Players begin the game preparing for their journey by finding and training crew, upgrading their ship, and gathering supplies. Once all players have had a chance to get ready, you each set out into space, revealing tiles by using your ship's radar to discover planets, face aliens, and encounter random events along the way. Throughout the game, your actions will earn you rank marks that will determine the winner. Played on a modular board that is built as you play, Star Travelers combines classic mechanics with modern, modular components to keep game play fresh every time you play. Based on the sci-fi book series by author K. E. Knights. —description from the publisher