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Rules questions from the BoardGameGeek forum. Answers marked Official were confirmed by Octoraffe Games or the designers; official accounts: enjayem.
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Do Starting Stores join the draft? Official
No. Draft only regular Stores. Starting Stores are chosen freely in turn order during January and filled to capacity.
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Can I bid after passing on my own purchase opportunity? Official
No. Passing on your own opportunity gives up buying this month, including joining later auctions. Leaving someone else’s auction does not give up your own opportunity. Closing Stores remains allowed.
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Which hybrid Fulfillment Center belongs in the first-game hand? Official
Card 41, the one that accepts two different item types. There are six Fulfillment Centers in the published deck.
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Does exact equality mean no competition? Official
Yes. Sufficient supply or demand includes exact equality. Bidding is unnecessary if everybody can stock or sell what they need, except a Knockoffs Store can require the outcome to establish whether another player sells.
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Can debt finance several crates during Supply? Official
No. Debt can pay for one crate only. After taking debt you cannot pay to stock additional crates that round; free stocking through abilities remains possible.
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When does debt reduce my score? Official
Only during final scoring. Taking debt does not move the score marker and does not change turn order.
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Do sold crates return to the market? Official
No. They return to the general supply after Sale, not the shared market available for future stocking.
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Does the Art Studio sell its new art? Official
No. After art stocking, either supply three new art from the general supply to the market or take points for art remaining there. There is no payment for adding art, and ordinary stocking cannot resume that round.
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Does the Freezer ignore demand? Official
No. Its crates must sell to valid demand spaces as usual. It earns points instead of money for its own sales; other Stores still earn their normal money.
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When can I exchange Market Cards using my third building slot? Official
Once during Advertisement, including before or after drawing back to five. The exchange is one card or your entire hand.
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