>>4194095you start with a ship that has no bonuses whatsoever
if you want to upgrade it you must roll 8,9 or 0
or just simply expand through the galaxy. the little circles are wormholes, they are linked with eachother.
the bonuses your spaceshp and adquire are attack, colonization power and speed.
attack gives a bonus to your attack (and defense) roll
colonization power gives a defensive bonus to the tiles you conquer, basically
speed permits you to skip tiles while expanding, allowing you to scape or invade further