Official rule text
23 SIX-PLAYER GALAXY SETUP FIVE-PLAYER GALAXY SETUP Match the numbers in the leftmost corner of each system tile to the preset map on the right to create the five-player galaxy. After placing the system tiles of the preset galaxy, each player places their home system in the space indicated on the diagram by the green system tile that is nearest to their position around the table. During a five-player game, the player who is closest to two other players receives four additional trade goods to start the game. The two players on either side of that player each receive two additional trade goods, and the remaining two players, who are not within two tiles of any other player, do not receive additional trade goods. +4 +4 +2 +2 +2 +2 Match the numbers in the leftmost corner of each system tile to the preset map on the left to create the six-player galaxy. After placing the system tiles of the preset galaxy, each player places their home system in the space indicated on the diagram by the green system tile that is nearest to their position around the table.