Players alternate taking turns until one player’s faction reaches the required number of victory points detailed in the scenario’s victory conditions. For most scenarios, this is 21 points or the elimination of 8 opposition units.
Players accumulate victory points in a number of ways, but the most common is by eliminating enemy units. When the last ship of an opposition unit is eliminated, its unit marker is taken and placed with the point side up on your victory stand in your play area.
Victory Points
| Ship Type | VP |
| Heavy Battleship | 7 |
| Standard Battleship | 6 |
| Heavy Cruiser | 4 |
| Standard Cruiser | 3 |
| Heavy Destroyer | 4 |
| Standard Destroyer | 3 |
| Heavy Fighter | 2 |
| Standard Fighter | 1 |
The number of victory points collected is public information throughout the game.
In some scenarios, occupying a certain space feature hex or completing other objectives may also gain additional victory points. See the “Scenario Objectives” rules section.
A game ends the moment a player reaches the required number of victory points regardless of when this occurs during the turn. This means that a game might even end with the victory going to the active player’s opponent.
