In the Seventh Age of humankind the ancient Gates of Antares link or isolate worlds across countless galaxies. The evolved panhuman races wage unending war to control the tech of the Gates and the undiscovered systems beyond.

Beyond the Gates of Antares lies a universe vast beyond comprehension, a universe of human endeavour stretching eons into a dark and turbulent past, a universe of embattled civilizations possessed of unimaginable power. Across millions of worlds, rival empires are locked in a struggle for dominance, driven by intellects that are as much machine as human, the omniscient integrated machine intelligence of a society and a time very different to our own.

Travel through Antarean dimensional gateways to the galaxy spanning empires of the PanHuman Concord and Isorian Senatex, and further to the myriad worlds of the Determinate and beyond. Board the glittering space borne cities of the Vardari, the great mercantile powers of Antarean space, and confront foes as implacable as the Ghar and as merciless as the Renegade NuHu Shards.

From the mind of industry legend Rick Priestley (the creator of Warhammer 40,000) and powered by the Bolt Action System, Beyond the Gates of Antares is a science-fiction, skirmish-level, 28mm miniatures wargame that pitches technologically advanced human civilizations into a conflict that no one can afford to lose.

The game is rich in detail and extremely ambitious in scope with initial rules and army lists that describe six different Antarean factions: the PanHuman Concord, the Ghar Empire, the Isorian Senatex, the Algoryn Prosperate, the Freeborn Vardos, and the Boromite Guilds.

Beyond the Gates of Antares game play utilizes the successful and exciting dice activation system first pioneered in Warlord's popular and award-winning Bolt Action WW2 wargame – ensuring that both sides remain active and engaged throughout every game. There is no down-time – action is fierce, fast, constant, and unforgiving. Resolution is by ten-sided dice offering considerable expansion and great range of detail compared to traditional six-sided dice.

The core rulebook contains the complete set of wargame rules, starter army lists, and gaming scenarios to enable you to begin battling in Antarean space.

The first Battle Starter Set for Beyond the Gates of Antares, Strike Vector One: The Xilos Horizon contains everything you need to begin gaming, including complete tabletop wargame rules, army lists, battle scenarios, and two opposing forces: the Concord and Ghar.