Index -> Playing the Game -> The Game Screen -> Player Info Box

Each player in the game has a Player Info Box (2) in the upper-right corner of the map. In a four-player game, these Player Info Boxes extend across the whole top portion of the map. The boxes contain important information on each player.

• Name: Each player's name is written in his color. A player's fleets are framed in a box of this color, and the name of each planet he controls is also in this color.
• Avatar: The image that player has chosen to represent him. Note that this may not correspond to the race of his current deck.
• Points of Power: The red trophy icon to the immediate right of the Avatar counts the points of power that player has.
• Culture Count: The yellow star indicates a player's destiny, relative to other players.
• Edge/Tie-breaker Marker: The player who has the Edge has a circled E icon at the right-hand side of his avatar. In a multi-player game, other players will have one or more Tie-breakers in this location, represented by diamonds. (For example: If a player has two diamonds at the right-hand side of his Player Info Box, he has two Tie-breakers.)
• Timer (only visible in timed games): If you are playing a game with a time limit, each player's remaining time is listed under his Player Info Box. In a game involving a "chess clock," the clock only counts down while a player is planning choices. Once a player has clicked the Go Button (10), his clock stops. If a player's timer runs down to zero, he loses the game.

Clicking on a Player Info Box creates a second info box beneath�it. This second box contains stats on cards in hand, cards in deck, cards in discard pile, and cards ditched to the Black Hole. The player's current levels�of each of�the five techs�is also provided. Click on this expanded box a second time to hide it.