The Borg are driven to assimilate worlds, stripping them of resources and technology to fuel their unending drive for perfection. During a Borg Cube’s activation it will Engage Player Starships in Space Combat, Execute a Command Card, and finally, it will attempt to Assimilate any Developed System the Cube orbits. This counts as a Planetary Invasion, however the Borg are interested in taking control of the planet, they will scour it bare and use those resources to construct a Borg Spire, and in turn a new Borg Cube.
The Borg Cube starts the Invasion with nine Attack Dice. Just as in a Space Combat, the defender will get a First Strike attack against the Cube. The System being Assimilated rolls a die for each Structure on the world. Each successful hit will damage the Cube; moving a die to t ...
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