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Galactic Empires: The Science Fiction Trading Card Game
(Alpha and Beta, "Series 1")
Companion Games - 1994

Notes:  Inconsistency exists on how some of the Galactic Empires series should be titled. This
checklist illustrates the earliest releases, each containing approximately 90 cards in the "Alpha"
and "Beta" test series, marked "Series 1" in the packaging.  These were by followed by a much
larger "Primary" edition with packaging marked "Series 2."  Further confusion exists because
there were two different starter decks for Series 2, also called "Alpha" and "Beta."  Primary
Edition has smooth card surfaces, while Series 1 has a rough, almost "canvassy" surface.
Artist names are not shown in the effects box for Series 1.

There are differing techniques used to tag Common and Uncommon cards, largely because
many cards that are prevalent in the starter decks are very rare in the booster packs.  Not
only that, some boxes have strange collation, and the "official" lists show many Commons
and Rares but very few Uncommons.  I use the convention that "Common" cards are those
that were included in the Beta Starter decks, while "Booster" cards are found only in Beta
booster packs. In 10-card booster packs, Commons are found in positions 1-6 (starting with
the cards face up) and Boosters are found in positions 7-10 (with occasional cards also in
position 6).  All Rare cards are found in position 6, and in some booster boxes no Rares
are found at all.  Cards and card variations that are only found in the Alpha series are
marked accordingly.

Some cards have similar titles.  In the list below, I show descriptive text in [brackets] to
distinguish between two varieties; variations between Alpha and Beta cards for Series 1;
and variations observed for the same card in the Primary Edition (Series 2).

One final word on terminology. Most lists are inconsistent in what they call the "title" of the card,
sometimes using the text at the very top of the card and sometimes using the text in the middle.
Because it usually is more descriptive, I call the middle text the "title."


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CARDS SORTED BY TITLE
                                                    Type/
Title                                               Strength    Rarity

Aldibrik Munitions Plant                            T4          Common
Argo                                                T7          Booster
Argonian Blizzard Destroyer                         S4          Common
Argonian Hurricane Battlecruiser [star left]        S7          AlphaRare
Argonian Hurricane Battlecruiser [star right]       S7          Rare
Argonian Strobe                                     E7          Booster
Argonian Sunspot Frigate [shadow left]              S3          Common
Argonian Sunspot Frigate [shadow right]             S3          AlphaCommon
Argonian Typhoon Heavy Cruiser                      S6          Common
Argonian Whirlwind Light Cruiser                    S5          Common
Asteroid Field                                      T6          Booster
Base Station [small type]                           B4          Common
Benakis Asteroid Belt                               T3          Common
Biruk's Comet                                       T2          Common
Black Hole                                          T6          Common
Boarding Party  [Matson art]                        C1          Common
Boarding Party  [not Matson art]                    C1          AlphaCommon
Bolaar IV                                           T4          Common
Bolaar Light Pirate Raider [to Bolaar IV]           S3          Booster
Bolaar Pirate Raider                                S5          AlphaPromo
Breakdown [O1]                                      O1          Common
Breakdown [O5]                                      O5          Booster
Bribe Pirate [O6]                                   O6          BetaBooster
Bribe Pirate [O8]                                   O8          AlphaRare
Candor II [small type]                              T5          Booster
Captain [no "-O" below image]                       C6          Rare
Cargo [E1]                                          E1          Common
Communications Officer                              C4          BetaBooster
Defensive Satellites [planet left]                  B2          Booster
Defensive Satellites  [planet right]                B2          Booster
Deflection/Transfer Device                          E6          Booster
Doctor  [Krebiz R/C2]                               R/C2        Common
Engineer [no shoulders]                             C3          Common
Engineer [shoulders]                                C3          AlphaCommon
Fighter                                             R/E5        Booster
Fighter Pilot                                       C4          Booster
Fleet Freighter  [nose left]                        S1          Common
Fleet Freighter [nose right]                        S1          Common
Fleet Tug                                           S2          Common
Forced Retreat [O3]                                 O3          Common
Forced Retreat [O5] [small type]                    O5          Booster
Growing Economy                                     B5          AlphaPromo
Heavy Phaser Refit [two extra phasers]              E4          Booster
Heavy Shield Refit                                  E3          Booster
Homecloud Nebula                                    T5          Booster
Illness [O2]                                        O2          Booster
Indig's Comet                                       T4          AlphaRare
Injury [O4]                                         O4          Booster
Invinco Guardian [M6]                               M6          Rare
Ion Storm [H2]                                      H2          Common
Ion Storm [H5]                                      H5          Booster
Kalin's Small Red Nebula                            T2          Common
Krebiz Battle Capsule                               S2          Booster
Krebiz Claw Heavy Cruiser [dust]                    S5          Common
Krebiz Claw Heavy Cruiser [planet]                  S5          AlphaCommon
Krebiz Clipper Frigate  [claws left]                S2          Common
Krebiz Clipper Frigate [claws right]                S2          Common
Krebiz Heavy Capsule                                S2          Common
Krebiz Light Capsule                                S1          Common
Krebiz Mandible Lt. Cruiser [blue planet]           S4          Booster
Krebiz Mandible Lt. Cruiser [no planet]             S4          AlphaUncom
Krebiz Medium Capsule                               S1          Common
Krebiz Pincer Destroyer                             S3          Common
Krebiz Pseudo Capsule                               E1          Booster
Large Asteroid                                      T1          Common
Large Phaser Eel                                    M5          Rare
Marine [Matson art]                                 R/C4        Rare
Marine [ship]                                       R/C4        AlphaRare
Moon                                                T3          Booster
Nova [effect left]                                  H4          Booster
Nova [effect right]                                 H4          Booster
Phaser Refit                                        E2          Common
Planet Gouge [small type]                           M2          Rare
Planetary Shield                                    B1          Common
Plasma Field                                        T/H2        Common
Point Symbols - Player Turn Sequence                            BetaCommon
Probe                                               E1          Common
Pulsar                                              H3          Common
Repair Delivery                                     R/O4        Booster
Sabot Sequencer                                     E6          BetaBooster
Science Officer [Indirigan]                         R/C1        BetaCommon
Science Officer [Voldigar]                          R/C3        AlphaCommon
Shield Fiend                                        M3          Rare
Shield Refit [one extra shield point]               E1          Common
Shuttlecraft  [nose left]                           R/E3        Common
Shuttlecraft  [nose right]                          R/E3        Common
Small Moon                                          T1          Common
Small Phaser Eel                                    M1          Common
Sochess Comet                                       T6          BetaBooster
Space Dragon [XX at top left]                       M4          Common
Space Station                                       B3          Booster
Surprise Attack                                     O7          Booster
The Cramannerak System [last line starts 'space']   T5          Common
The Scandig System                                  T8          Booster
Time Warp                                           H1          Common
Tractor Beam                                        R/E2        Common
Transporter                                         R/E2        Common
Type II Supernova                                   H6          Booster
Vektrea Prime                                       T5          Common
Vektrean Mercenaries Light Cruiser [small type]     S4          Booster
Vorn Ringed Gas Giant                               T6          Booster
Vorn Ringed Gas Giant [telemetry]                   T6          Rare
Weapons Officer [Bolaar]                            C5          AlphaRare
Weapons Officer [Scorpead]                          C5          Rare


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CARDS SORTED BY TYPE/STRENGTH

Type/
Strength   Title                                               Rarity

--         Point Symbols - Player Turn Sequence                Gameplay
--         Galactic Empires [rulebook]                         Gameplay

Base Cards

B1         Planetary Shield                                    Common
B2         Defensive Satellites  [planet right]                Booster
B2         Defensive Satellites [planet left]                  Booster
B3         Space Station                                       Booster
B4         Base Station [small type]                           Common
B5         Growing Economy                                     AlphaPromo

Crew Cards

C1         Boarding Party  [Matson art]                        Common
C1         Boarding Party  [not Matson art]                    AlphaCommon
R/C1       Science Officer [Indirigan]                         BetaCommon
R/C2       Doctor  [Krebiz R/C2]                               Common
C3         Engineer [no shoulders]                             Common
C3         Engineer [shoulders]                                AlphaCommon
R/C3       Science Officer [Voldigar]                          AlphaCommon
C4         Fighter Pilot                                       Booster
R/C4       Marine [Matson art]                                 Rare
R/C4       Marine [ship]                                       AlphaRare
C4         Communications Officer                              BetaBooster
C5         Weapons Officer [Bolaar]                            AlphaRare
C5         Weapons Officer [Scorpead]                          Rare
C6         Captain [no "-O" below image]                       Rare

Equipment Cards

E1         Cargo [E1]                                          Common
E1         Krebiz Pseudo Capsule                               Booster
E1         Probe                                               Common
E1         Shield Refit [one extra shield point]               Common
E2         Phaser Refit                                        Common
R/E2       Tractor Beam                                        Common
R/E2       Transporter                                         Common
E3         Heavy Shield Refit                                  Booster
R/E3       Shuttlecraft  [nose left]                           Common
R/E3       Shuttlecraft  [nose right]                          Common
E4         Heavy Phaser Refit [two extra phasers]              Booster
R/E5       Fighter                                             Booster
E6         Deflection/Transfer Device                          Booster
E6         Sabot Sequencer                                     BetaBooster
E7         Argonian Strobe                                     Booster

Hazard Cards

H1         Time Warp                                           Common
H2         Ion Storm [H2]                                      Common
T/H2       Plasma Field                                        Common
H3         Pulsar                                              Common
H4         Nova [effect left]                                  Booster
H4         Nova [effect right]                                 Booster
H5         Ion Storm [H5]                                      Booster
H6         Type II Supernova                                   Booster

Monster Cards

M1         Small Phaser Eel                                    Common
M2         Planet Gouge [small type]                           Rare
M3         Shield Fiend                                        Rare
M4         Space Dragon [XX at top left]                       Common
M5         Large Phaser Eel                                    Rare
M6         Invinco Guardian [M6]                               Rare

Occurrence Cards

O1         Breakdown [O1]                                      Common
O2         Illness [O2]                                        Booster
O3         Forced Retreat [O3]                                 Common
O4         Injury [O4]                                         Booster
R/O4       Repair Delivery                                     Booster
O5         Breakdown [O5]                                      Booster
O5         Forced Retreat [O5] [small type]                    Booster
O6         Bribe Pirate [O6]                                   BetaBooster
O7         Surprise Attack                                     Booster
O8         Bribe Pirate [O8]                                   AlphaRare

Ship Cards

S1         Fleet Freighter  [nose left]                        Common
S1         Fleet Freighter [nose right]                        Common
S1         Krebiz Light Capsule                                Common
S1         Krebiz Medium Capsule                               Common
S2         Fleet Tug                                           Common
S2         Krebiz Battle Capsule                               Booster
S2         Krebiz Clipper Frigate  [claws left]                Common
S2         Krebiz Clipper Frigate [claws right]                Common
S2         Krebiz Heavy Capsule                                Common
S3         Argonian Sunspot Frigate [shadow left]              Common
S3         Argonian Sunspot Frigate [shadow right]             AlphaCommon
S3         Bolaar Light Pirate Raider [to Bolaar IV]           Booster
S3         Krebiz Pincer Destroyer                             Common
S4         Argonian Blizzard Destroyer                         Common
S4         Krebiz Mandible Lt. Cruiser [blue planet]           Booster
S4         Krebiz Mandible Lt. Cruiser [no planet]             AlphaUncom
S4         Vektrean Mercenaries Light Cruiser [small type]     Booster
S5         Argonian Whirlwind Light Cruiser                    Common
S5         Bolaar Pirate Raider                                AlphaPromo
S5         Krebiz Claw Heavy Cruiser [dust]                    Common
S5         Krebiz Claw Heavy Cruiser [planet]                  AlphaCommon
S6         Argonian Typhoon Heavy Cruiser                      Common
S7         Argonian Hurricane Battlecruiser [star left]        AlphaRare
S7         Argonian Hurricane Battlecruiser [star right]       Rare

Terrain Cards

T1         Large Asteroid                                      Common
T1         Small Moon                                          Common
T2         Biruk's Comet                                       Common
T2         Kalin's Small Red Nebula                            Common
T3         Benakis Asteroid Belt                               Common
T3         Moon                                                Booster
T4         Aldibrik Munitions Plant                            Common
T4         Bolaar IV                                           Common
T4         Indig's Comet                                       AlphaRare
T5         Candor II [small type]                              Booster
T5         Homecloud Nebula                                    Booster
T5         The Cramannerak System [last line starts 'space']   Common
T5         Vektrea Prime                                       Common
T6         Asteroid Field                                      Booster
T6         Black Hole                                          Common
T6         Sochess Comet                                       BetaBooster
T6         Vorn Ringed Gas Giant                               Booster
T6         Vorn Ringed Gas Giant [telemetry]                   Rare
T7         Argo                                                Booster
T8         The Scandig System                                  Booster


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CARDS SORTED BY RARITY AND TITLE

                                                    Type/
Title                                               Strength

Beta Edition Commons (found in starter decks)

Aldibrik Munitions Plant                            T4
Argonian Blizzard Destroyer                         S4
Argonian Sunspot Frigate [shadow left]              S3
Argonian Typhoon Heavy Cruiser                      S6
Argonian Whirlwind Light Cruiser                    S5
Base Station [small type]                           B4
Benakis Asteroid Belt                               T3
Biruk's Comet                                       T2
Black Hole                                          T6
Boarding Party  [Matson art]                        C1
Bolaar IV                                           T4
Breakdown [O1]                                      O1
Cargo [E1]                                          E1
Doctor  [Krebiz R/C2]                               R/C2
Engineer [no shoulders]                             C3
Fleet Freighter  [nose left]                        S1
Fleet Freighter [nose right]                        S1
Fleet Tug                                           S2
Forced Retreat [O3]                                 O3
Ion Storm [H2]                                      H2
Kalin's Small Red Nebula                            T2
Krebiz Claw Heavy Cruiser [dust]                    S5
Krebiz Clipper Frigate  [claws left]                S2
Krebiz Clipper Frigate [claws right]                S2
Krebiz Heavy Capsule                                S2
Krebiz Light Capsule                                S1
Krebiz Medium Capsule                               S1
Krebiz Pincer Destroyer                             S3
Large Asteroid                                      T1
Phaser Refit                                        E2
Planetary Shield                                    B1
Plasma Field                                        T/H2
Point Symbols - Player Turn Sequence                      (no counterpart in Alpha edition)
Probe                                               E1
Pulsar                                              H3
Science Officer [Indirigan]                         R/C1  (no counterpart in Alpha edition)
Shield Refit [one extra shield point]               E1
Shuttlecraft  [nose left]                           R/E3
Shuttlecraft  [nose right]                          R/E3
Small Moon                                          T1
Small Phaser Eel                                    M1
Space Dragon [XX at top left]                       M4
The Cramannerak System [last line starts 'space']   T5
Time Warp                                           H1
Tractor Beam                                        R/E2
Transporter                                         R/E2
Vektrea Prime                                       T5

Beta Edition Boosters (not found in starter decks)

Argo                                                T7
Argonian Strobe                                     E7
Asteroid Field                                      T6
Bolaar Light Pirate Raider [to Bolaar IV]           S3
Breakdown [O5]                                      O5
Bribe Pirate [O6]                                   O6      (no counterpart in Alpha edition)
Candor II [small type]                              T5
Communications Officer                              C4      (no counterpart in Alpha edition)
Defensive Satellites [planet left]                  B2
Defensive Satellites  [planet right]                B2
Deflection/Transfer Device                          E6
Fighter                                             R/E5
Fighter Pilot                                       C4
Forced Retreat [O5] [small type]                    O5
Heavy Phaser Refit [two extra phasers]              E4
Heavy Shield Refit                                  E3
Homecloud Nebula                                    T5
Illness [O2]                                        O2
Injury [O4]                                         O4
Ion Storm [H5]                                      H5
Krebiz Battle Capsule                               S2
Krebiz Mandible Lt. Cruiser [blue planet]           S4
Krebiz Pseudo Capsule                               E1
Moon                                                T3
Nova [effect left]                                  H4
Nova [effect right]                                 H4
Repair Delivery                                     R/O4
Sabot Sequencer                                     E6      (no counterpart in Alpha edition)
Sochess Comet                                       T6      (no counterpart in Alpha edition)
Space Station                                       B3
Surprise Attack                                     O7
The Scandig System                                  T8
Type II Supernova                                   H6
Vektrean Mercenaries Light Cruiser [small type]     S4
Vorn Ringed Gas Giant                               T6

Beta Edition Rares (not found in starter decks)

Argonian Hurricane Battlecruiser [star right]       S7
Captain [no "-O" below image]                       C6
Invinco Guardian [M6]                               M6
Large Phaser Eel                                    M5
Marine [Matson art]                                 R/C4
Planet Gouge [small type]                           M2
Shield Fiend                                        M3
Weapons Officer [Scorpead]                          C5

Alpha Edition Cards - Different from Beta Edition

Commons (9800 copies produced)

Argonian Sunspot Frigate [shadow right]             S3      (also shadow left in Alpha Edition)
Boarding Party  [not Matson art]                    C1
Engineer [shoulders]                                C3
Krebiz Claw Heavy Cruiser [planet]                  S5
Science Officer [Voldigar]                          R/C3

Uncommon (5840 copies produced)

Krebiz Mandible Lt. Cruiser [no planet]             S4

Rares (2920 copies produced)

Argonian Hurricane Battlecruiser [star left]        S7      (also star right in Alpha Edition)
Bribe Pirate [O8]                                   O8
Indig's Comet                                       T4
Marine [ship]                                       R/C4
Weapons Officer [Bolaar]                            C5

Promos (2920 copies produced)

Bolaar Pirate Raider                                S5
Growing Economy                                     B5


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©2003, 2004 Jeff Allender. Comments, updates, & corrections are welcomed!

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