by Grusome99
Update: We tried a full six player game on Saturday. I was the only one with any experience with the game.
I started out by giving a quick overview of the game, explained all the various parts and what they meant, and how a turn worked. This took about 15 minutes. By then everyone was keen to get going, so we decided to just explain each action (explore, research, etc) as a person picked it. Everyone usually picks explore the first round, so it is an easy way to introduce the actions. Overall, the game went fairly smoothly, although with six players some people were getting bored before their next turn to go. As a result, some were not ready and time was wasted. The box says 30 minutes per player, we were more in the area of 1 hour per player. Also, I don't think we moved the turn marker at the end of every turn, so I think we played 11-12 turns.
The game was enjoyed by all and most agreed that, once you got into it, it was logical and straightforward.
We will be adding this to our rotation and may even try again, this time with aliens, at our next game session.