Zenith

When you gain an Influence, move the corresponding planet’s Influence disc exactly 1 space toward your control zone; if it reaches your control zone you gain that disc (Rulebook, p.6). Note that any extra movement beyond the control zone is lost (Rulebook, p.6).

Resolve Recruit in order: place the card, pay its cost (reduced by stacked cards), then apply its effects left-to-right — so the card’s effects can target the just-played card (Rulebook, p.7; FAQ, p.11).

To develop you discard a matching-faction card, pay the Zenithium cost of the next level, move your tech marker up, and apply the new level’s effect in addition to earlier levels (Rulebook, p.8). The first player to a Level 2 track gains and immediately applies that track’s Bonus token before lower-level effects, and completing all three Level 1/2/3 tracks grants the corresponding row bonus of 1/2/3 Influence (Rulebook, p.8).

Take the Become the Leader action by discarding a faction card to gain the Leader badge plus the faction-specific benefit (Robot: +1 Zenithium, Human: +3 Credits, Animod: mobilize 2) (Rulebook, p.9). When you take the badge from an opponent it goes to Silver (5-card hand), flipping it to Gold increases your hand limit to 6; hand refill at end of turn respects your current badge (Rulebook, p.9).

The game ends immediately when a player meets one of three victory conditions: Absolute (gain 3 discs from the same planet), Democratic (gain 4 discs from strictly different planets), or Popular (gain 5 discs total) (Rulebook, p.1), and play stops as soon as one is satisfied (Rulebook, p.9).