In this case, the Azad culture has a defense against acts of terrorism. Next, there is a listing of the neighboring cultures. Although there may be many cultures in the game, the slow speed of inter-system travel limits each culture to seeing only its four closest neighbors. These are the only other cultures against which you may play cards. Finally, the report shows your current hand of cards.
Game play is very simple.
The remainder of these rules are organized into 6 sections. Important Concepts introduces some important concepts that will help you understand the rest of the rules. Cards describes the cards and how they are played.