Ceres: Comets

About this expansion

Ceres: Comets is an expansion for 1–4 players with an approximately 120-minute play time, adding traveling Comets and a risky new destination to the Asteroid Belt.

At the start of the expansion, Comet tokens are placed on the Asteroid belt. From round to round, they travel from belt to belt toward the sun, creating changing opportunities for your corporation as they move through the system.

Send one of your probes to a Comet using the same rules used for Asteroids. A successful visit can provide valuable resources and victory points, while the Comets’ movement can help you reach more distant Asteroids as they orbit around the sun.

• Place Comet tokens on the Asteroid Belt.
• Track their movement toward the sun from round to round.
• Send probes to Comets to gain resources and victory points.
• Afterward, move your probe at no cost to an available neighboring Asteroid—or risk staying on the Comet.
• Check explosion cards to discover whether a Comet provides more rewards or explodes.

The central decision is whether to take advantage of a Comet immediately or remain in place and risk its uncertain fate. Instead of offering more resources and victory points, a Comet may plunge into the sun’s fiery embrace and explode, earning less than expected.

With its moving tokens, probe placement, rewards, and explosion cards, Ceres: Comets adds a clear risk-and-reward element to journeys across the Asteroid Belt. Watch the Comets’ path, choose when to commit a probe, and decide how much uncertainty your corporation is willing to accept.