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There are 2 types of Starships: Scouts (more Energy) and Tugs (more Cargo) | |||
You can only purchase starships within the current Mark, at the start it is Mark 1 | |||
As the game progresses, older Marks will become obsolete and no longer useable (Mark 1's in Mark 3 era, Mark 2's in Mark 4 era). The available Mark progresses once all ships in the current Mark are bought/loaned. | |||
The number of ships in each mark a player can own is limited to 4 in Mark 1, 4 in Mark 2, 3 in Mark 3, and 2 in Mark 4 | |||
Starships cost Credits, shown in the top right | |||
If you cannot afford, or don't want to pay the full credit cost, you can pay half price and take 2 loan markers assigned to that ship | |||
However, each loan marker assigned to a ship costs half its full cost to pay off (i.e. loaning in the long run costs 150% of buying outright) | |||
When entering the Shipyard with Loans, you MUST pay off at LEAST one loan. As paying off a loan is a single action, this would take up your whole turn (so no gaining a new ship through purchasing or loaning). However, you can pay off as many loans as you wish during a pay a loan action to avoid being locked in to this action next visit. | |||
Revision as of 22:28, 23 June 2023
Overview
X
Turn
On your turn you have 3 options
Take an action in your current quadrant
Move to the next quadrant and take an action there
Move to the next quadrant and take no action
Shipyard
There are two actions to choose from at this location:
Buy or Lease 1 Starship
Pay off Starship Loans
There are 2 types of Starships: Scouts (more Energy) and Tugs (more Cargo)
You can only purchase starships within the current Mark, at the start it is Mark 1
As the game progresses, older Marks will become obsolete and no longer useable (Mark 1's in Mark 3 era, Mark 2's in Mark 4 era). The available Mark progresses once all ships in the current Mark are bought/loaned.
The number of ships in each mark a player can own is limited to 4 in Mark 1, 4 in Mark 2, 3 in Mark 3, and 2 in Mark 4
Starships cost Credits, shown in the top right
If you cannot afford, or don't want to pay the full credit cost, you can pay half price and take 2 loan markers assigned to that ship
However, each loan marker assigned to a ship costs half its full cost to pay off (i.e. loaning in the long run costs 150% of buying outright)
When entering the Shipyard with Loans, you MUST pay off at LEAST one loan. As paying off a loan is a single action, this would take up your whole turn (so no gaining a new ship through purchasing or loaning). However, you can pay off as many loans as you wish during a pay a loan action to avoid being locked in to this action next visit.
Market
X
Belt
X
Dock
X
Game End
X