Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy – Turn Order Variant

About this expansion

Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy – Turn Order Variant is an expansion for 2–6 players with a listed play time of 200 minutes.

Released in 2022, this variant determines player order through the order in which players passed during the previous round. The passing sequence from one round provides the basis for deciding the order of players in the next.

With this expansion, the key information for turn order comes directly from the preceding round. Players’ positions in that order are connected to when they passed, creating a clearly defined way to establish the sequence of play.

The rule is focused and easy to summarize: look at the order in which players passed on the previous round, then use that order to determine player order. This makes the timing of passing the central feature of the variant.

For groups playing Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy, this option offers a specific alternative for determining who plays first, second, and afterward. Its entire focus is the relationship between the previous round’s pass order and the following round’s player order.

Whether you are checking the rule for a 2-player game or a full 6-player session, the same principle applies. The player order is determined by the sequence of passes from the previous round, making this a concise turn-order variant for the 200-minute game.