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Games take 30 to 120 minutes, or about 20 minutes per player. Preconstructed decks are included, as are all cards necessary to construct your own decks.  \nTable of Contents  \nGame Components ..................3  \nFactions ......................................4  \nCards  \nReading a Card ..................5  \nBuilding a Deck ..................5  \nCard Types ............................6-7  \nWin Conditions ............................8  \nSetup ......................................8  \nExample Setup ..................9  \nYour Area ............................9  \nMaps ......................................10-11  \nTurn Structure ............................12-13  \nPlaying a Card ............................14  \nFace-Off Examples..................15  \nDestroyed Locations ..................16  \nWho Destroyed It ..................16  \nYour Homeworld Is Destroyed..16  \nExample Battle ............................17  \nAnomalies & Gates ..................18  \nBasic Strategy ............................18  \nCustom Maps ............................18  \nOptional Rules ............................19  \nOrigins of the Imperium ..............20  \nPreconstructed Decklists ........21  \nGlossary ......................................22  \nCredits ......................................23  \nKeyword Abilities ..................24  \n2   \nGame Components  \n6 Preconstructed Decks  \n324 Cards  \n(includes precon decks)  \n38 Locations  \n42 Colony Tokens  \nThe Void Scepter  \n6 Favor Dials  \n14 Ship Token Cards  \nTerran Bonus Token  \nExtractor Token  \n(For the Terran Homeworld ability)  \n(For the location Vernoth)  \nDeluxe Components  \n14 Ship Token Minis  \nSolo Campaign  \n72 Solo Cards  \n3  \nFactions  \nTerran Alliance Contender: Admiral Rakel Ryneck  \nStrengths: Buffing Ships, Missiles, Political Slander After a bloody Terran civil war, the Imperium made first contact.  \nRealizing humanity is an underdog in a populated galaxy, Rakel makes a desperate gambit to lead humanity into a new era...  \n\n| Sek\u003Cbr>Contender: Lord Zantarif\u003Cbr>Strengths: Jumping, AOE, Black Holes, Transporters\u003Cbr>A technocracy from another galaxy, the Sek are building astable gateway home to save their people from the horrors that led them here. But the Imperium sees the gate as a threat... |\n| --- |\n| Roonian\u003Cbr>Contender: The Speaker\u003Cbr>Strengths: Expanding, Swarming, Evolving, Defending The Queen of Queens rules the endless insect worlds of the Hive.\u003Cbr>The Speaker has come with a message. They have held back long enough. It is time for the Hive to grow... |\n| Mechan\u003Cbr>Contender: Four, The Protector\u003Cbr>Strengths: Resources, Tough Ships, Tractor Beams\u003Cbr>A race of machines, the Mechan are ruled by seven immortals, each with drastically different functions and personalities. Four sees all organic life as a threat, and the others can’t control him. |\n| Dregulon\u003Cbr>Contender: Spymaster Imlin\u003Cbr>Strengths: Secret Agents, Cloaking, Mercs\u003Cbr>Shapeshifters from a desert planet, the Dregulon have become lords of the Imperium’s underworld. Using mercenaries and spies, Imlin intends to restore the Dregulon to their former glory. |\n\nAvar  \nContender: Aora, First Daughter of Sheratar  \nStrengths: Fast Ships, Imperial Influence, Range  \nDevout worshipers of Sheratar, the Avar have an ancient and strong piloting tradition. They hold a place of great power within the Authority, the Imperium’s enforcement arm.  \nReading a Card  \nResource  \nCost   \nName  \nType  \nAttack  Defense  Speed   \nText  \nBox  \nFaction  \nIcon  \nName   \nAttack  Defense   \nText Box  \nBuilding a Deck  \n• Decks must have exactly 30 cards.  \n• Decks can’t have more than 2 copies of a card. There are two exceptions:  \nName-The card’s name.  \nResource Cost-How many resources it costs to play the card.  \nType-The card’s type and subtypes (see next page)","cbCaiqUk4HUbFVC0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqUk4HUbFVC0","pdf",8326227,24,"English","# Game Components\n# Factions\n# Cards\n## Reading a Card\n## Building a Deck\n## Card Types\n## Win Conditions\n# Setup\n## Example Setup\n# Your Area\n# Maps\n# Turn Structure\n# Playing a Card\n## Face-Off Examples\n# Destroyed Locations\n## Who Destroyed It\n## Your Homeworld Is Destroyed\n# Example Battle\n# Anomalies & Gates\n# Basic Strategy\n# Custom Maps\n# Optional Rules\n# Origins of the Imperium\n# Preconstructed Decklists\n# Glossary\n# Credits\n# Keyword Abilities","[{\"question\":\"How long does a game of Imperium: The Contention take?\",\"answer\":\"Games take 30 to 120 minutes, or about 20 minutes per player.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the deck-building rules for Imperium: The Contention?\",\"answer\":\"Decks must contain exactly 30 cards, and you can’t include more than 2 copies of a card (with two exceptions). 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