech. ALL subsequent research goes into your pool, and can't be placed on your techs until the start of your next turn (build phase). You can only put it onto a tech IF And Only If you just found it. If you find it, fail, and someone else links in -- even if it's the same round -- and succeeds, they still can't put the research onto their tech.

[TheWanderer-ms]

Interessting, this game reminds me a lot of INTERVENTION - Reach for the stars. Some ideas in a more simple mechanic you have in this 2016 published game.