In Race for the Galaxy, players build galactic civilizations by game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments.

Each turn each player chooses one action, but the others will share in the actions chosen, each player secretly and simultaneously chooses one of seven different action cards and then reveals it. Only the selected phases occur. For these phases, every player performs the phase’s action, while the selecting player(s) also get a bonus for that phase.
Contents:
· 5 start wood cards
· 109 game cards
· 4 sets of 7 player action cards
· 8 cards for experienced two player game
· 4 summary sheets
· 28 victory point chips