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Stars of Akarios puts you in interstellar dogfights and missions on alien worlds in a 3-act story-based space campaign that lasts for multiple sessions.

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0:00 Introduction
1:20 Squadding Up
3:31 Space Combat Prep
9:33 Space Combat
13:54 Moving
16:44 Attacking
19:25 Modifier Cards
22:37 Advantage and Disadvantage
23:50 Combat Effects
26:51 Stress
28:19 Special Actions, Bonus Abilities, and More Combat Effects
30:40 Enemy Actions
36:00 End of Round
39:52 Space Exploration
42:01 World Exploration
48:48 Market
50:40 New Pilots, New Ships, and Hiring Co-Pilots
52:06 Adjusting Difficulty

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