Game board containing a Flagship unit (long plastic piece)
Shards of the Throne adds 16 new system tiles, 3 new races, new strategy cards, 40 new Action Cards and 19 new Political Cards.[3]
Shards of the Throne also adds many brand new options to be used in addition to the base game, all of which are modular; they can all be added and removed independently of each other, and none are necessary to play the game (with the potential exception of Mechanised Units, since one of the new races begins the game with one). These options are:
Flagships
Mercenaries
Political Intrigue (including representatives and promissory notes)
Preliminary Objectives
Space Domain counters
Mechanised Units
Additional Race-specific technology cards
Shards of the Throne also contains a special pre-set scenario entitled 'Fall of the Empire'. This scenario has different victory conditions, and enables one of the players to control the ancient Lazax race.
