Official rule text
b A player can choose to produce only one unit; however, 66 POLITICS (STRATEGY CARD) they must still pay the entire cost. The “Politics” strategy card allows players to draw action cards. 67.3 When a player produces a unit through the use of their units’ Additionally, the active player chooses a new speaker and looks at “Production” abilities during a tactical action, that player cards in the agenda deck. This card’s initiative value is “3.” follows the rules of the “Production” ability to determine where 66.1 During the action phase, if the active player has the “Politics” in the active system the units can be placed. strategy card, they can perform a strategic action to resolve that card’s primary ability. 67.4 When a player produces a unit through an ability outside of the tactical action, that ability will state how many units that player 66.2 To resolve the primary ability on the “Politics” strategy card, can produce and where that player can place those units. the active player resolves the following effects in order: a A player cannot produce a unit on a planet they do not control. i. The active player chooses any player that does not b If an ability allows a player to produce a unit in a system, have the speaker token. The active player may choose themselves as long as they do not have the speaker they may produce that unit in the space area or on a planet token. The chosen player places the speaker token in they control in that system. their play area; they are now the speaker. 67.5 A player is limited by the number of units in their ii. The active player draws two action cards. reinforcements. iii. The active player secretly looks at the top two cards of a If a player cannot produce a unit because it is not in their the agenda deck. Then, that player places each card on reinforcements, that player can remove a unit from any either the top or the bottom of the deck. If they place system that does not contain one of their command tokens both cards on either the top or bottom, they can place and place that unit in their reinforcements. Then, that player them in any order. can produce that unit. A player can remove any number of 66.3 After the active player resolves the primary ability of the their units in this way; however, any units that are removed “Politics” strategy card, each other player, beginning with the must be produced immediately. player to the left of the active player and proceeding clockwise, b When producing a fighter or infantry unit, a player can use may spend one command token from their strategy pool to a fighter or infantry token, as appropriate, from the supply draw two action cards. instead of a plastic piece. RELATED TOPICS: Action Cards, Agenda Card, Initiative Order, 67.6 A player cannot produce ships in a system that contains other Speaker, Strategy Card, Strategic Action players’ ships.