BOOSTER

INTRODUCTION
Card game for 2-4+ players. 
Theme: Exploration and Development of the Solar System

OBJECTIVE
Be the first player to accumulate 10 or more Victory Points. 
For a long game make it 15 or 20. 

VICTORY TOKENS
Players share a common set of Victory Tokens. 
Each Victory Token is worth 1 Victory Point. 

THE DECK
Players share a Common Deck
The Deck has 5 cards types: 
Crew, Propulsion, Destination, Transport, and Payload. 
Each type has 10 cards for a deck total of 50 cards. 

MELDS
A meld is a hand containing 1 of each of the 5 card types. 
The term Mission can substitute for Meld. 

SETUP
Shuffle the Deck. 
Each player is dealt a hand of 5 cards. 
The most scientifically literate player goes first. 

TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns.
Each turn has 3 phases: 
1. Prep Phase
2. Mission Phase
3. Eject Phase

PREP PHASE
Fill your hand to 7 cards. 
If the deck runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it. 

MISSION PHASE
You may make 1 Meld. 
Score VP for the Meld. 

EJECT PHASE
You must discard either 1 or 2 cards. 

MELD REQUIREMENTS
Your Destination card will determine if the mission range is Near, Midrange, or Far. 
Your Crew and Propulsion cards must match or exceed the mission range. 
Your Payload card will determine if the Mission cargo requirement is Light, Medium, or Heavy. 
Your Transport card must equal or exceed the Mission cargo requirement. 
Other interactions include the Resource availability of: Solar, Moons, Atmosphere, and Ore. 
Certain Payloads require the Destination has the indicated Resource.  
All requirements must be met for a Meld to be legal. 

MELD SCORING
A Meld will score VP according to its Range and Cargo requirements: 
VP	Range	Cargo
1	Near	Light
2	Mid	Med
3	Far	Heavy
For instance: A Mission that is Far (3) and Light (1) will score a total of 4 VP. 
When a Meld is scored, discard all the Meld cards and take Victory Tokens equal to 
The number of VP scored. 

CREW CARDS	
Name:			Range:
Astronauts		Near
Cosmonauts		Near
Robots			Mid
Cyborg			Mid
Replicants		Mid
Android 		Mid
Transhuman		Mid
Computer AI		Far
Virtual			Far
Cryogenic		Far

DESTINATION
Name:			Range:	Solar:	Ore:	Moon:	Atmosphere:
Near Earth Orbit	Near	Yes	No	No	No
Luna			Near	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lagrange Point		Near	Yes	No	No	No
Mercury 		Mid	Yes	No	No	No
Venus			Mid	Yes	No	No	Yes
Mars			Mid	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Asteroid Field		Mid	No	Yes	No	No
Jupiter			Far	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Saturn			Far	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Outer Planet		Far	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

TRANSPORT
Name:			Cargo:			
Booster			Light 
Booster			Light 
Booster			Light 
Freighter		Medium 
Freighter		Medium 
Freighter		Medium 
Freighter		Medium 
Heavy 			Lifter
Heavy 			Lifter
Heavy 			Lifter

PROPULSION
Name:			Range:
Chemical Rockets	Near
Plasma Drive		Near
Space Elevator		Near
Fission Engine		Mid
Fusion Engine		Mid
Solar Sails		Mid
Ion Drive		Mid
Sling Shot		Far
Ramscoop		Far
Antimatter Drive	Far

PAYLOAD	
Name:			Cargo:	Other Requirements:
Research Station	Light	None
Comm Sat		Light	None
Manufacturing Pod	Light	None
Mining Extractor	Med	Ore
Gas Refinery		Med	Atmosphere
Solar Station		Med	Solar
Spaceport Extension	Med	None
Colony Core		Heavy	None
Military Depot		Heavy	None
Moon Base		Heavy	Moon





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