Official rule text
12 EIGHT-PLAYER SETUP During the “Deal System Tiles” substep, each player is dealt three blue tiles and two red tiles. Before the “Place System Tiles” substep, the players place the hyperlane tiles exactly as shown in the “Eight-Player Alternate Hyperlanes Setup” diagram below, using hyperlane tiles 83B, 85B, 87A, 88A, 89B, and 90B. LARGE GALAXY When playing with six players, players wishing to play with a more expansive game board setup can use a four-ring galaxy that uses all of the tiles that are available in both the Twilight Imperium base game and the Prophecy of Kings expansion. When doing so, the “Create Game Board” step of setup is modified as described below. NOTE: Due to the abundance of resources and influence in the “Six-Player Large Galaxy” setup, it is recommended that players use the 14-space side of the victory point track when using the large galaxy setup. SIX-PLAYER SETUP During the “Deal System Tiles” substep, each player is dealt six blue tiles and three red tiles. MAP APPENDIX Players can customize their game board setup with one of the following options when playing with the expansion. PREMADE MAPS Instead of standard game board setup, players can choose one of the premade setups from pages 13–15. ALTERNATE HYPERLANES When playing with seven or eight players, players can use the