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The Orion Station - Quick Rules

Game Overview

• Objective: Earn 50 or more credits by buying and selling Goods cards.
• Starting Setup: Each player starts with 20 credits and a hand of 5 cards.
• End Game: The first player to reach 50+ credits triggers the end game. All other players receive exactly one final turn.
• Winning: The player with the highest total credits wins.
• Tie Breaker: Ties go to the player who originally triggered the end game.

Player Turn Phases

Each turn consists of two distinct phases:

1. Draw Phase

Draw 2 cards from the deck.

Keep 1 card in your hand and discard the other.

2. Play Phase

Perform up to 3 Actions from the action list below.

End of Turn (Cargo Hold Limit & Fine)

If you end your turn with 6 or more Goods in your cargo hold, you must pay a 2-credit fine to the safety inspector.

You can jettison Goods for free before your turn ends to avoid this fine.

Play Phase Actions

Maximum of 3 actions per turn.

• Draw: Draw and keep 1 additional card from the deck.
• Buy Goods: Purchase a Goods card from your hand by paying its listed Buy price.
• Sell Goods: Sell a Goods card from your hand to receive its listed Sell price.
• Play Utility: Put a (U)tility card from your hand into play. You may optionally activate its effect immediately by paying its listed cost.
• Activate Utility: Use the effect of a (U)tility card already in front of you.

  Note: You can have a maximum of 3 Utility cards in play at any time. Each card can only be activated once per turn.

• Espionage / Support: Play an (E)spionage or (S)upport card from your hand targeting a legal player specified on the card text.

Free Actions & Reactions

These do not count towards your 3-action limit.

• Defense (Reaction): Play a (D)efense card or any card marked "During an opponent's turn" to counter an opponent's targeted action against you.
• Jettison Goods: Discard any number of Goods tokens from your Cargo Hold at any time during your turn.
• Dump Utility: Discard a (U)tility card from play at any time during your turn to clear a slot for a new one.

Additional Rules

• Goods Swapping: Swapping a Good via card effects does not count as "filling" your cargo hold and does not trigger fines.
• Station Security Detail (SSD): These cards can block any targeted action against you or another player (e.g., Espionage or Utility effects). Discard after use. SSDs cannot block Buy, Sell, or Free Actions.
• Card Priority: Card-specific instructions always take precedence over the standard rulebook.