Some abilities cause ships to gain, spend, or remove tokens. Tokens are used to track effects and come in a variety of colors.
- When a ship is instructed to gain a token, a token from the supply is placed in the play area next to the ship.
- When a ship is instructed to spend a token or there is an instruction to remove a token from a ship, a token of that type is returned from that ship to the supply.
- When a ship is instructed to transfer a token to another ship, it is removed from that ship and assigned to the other ship.
- If a ship involved in a transfer is not able to remove or gain the token involved, the transfer cannot take place.
- The physical position of a token in the play area does not provide any effect and is merely representational of belonging to the ship.
Positive Tokens[]
These tokens tend to be assigned by taking a specific action, but other effects can grant them as well.
These tokens generally provide benefits for the ships they are assigned to.
Negative Tokens[]
These are assigned by actions, weapons, and various abilities; they generally cause unwanted effects on the ships they are assigned to.
Target Lock Tokens[]
The Blue target lock token is assigned to your ship after performing the "Target Lock" Action; a matching Red target lock token is then assigned to a valid target (as defined in the rules).
Markers[]
Markers are distinct from tokens in function, but are listed here for convenience.